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Kettlebell training guide

» by gubernatrix April 19th, 2008 at 4:14 pm » Comments (12)

Following on from Crossfit London’s excellent Ring Training guide, they have now published a Kettlebell Training guide, which I am stocking.
Like the Ring Training guide, this Kettlebell Training guide is a snip at only £3.50 and if you buy it via gubernatrix.co.uk you will also be supporting this site and helping me to continue to […]



How-to: Push press

» by gubernatrix March 30th, 2008 at 11:37 am » Comments (4)

This is the seventh article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
What is the push press?
A push press is a press from the shoulders to a […]



How-to: Overhead squat

» by gubernatrix March 25th, 2008 at 12:27 am » Comments (10)

This is the sixth article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
What is the overhead squat?
The overhead squat is a deep squat performed while holding a barbell […]



How-to: Dip

» by gubernatrix February 21st, 2008 at 12:37 am » Comments (18)

This is the fifth article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
What is the dip?
The dip is an upper body strength exercise where you lower and raise […]



How-to: Deadlift

» by gubernatrix January 16th, 2008 at 2:32 am » Comments (11)

This is the fourth article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
Many of these exercises are never featured in the mainstream fitness magazines or taught by the […]



How-to: Handstand push-up

» by gubernatrix January 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pm » Comments (12)

This is the third article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
Many of these exercises are never featured in the mainstream fitness magazines or taught by the […]



How-to: One-arm dumbbell swing

» by gubernatrix November 29th, 2007 at 1:11 am » Comments (7)

This is the second article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
Many of these exercises are never featured in the mainstream fitness magazines or taught by the […]



How-to: One-arm dumbbell snatch

» by gubernatrix November 24th, 2007 at 3:36 am » Comments (10)

This is the first article in my series of Top 10 Functional Strength Exercises. The aim of this series is to introduce some of my favourite strength exercises, that people may not be aware of or may not have tried.
Many of these exercises are never featured in the mainstream fitness magazines or taught by the […]



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