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KETTLEBELL WORKOUTS


The 3-step formula every man over 40 should use if he’s serious about “losing weight.”
If you're a man over 40 trying to lose weight, you might be making one big mistake. **You're focusing on weighing less instead of building a better body.** I've used this 3-step formula since the 1990s, and in this video, I'll explain why I believe it's a smarter approach to getting leaner, stronger, and staying capable as you age. Here's the formula: 1. **Get strong and build muscle.** 2. **Eat a protein-dominant diet.** 3. **Add cardio when necessary.** I'll explain why I p
Geoff Neupert
3 days ago2 min read


“Should I incorporate Swings on my ‘OFF’ days”?
“Rebuilt After 40”: 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/rebuilt-after-40/ Learn and Master Your SINGLE Kettlebell Technique: 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus Learn and Master Your DOUBLE Kettlebell Technique: 👉 https://cart.chasingstrength.com/strong4 Should you add kettlebell Swings on your off days? For most guys over 40, my answer is: Probably not. A Rebuilt After 40 customer recently asked me if he should add Swings on his off days. And the first thing I to
Geoff Neupert
Sep 212 min read


Why Most Old Men CRUMPLE like Paper Bags… 🙁
If you're new to kettlebell training, use this program here. It tackles your technique, your neural strength training, and your structural / functional strength training. 👉https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus And if you want to fast track your results by using a pair of kettlebells, use this program to train your technique, your neural strength, and your structural / functional strength. 👉 https://cart.chasingstrength.com/strong4 Why do so many men get weaker as th
Geoff Neupert
Sep 112 min read


“Locked out” of your own body…?
Test this out for yourself - watch the demo video with Fabio and do the drills as he does them at the link below. 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ Feel like your shoulder, lower back, or hamstrings are “locked up” no matter how much you stretch, foam roll, or train? That’s the problem I’m breaking down in this video. You can keep pressing. Keep swinging. Keep stretching. Keep doing mobility drills. And still feel like your body won’t give you access to
Geoff Neupert
Sep 92 min read


Why is the RSMP Training Method So IMPORTANT for Guys over 40…?
This is the plan I recommend you use for your BIG R work if you don’t currently have one – the same one I use myself. 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ There’s a lot of noise online about the “best” way to train after 40. I’ve been training men in this age group since 1996, I’m over 50 myself, and I still catch myself thinking: “Yeah, but back in the day I could…” That’s exactly why I use the RSMP Training Method. In this video, I’m breaking down the fi
Geoff Neupert
Sep 73 min read


He said this ONE exercise built him an “X” Shaped Body…
Get an “X-Shaped Body” like Isaiah – Use the Same Program He Use - “The King-Sized Killer” 👉 https://cart.chasingstrength.com/ksk2 If you’re not quite ready for the Snatch yet, go here and pick the program that is right for you based on your current kettlebell skill level. 👉 https://chasingstrength.com/which-kettlebell-workout-program-is-right-for-me/ Can one kettlebell exercise really build an “X-shaped” body? One of my customers used “just” the single kettlebell Snatch in
Geoff Neupert
Sep 32 min read


The 11 BEST Double Kettlebell Exercises?
Grab your free copy of Kettlebell EXPRESS! ULTRA – 100 Time-Efficient Double Kettlebell Programs when you purchase your copy of Kettlebell STRONG! Today. 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/uQb621 "E" had been stuck on a pair of 24kg kettlebells for years. After just over a month of working together on technique — he pressed a pair of 28s for 4 explosive reps. I had to double-check they weren't 24s. The weights didn't change. The programming didn't change. His technique change
Geoff Neupert
Aug 243 min read


Why I recently changed my mind about the Kettlebell Swing…
“Swing HARD!” 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/SWING-HARD-2 “Kettlebell MAXIMORUM” 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/5-lifts-maxim/ I've spent 20+ years telling men over 40 to use kettlebells. Last month I changed my mind. Not about kettlebells. About the barrier to entry. After two decades of coaching, I realized the number one problem with kettlebell training for guys our age isn't the exercises. It's the energy it takes to learn them properly. So here's my new position —
Geoff Neupert
Aug 203 min read


“If it doesn't make me SWOLE I don’t do it!” (And other funny memes)
Get rid of chronic aches, pains, niggles, and the little tweaks that keep circling back. Use what I use – The P3 Protocol 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-p3-protocol/ “If it doesn't make me SWOLE I don’t do it!” Sound familiar? You train hard. You push through the little aches and tweaks. You skip the “boring” stuff because it doesn't build muscle. Then one day, you bend down to pick something up… and your low back grabs. Or you get out of bed and sudden
Geoff Neupert
Aug 142 min read


The Top 3 Core Exercises For Guys Over 40?
Ready For Hollow Holds? Take These Core Stability & Core Strength Tests To Know For Sure. 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/DgM583 Strip Off Body Fat Using A Single Kettlebell 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn-sa4/ Take this core stability test, and then this core strength test to see if you have what it takes to jump into Hollow Holds. 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/DgM583 Most men over 40 are training their abs in the wrong order. They jump straight to
Geoff Neupert
Aug 113 min read
Should you do the DOUBLE Kettlebell Snatch (And why I DON’T...)
Make Your Double Kettlebell Snatch Feel Effortless with “Technique Stacking” 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/strong-ts Become More Powerful With Single Kettlebell Snatch Programming 👉 https://cart.chasingstrength.com/ksk2 Most guys who ask me about the Double Kettlebell Snatch are chasing a feeling. That explosive, powerful, "I can still do this" feeling that most men over 40 haven't felt since they were playing football, grappling, or deadlifting in their prime. I get it
Geoff Neupert
Aug 93 min read


The Top 3 BODYWEIGHT Exercises to Mix with Your Kettlebell Training?
Combine Your Kettlebell Lifts With Dips & Chins For Stronger Abs, Chest, Back, & Arms 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/rebuilt-after-40/ Rebuild Your Reflexive Core Stability and Motor Control So You Can Move Like You Did When You Were Younger 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/sjs-simple-movements/ I was a newly promoted Master Kettlebell Instructor. And I couldn't pick up a kettlebell. For 18 months. I had spent four years ruthlessly practicing mobility drills to fix chroni
Geoff Neupert
Aug 63 min read
![Single KB Lifts – Rest between sides or NOT It DEPENDS on this… [PRINT OUT]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pe8_5KI9Q1Y/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Single KB Lifts – Rest between sides or NOT It DEPENDS on this… [PRINT OUT]
Learn Single Kettlebell Lift Techniques So You Maximize Your Results WITHOUT Hurting Yourself Here: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus (Get 7 FREE Bonus Programs) “Programmed For You” Single Kettlebell Workout Plans: Swings: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/SWING-HARD-2 Clean + Presses: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/oggiant Snatches: https://cart.chasingstrength.com/ksk2 Should you rest between sides on single kettlebell exercises — or push straight through? The a
Geoff Neupert
Jul 283 min read


Do you NEED to train for muscle size? (NEW Science on Strength vs. Size)
Build Muscle & Get Stronger WITHOUT Training to Failure using THE GIANT X. 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/giant-x A 132-pound man Clean + Jerked 418 pounds. A 405-pound man Clean + Jerked 587. If muscle size automatically determined strength, the bigger man should have lifted over 1,200 pounds. He can't. Nobody can. So what actually makes you stronger — and do you need more muscle to keep getting there? The answer is more complicated than either answer you've probably hea
Geoff Neupert
Jul 202 min read


Which is Better - SINGLE Kettlebell or DOUBLE Kettlebell Training?
Here’s a list of kettlebell workout programs based upon the Pyramid and your goals. 🔗 https://chasingstrength.com/which-kettlebell-workout-program-is-right-for-me/ Single or double kettlebell training — which is actually better? Short answer: both. But probably not the way you're currently using them. After 30 years of coaching men over 40, the most common mistake I see isn't the wrong exercise. It's the wrong tool at the wrong stage — and it's quietly costing guys months of
Geoff Neupert
Jul 182 min read


The TOP 5 Exercises For Men Over 40?
Customer favorite: “Rebuilt After 40” 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/rebuilt-after-40/ For Coaching, email me with subject line “Coaching” at 👉 geoff@chasingstrength.com Most "best exercises for men over 40" lists are just normal exercise lists with an age sticker slapped on them. Lower the weight. Stretch more. Add a warm-up. That's not a plan. After 30 years of coaching men over 40 - and rebuilding my own body through back, hip, knee, and shoulder injuries - I've learne
Geoff Neupert
Jul 102 min read


Why Double Kettlebells Can Be DANGEROUS…
Systematic Core Training For Kettlebells 🔗 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/systematic-core-training Double kettlebells are one of the most effective training tools for men over 40. They're also one of the fastest ways to expose weaknesses you didn't know you had. And that's exactly why they can become dangerous. Not because kettlebells are inherently risky. But because many guys try to build strength on top of a foundation that was never built properly in the first place. In
Geoff Neupert
Jul 32 min read


How to add Squats to your kettlebell workouts if you have “Issues”?
1- Take These Core Stability Tests: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/DgM583 2- Rebuild Your Core Strength – Systematic Core Stability and Core Strength Work https://salutis.kartra.com/page/systematic-core-training 3- How To Perform, Troubleshoot, and Master the Goblet Squat (Goblet Squat programming included) https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus 4- How To Perform, Troubleshoot, and Master the Double Front Squat (Can program the Double Front Squat using the main progra
Geoff Neupert
Jul 13 min read


“Don’t SQUAT (Men Over 40)…”?
Get free from some if not all your joint issues. Check out “The Sore Joint Solution” here. 🔗 https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ Should men over 40 stop squatting? Absolutely not. But if Squats are making your knees, hips, or back worse, blindly pushing through the pain may be the fastest way to stay injured. In this video, Geoff Neupert explains why the real question isn't whether Squats are good or bad. It's whether YOUR body currently trusts the movement
Geoff Neupert
Jun 292 min read


For Legs that Won’t Quit - Use This…
Start ‘The Wolf’ or even ‘Lucky 13’ today here. 🔗 https://cart.chasingstrength.com/hard3b If you need to practice or refine your double kettlebell lifts, use this. 🔗 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/strong-ts Most men over 40 don't lose their independence because they suddenly get old. They lose it because their legs stop doing what they used to do. The hike gets harder. The stairs feel steeper. The bike ride gets longer. And before long, you're watching younger people pull
Geoff Neupert
Jun 262 min read
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