First post of the new blog format

Howdy and thanks for stopping by. I have been re-working the websites and blogs associated with everything I do relating to both the Nashville Kettlebell Dojo of Strength and all things Iron Tamer. Truth is, it got to be a pain in the ass when people would ask what...

Ten years ago….

In 2002 I was a massage therapist. I borrowed a 16kg kettlebell and a VHS copy of Pavel’s first instructional video from a client. I played around with the info and like I described HERE, have VIVID recollection of snatching that 16kg for a set of 10 reps per...

First Summer of StrongFirst Rolling On

I apologize for not getting a new blog done for the past few weeks. I went BACK to Italy because A. It's that awesome, and B. We had the first ever Italian StrongFirst Girya certification. Getting to work alongside Fabio, James Breese and of course, our Pavel was a...

Swing Heavy. Rock More.

The Kettlebell Swing is ballistic exercise. There is an explosion, then something travels. In the swing, the hips explosively extend, the kettlebell travels forward and arcs upward. then it falls, you hinge and repeat. So the question has come up “How can we do that...