Category Archives: Kettlebells

KB Exercise Tips + Mods For Beginners (video)

Curious about kettlebell training? Wondering if it’s right for your current goals and/or fitness level? Check out this article and video I posted on my Kettlebell Basics blog a short time ago – it covers some simple kettlebell exercise tips and modifications for kettlebell beginners. – Forest ********** I’ve been getting a lot of emailsContinue reading “KB Exercise Tips + Mods For Beginners (video)”

Kettlebell Fat Loss Plan For Beginners

To kick off today’s post, instead of selling you on the idea of using kettlebells for fat loss, I’ll let one of my loyal and best kettlebell training clients do it instead 🙂 Click the ‘play’ button below to listen to Keith M.’s kettlebell testimonial: Keith M.’s kettlebell testimonial [audio:https://www.forestvancetraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Keith-Testimonial.mp3|titles=Keith Testimonial] Keith’s goals are, inContinue reading “Kettlebell Fat Loss Plan For Beginners”

Kettlebells For Fat Loss Workshop January 28th, 2012

As you walk into my Sacramento area personal training gym, one of the first things you see is a line of kettlebells against the wall … And nine out of ten people ask the same question – “What are those things?” So one of the first exercises I typically cover with a new client isContinue reading “Kettlebells For Fat Loss Workshop January 28th, 2012”

Smash Your Fitness Goals In 2012 (five tips)

Some folks think New Year’s resolutions are cliche … But if they’re a catalyst for change, I personally think they’re great! I’ve witnessed multiple people begin a successful and dramatic body transformation starting on the first of the year. And if it wasn’t for their New Year’s resolution to lose weight/get in shape/etc., it probablyContinue reading “Smash Your Fitness Goals In 2012 (five tips)”

10 Minute Home Workout Video

I get questions in person, via email, on my blog, etc. almost daily about what kind of workouts folks can do at home when they’re short on time. So I shot a quick video that walks you through a kettlebell swing and burpee workout you can do in about 10 minutes – check it outContinue reading “10 Minute Home Workout Video”

November 2011 Challenge Workout (and results)

The November 2011 Challenge Workout: 50 Push Ups (standard Push Ups for guys, knees for gals) 50 Body Weight Squats 50 full Sit Ups – feet unanchored, hands at sides 50 two hand Kettlebell Swings 50 Bicycle Crunches (each side) 50 Lunges (backwards, alternating feet, in place, each side) 50 Mountain Climbers (each side) AllContinue reading “November 2011 Challenge Workout (and results)”

Story Of The Crazy Kettlebell Man (and a Halloween circuit workout)

It’s Halloween night. You’re on the way back from a costume party when your friends decide it’d be a good idea to drive to the outskirts of town to check out a haunted mansion … You pull off the road and park the car at the back of the property. The house itself is onContinue reading “Story Of The Crazy Kettlebell Man (and a Halloween circuit workout)”