Conditioning for GS, part 1 (Modes)
Obviously, conditioning plays a very important role in kettlebell sport performance. However, there are many different ways to program conditioning.…
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Periodization for GS, Part 8 (Training Environment)
In this post I have put down a few ideas I had about how to make the most of different…
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Periodization for GS, Part 7 (Nutrition)
A very often overlooked part of periodization, is nutrition periodization. In weight making sports such as kettlebell sport or grappling…
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Periodization for GS, Part 6 (Tapering and overreaching)
I was lucky enough to recently be present at a keynote presentation by Inigo Mujika at the ACSA Conference (he…
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Strength and conditioning for kickboxing, an interview with Jarrod Boyle
Hi Jarrod, thanks for doing this interview. Pleasure, James – thanks for having me. What is your current job? I’m…
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Periodization for GS, Part 5 (Going up in weight vs increasing reps)
In the last post we looked at addressing common individual issues. In this post we will look at working towards…
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Periodization for GS, Part 4 (different types of GS athletes)
Whenever you do any long term planning, for best results you should perform a needs analysis. Here we have a…
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Periodization for GS, Part 3 (the phase potentiation between long cycle and biathlon)
There is a transference between different events. Generally, long cycle has a greater focus on conditioning, whilst biathlon has a…
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Periodization for GS, Part 2 (the natural periodization of Kettlebell sport ranks)
In most cases, Kettlebell sport has a natural periodization structure provided you follow a somewhat conventional approach. As I have…
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Periodization for GS, Part I (Introduction)
In this post I will go over terminology and give a quick overview of periodization. Essentially, periodization is long term…
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