farmers walk 👊

It used a helicopter

Probably rode up on the same quad Mark did

That's inspiring, I have ataxia and just can't get the proper form down yet.

You will love the Bodyweight 101 program and the krav1 program. Clean and press will help for sure And the 2 hand club program. That could easily keep you improving for 2 years

Basically everything I write is designed as a movement restoration and neurological efficiency program

@@MarkWildman thanks, with the clean I'm having a tough time with the kb hitting my wrist ouch.

@@dogrescuer1321 improve your hip strenght and the timing. Your hand must start the switch from grip position to rack position BEFORE the kb goes above the bellybutton. The elbow of the swinging arm must be kept very close to the hip at all times (no pulling). The "t.rex" swing, as he named it (here we speak spanish and call it "swing vago") is a good pre-clean training when performed one hand.

Stay strong. Keep swinging

I’m not great at it, but I understand the distinctions

And my thought: if that kettlebell slips from the hand while downward motion, it might roll straight down to that river !

Hard style people hate soft style with a burning passion of 1000 suns

Yeah I’ve never understood that dogmatism. I started with Hard Style from the old DragonDoor forums. I learned KB juggling from Jeff Martone’s DVD and quickly found that Sport Style movements helped me to safely juggle. Also, how can you be a Kettlebell fan and not appreciate the tradition and beauty of traditional Kettlebell sport?

Totally huh! Amazing to have this all documented knowledge pouring out Mark.

Im from 1990 but I feel you

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Well. I’ll make a bunch more for you frank. My soft style is not very soft stylie, but I’ll attempt the basics

@@MarkWildman Most of it was out of curiosity. I mostly do hard style for everything except the snatch. That looks more like a mix between the two. I realized I just copied the way the first person who taught me kettlebell did it and he competed.

thats funny, exact same thing happened to me!

😅😅😅

Never too much

yeah. lots of people say that. i disagree but those are hard style purists.

I believe as noted in the video - do all the swings... all variations 🙂

Investigate single arm club program as well.

dope deadlift

How has the kettlebell helped?

The best all round fitness tool. So many variations one can do in one workout, incorporating snatches, Goblets, presses and squats in all kind of mixes.

@@sandeepsmatharu stick around and find out 😉 The WTH (What The Hell) Effect mentioned refers to the phenomenon that working with a kettlebell - particularly on the Turkish Get-up - tends to lead to surprising improvements in other seemingly unrelated athletic endeavors. Check out Wildman's Turkish Get-up videos in this channel. It's discussed therein.

Kettlebells where had their resurgence in America at the west side barbell club (famous power lifting gym) where they used limited hard style swings to improve max deadlift numbers. There was an article in Milo called “vodka, picklejuice, kettlebells and other Russian pastimes” or something like that. That’s where all modern American kettlebell comes from

Good strategy

these are italian dolomite boots. picked them up on the german romantic road.

@@MarkWildman They look comf.

Not too bad. Wife toe box which is super key and a wool blanket lining. Not super warm. Not super cool. Good for alpine elevation but not great in snow without Swiss surplus gaiters

Just get programs and start practicing. I’m A mid level practitioner. Someday I’ll get to advanced.

@@MarkWildman thanks love your humility.

I like long valley vistas. This one is in a Cali national forest

Yes.

Cali.

Kern

What’s the colab? I’m in the mountains of southern Cali for a bit

@@MarkWildman I was thinking we could co-promote a killer giveaway in conjunction with sharing some tips/routines to each others respective followers. Once Covid decides it's had enough, I'm planning on doing a Northern & Southern California family vacation. Would LOVE to meet up and train + talk shop together!

Potential

@@MarkWildman DM-ed you on your Instagram to discuss further.

It’s lots of metronome

I totally forgot about that. I’ll put it on the list

Could you provide a view directly from the front on the single arm versions. They say the single arm versions are supposed to be identical to the two arm versions except you are holding the bell with one arm, but that is physically impossible. Your loaded single arm is going to want to be vertical which will require offsetting the trunk a bit. More or less depending on the weight of the bell. I would like to see how you handle that.

I will make a video

Results would depend on what your goals are. Soft style is generally easier on the body and a more efficient movement allowing you to move the kettlebell around using less energy. It's meant for endurance exercises, like kettlebell sport. 1 hand sport/soft style swings are usually a practice or warm-up movement for girevoy snatch and long cycle. You can look for videos of those movements and you'll see this type of swing is used specifically for those movements. So if you're plan is to learn kettlebell sport movements, you would measure your results/progress w/those, not necessarily a sport swing vs a hard style swing.

@@c4ffeineaddict So if my goal is to increase general power/athleticism, go for the hardstyle?

@@M0ebius if you’re just talking about swings, I think hard style would probably lend better to that. FWIW, I only do hard style for my swing as it’s own exercise, but I specifically do soft style when I’m doing snatch and any type of c&p or long cycle

Look at Russian kettlebellers vs crossfit fanatics (esp. snatching). See the difference?

You should be doing a 3 min hamstring stretch after every kb session no matter what style. Unload the loaded tissue. I don’t notice a difference but it’s possible as the time under tension is much greater

Alternating versions of cleans with long cycle

Tascam dr-10L

@@MarkWildman thanks!

It’s good for off grid. Uses the tiny data cards. I have a card pelican case for those. My whole kit fits in a little clear and blue box from harbor freight. The tascam and dji gimble all fit in a box and a backpack so they are easy to transport

@@MarkWildman That's awesome, Mark. I really appreciate the info.

The swings get a lot a lot smaller and change almost entirely at big weights

Pavel teaches. Hip hinge. Vertical shins. As minimal knee bend possible I believe

@@admorris3898 great thanks!

Pavel is the authority. I will always defer to his expertise

O yes. Very very common. I should mention that in a video. You need to use a spiked hard 3.5 inch ball to do smr after every session. That injury is brutal

Sure.

7 or 8 i think

@@MarkWildman ,000 feet?

@@MarkWildman did you train? Or was just lugging the 16kg all the way up there in the clouds training enough? 😉

I don’t really have one. Everyone comes to their own level after a few million reps and precious athletic experience. I’m not really a minimum knee bend guy because of Kung fu. Power is probably somewhere in the middle of all things

Much appreciated!! Thanks

You might as well make it cleans or long cycle if you are gonna double bounce

@@MarkWildman I'll save the cleans and long cycle for when I start adding in marathon training.

That is one of the excepted breathing styles. You’ll see it in today’s video

Do more work

@@MarkWildman Hard Style or soft Style?

they have the beta material. ill ask what the status is

Same here

Would love to join beta program, though more keen on KB and SA club than 2 handed club

It’s coming. Gotta let them get one part working first. I think the single arm club will make them cry

@@MarkWildman 😃😃😃

i gotta paint it. its black and it doesn't show up well. any vote on the best color scheme

Red , It is 32kg at it's max ?

@@MarkWildman It's cast in two parts: -green half, red half > vibration -yellow half, blue half > optimism & assuredness

@@MarkWildman yellow.

Yellow does seem to show up best on camera

Cali

I use to be lighter when I was in the circus. And if you don’t recognize the reason for the length of the cowboy handmade jacket..., well... you should.

@@MarkWildman is it so when you’re Line Dancing you can put your hands on your hips? Like a teapot...

@@toasterboy708 ah, so you are rude AND uninformed? Nice.

Of course toaster boy. Of course

@@stardresser1 I admit, I know nothing about Line Dancing. Did you dress him?

Great word

i do not disagree. but the competition guys have figured out a super hero mythical level of strength endurance. so. i listen to all sides of everything. then we can sort out what works for who.

The sport, or soft style, looks a little silly with two handed swings... But it's pure poetry for cleans and snatches, in my opinion.

@KairosGymnos I like your spirit. To paraphrase Pavel: there is no room for softness with kettlebells. There is no soft style; only a hard style, and a *harder* style 😃

The competition guys are at mythical levels of movement

@KairosGymnos your comment is an interesting read. One might say you're getting into a bit of flow and having fun with it. And I'm here for all for that! One thing I don't enjoy about the traditional gym/ structured workout is that it feels like a third job you gotta do between your day job and home responsibilities. Totally get that with kettlebells and clubs there's more room for _play_ as it were than with traditional barbells or a treadmill. I too have a couple of playlists where the tempo is just right for this sort of stuff. One song in particular I use for a non-stop freestyle of rock-its (Side to side, front to back, hand to hand) and around the worlds. That's a treat for when I've done my programming for the day and still feel like I've got some gas in the tank. Re: the Pavel thing, I wasn't implying that sport style ( or flow ) wasn't a valid thing. I was making an attempt at humor to suggest he might say kettlebell sport is still serious work. This is why I keep the day job: these jokes don't always land 😅 The reference I was making was from Smple and Sinister where he says "we don't have a weak side and a strong side, we have a strong side and a stronger side" Cheers!

like its good or its bad?

I don’t believe there is a requirement for you to like my handmade jacket. I’m 90 % sure I’m not gonna like your shoes, but that’s not exactly essential information for the world to know.

@@MarkWildman sorry Mark didn't mean to upset you my son, my shoes are absolutely FANTASTIC mate don't know why you're getting personal

It seems like you probably didn’t need to inform me of your distaste for my jacket but you did go out of your way to do it. I’m not sure what essential information you are trying to convey. And based on the sentence structure of your comment, I know very well where you are from and so it seems only logical to extend my thoughts on your shoes. It’s not personal. It’s just continuing the idea you started of conveying thoughts which don’t really have a purpose. Cheers mate.

@@MarkWildman lol I love you, Americans are the best, keep up the good work brother I was only pulling your plonker

Copy. Cheers mate. Stay strong. Maybe I’ll start wearing my Uk clothes in vids to make them appealing to my audience across the pond. Be well.