Upcoming Kettlebell Workshops
A quick note to announce the dates of the next Kettlebell workshop. 9th May – Level 2 Workshop, 12pm -2pm. Building on the foundation of level 1, we introduce the Clean, Push press and the Turkish Get...
View ArticleTraining For Kettlebell Sport
Since myself and a few of my lads are entering the 1st ever Irish Kettlebell Sports competition down in Kilkenny I thought I’d keep you posted on my training over the next 10 weeks. At the end of week...
View ArticlePutting The Boot In
I have been known, on many occasions to stand and take the piss out of these “military” bootcamp classes that are all the rage right now. I find the marketing and hype far outstrips the actual quality...
View ArticleCan you survive the Lunges Of Death?
Wild Geese Fitness members enjoy a good bit of variety in their training, Kettlebells, bodyweight, barbells, sandbags, strength focus, endurance focus. Just plain old variety. But in order to ensure...
View ArticleIrish Kettlebell Sports Championships – 23/7/11
Last weekend saw the third Irish Kettlebell Sports Championships, once again run by the lads at the Kilkenny Kettlebell Club and the EGSA. The event was fantastic, the lads really have got the running...
View ArticleKettles, Yoga and Fit for Whatever
Fitness. What is it? Back at personal trainer school they tell you that it is “the ability to carry out the daily tasks with enough energy to spare for recreation” or something equally wishy washy. For...
View ArticleRounding Out Your Training for Long Term Success
In training for a sport specificity is king, but for general fitness it can be counterproductive and even harmful. Specific training leads to specific improvements, it also leads to specific...
View ArticleUpper Body Mobility and The Art of Applied Laziness
I’m lazy. It’s one of the reasons I train the way I do. My background is in the martial arts, specifically Karate. My instructor was forever trying to instil the idea of efficiency into us, economy of...
View ArticleA Summer of Kettlebell Lifting
2012 is looking like the year of the Irish Kettlebell. Just look at whats going on: 25th March: Kettlebell Lifting and Conditioning Training for Sports I’ll be at Dolan Fitness, Tullamore to present a...
View Article6 Awesome events down, 5 to go…
I’m exhausted. The last few weeks have been completely off the scale! I didn’t think that one body was capable of handling such an amount of awesomeness! But here’s what’s gone down: Irish Kettlebell...
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