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Using Kettlebells To Attack Stubborn Fat

Al-Sabah Suleiman RKC (Al-Uk from the DD forum)

Apr 14, 2009 03:36 PM

One of the most common questions on the dragondoor forum (this is probably true on all fitness forums) is something along the lines of "Any tips to help me lose some we [...]

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Increase performance & reduce injury by clarifying the brain's proprioceptive map

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Why training barefoot is beneficial

Sara Cheatham M.S., Sr. RKC

Apr 14, 2009 03:28 PM

Proprioception can be thought of as the brain's ability to know where the body is in space and time without keeping constant conscious awareness of it and the world aro [...]

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Dr. Cooper Meets the USSS Snatch Test

Stefan Madsen, RKC II

Mar 31, 2009 01:28 PM

In June of last year I passed the RKC II, and am very proud of it. Great information was presented by the different senior RKC's. Kenneth Jay (the Dane of pain) made a [...]

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Scenes from a Weight room

[In the not too distant future]

Will Williams, Senior RKC

Mar 31, 2009 01:12 PM

On a day unlike any other, I got out of the rack at 0300. Yes, 0300 Pacific time, 0600 East Coast time. The hard work I began to crank out this day would carry over int [...]

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A lot has been rolling around my head lately...

Dan John, RKC Team Leader

Mar 31, 2009 12:50 PM

A lot has been rolling around my head lately. I am coming off a fairly successful year as an athlete and I think that using this "head" of mine is part of the reason my [...]

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The Heavy-Light-Medium System for Strength and Power

C.S. Sloan

Mar 11, 2009 09:28 PM

For many years now, I've felt that the best all-around system of training is the heavy/light/medium system. It's great for beginning strength athletes since it teaches [...]

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Four Kettlebell Moves for a Bigger Powerlifting Total

Mike Robertson

Mar 11, 2009 09:27 PM

Powerlifters are a resourceful group; we'll do damn near anything to add pounds to our lifts and grow our total. Go to any powerlifting gym today and you'll likely see [...]

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Full Circle with the Get-Up

Adam T. Glass

Feb 18, 2009 04:27 PM

After years of heavy get-ups, this is my feedback. A few years back I submitted an article to Dragon Door in which I shared my training of Turkish get-up. This artic [...]

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Kalos Sthenos—The Get-Up

The Rationale Behind Kettlebells from the Ground Up

Brett Jones, Master RKC, CSCS, CK-FMS

Feb 03, 2009 09:11 PM

The term Kalos Sthenos is Greek for "Beautiful Strength" and it is where we get the word calisthenics. And it is the term that Gray Cook and I feel best represents th [...]

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Planche Training: Strengthening the Mind/Body Connection

Phil Jelinowski, CSCS

Feb 03, 2009 03:22 PM

Have you been training the planche progression but are not getting anywhere fast? Wouldn't it be nice to go from tuck planche to straddle planche in just under 4 months [...]

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