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Heavy Kettlebells After 40 I'm 53 and Here's Why I'll Never Stop
đ The Sore Joint Solution: https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ Heavy kettlebells aren't destroying your joints. How you USE them is. After 30+ years of kettlebell training - including 25 years of knee pain and two torn hip labrums - I learned the hard way that the problem isn't the weight. It's the foundation underneath it. In this video I break down the 3 mistakes that cause joint damage from kettlebells, and the framework to fix them. 0:00 â How I destroy
Geoff Neupert
Mar 141 min read
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The #1 Reason Men Over 40 Can't Lose Belly Fat (It's Not Just Diet)
đ âKettlebell Burn 2.0â: https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn-sa4/ The #1 reason men over 40 can't lose belly fat â and it's NOT your diet. After 30+ years of coaching men over 40, I can tell you: Belly fat is a hormonal problem, not a food problem. Your visceral fat is acting like a rogue gland - spiking cortisol, tanking testosterone and growth hormone, and creating a self-feeding fat storage loop that dieting alone canât fix. In this video, I break down the 3-l
Geoff Neupert
Mar 121 min read
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The questions that matter most aren't about exercise selection
Over 40 Menâs Workout Priorities 1. Train hard 3 to 5 days a week (always a minimum of 3). (Yesterday: Double KB C+P 5x2 w/4RM followed by Chins (2,4,6)x2. Done in 25 minutes.) 2. Prioritize my weaknesses when and if necessary. (Currently Chin Ups, so pushing these in "wave like" fashion. Average of 300 per week.) 3. Always do some sort of restoration work to make sure I keep the aches and pains away and move fluidly like I did before I accumulated all my injuries from sports
Geoff Neupert
Mar 112 min read
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Most workout programs guys over 40 try fail for one reason: they don't account for real life
Hybrid O-lifting? The âBestâ way for Men Over 40 to Train? As a competitive Olympic lifter and college strength & conditioning coach, I was frustrated when my athletes couldnât perform barbell Cleans. Most of them had tight shoulders, tight lats, and tight wrists from too much benching and not enough restoration work. (This was back in the mid-to-late 90s when restoration work was practically unheard of.) So, barbell Cleans became barbell High Pulls. Or dumbbell Cleans. Plus,
Geoff Neupert
Mar 103 min read
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Progress doesn't come from occasional heroic efforts
Results come from repeatable work, not hero workouts. Remember Rocky III and Rocky IV? They had some of THE BEST âtraining montagesâ of ALL TIME. âEye of the tiger, Rock.â âThere is no tomorrow! There is no tomorrow!â Great lines by Apollo Creed to Rocky in Rocky III. I LOVE the soundtracks⌠the music. âEye of the Tigerâ âBurning Heartâ âWarâ âNo Easy Way Outâ The âTraining Montageâ ALL excellent workout music. Iâve been listening to those songs for the last 25+ years at vari
Geoff Neupert
Mar 92 min read
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How are my programs different from most of what you've tried?
Youâre Not Lazy - Your Workout Is the Problem âIf you're over 40 and canât stay consistent anymore⌠itâs not because youâre lazy. Itâs because your life and your identity changed.â âAnd unless your training changes with it⌠consistency becomes impossible.â Let me show you why men over 40 fall off⌠and how to fix it for good. Most men over 40 donât quit because they want to. They quit because they canât match the image they have of themselves anymore. You remember the guy you
Geoff Neupert
Mar 73 min read
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Sitting shuts off glutes and core. Your back overworks. Move again
Is the âText Neck Taxâ Robbing Your Kettlebell Workouts? Hereâs a closer look at what FHP does to your upper body: Thoracic Spine: Increased Thoracic Kyphosis: FHP is strongly associated with increased thoracic kyphosis. (Excessive curvature / rounding of the upper back). This leads to a âslouchedâ posture and thoracic dysfunction. (Singla & Veqar, 2017; Sepehri et al., 2024; Kang et al., 2021). Reduced Mobility and Breathing Ability: FHP restricts thoracic mobility, impair
Geoff Neupert
Mar 63 min read
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Judge training by how you feel after
Why Feeling Better After Training Matters More Than Feeling Sore? If you judge the quality of your workouts by how sore you feel the next day, this video will probably change how you think about training. Because soreness isnât a reliable indicator of progress â especially after 40. In fact, for a lot of men, chasing soreness is one of the main reasons training stops working. Let me explain why. Most of us were taught early on that soreness equals a good workout. You workout
Geoff Neupert
Mar 53 min read
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Feel better, train longer
Solid Workout Plan That Keeps ProgressingâŚ? (AND finding the time to do it?) A lot of folks using KBs get âstuckâ on the same workout plan and fail to make the progress they want. One of the reasons is that they have a hard time finding the time. 60 minute workouts are few and far between with staying late at work⌠After school kidsâ activities⌠Kidsâ sports/games on the weekends⌠For many of us, there hardly seems to be any time for ourselves. One week, you get 3 workouts in
Geoff Neupert
Mar 42 min read
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Science says soreness â growth or strength. Recover smarter.
Why Feeling Better After Training Matters More Than Feeling Sore? If you judge the quality of your workouts by how sore you feel the next day, this video will probably change how you think about training. Because soreness isnât a reliable indicator of progress â especially after 40. In fact, for a lot of men, chasing soreness is one of the main reasons training stops working. Let me explain why. Most of us were taught early on that soreness equals a good workout. You workout
Geoff Neupert
Mar 33 min read
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Ask most guys over 40 why their back hurts,...
How Your âABZâ Affect Lower Back Pain, and Sore, Stiff Body PartsâŚ? From 30+ years of experience, I can tell you definitively, if you have lower back âpainâ or stiffness, tightness, soreness â or however you choose to describe it⌠From hoisting your kettlebells, then one or more of these three things are causing it: [1] A Pre-existing Condition [2] Poor technique Hereâs a video course for the single KB techniques. And hereâs one for the double KB techniques â if you need th
Geoff Neupert
Mar 23 min read
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A lower back issue steals more from your life
Why Your Lower Back Hurts (And Why Kettlebells Might Be the Fix) NOTE: This is a âred flagâ to the FTC. This is a medical diagnosis. Iâm not a doctor. I cannot diagnose nor treat pain. Furthermore, they would push back because itâs speaking in broad strokes and applying this diagnosis to all back pain. Back pain can be mechanics. I can also be a bulging disc. It can be purely muscular. It can be a tumor. See what Iâm getting at here? In the health space this is the equivalen
Geoff Neupert
Feb 284 min read
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âIncidental Cardioâ from Kettlebell Training
Dr. Raymondâs âPerfect Programâ for âIncidental Cardioâ https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-maximorum-e/ I recently flew home from Miami after teaching with my friend Karen Smith, strongfirst Certified Master Instructor, at our day-and-a-half âLate For Your Own Funeral Anti-Aging Strength Lab.â We all had a blast. Attendees came from all over â New York, California, Canada, and places in between. It was so cool to place faces with email addresses. The only problem was
Geoff Neupert
Feb 143 min read
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How Your âABZâ Affect Lower Back Pain, and Sore, Stiff Body PartsâŚ?
Single Kettlebell Video Technique Course: đ https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus Double Kettlebell Video Technique Course: đ https://salutis.kartra.com/page/strong-ts Systematic Core Training For Kettlebells đ https://salutis.kartra.com/page/systematic-core-training From 30+ years of experience, I can tell you definitively, if you have lower back âpainâ or stiffness, tightness, soreness â or however you choose to describe it⌠From hoisting your kettlebells, then o
Geoff Neupert
Feb 63 min read
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How to avoid âworkout disappointmentâ... đ
đKettlebell Workout Programs To Match Your Level on the Pyramid: https://chasingstrength.com/which-kettlebell-workout-program-is-right-for-me/ I got an email the other day from a disappointed customer. He purchased one of my toughest kettlebell products â full of double kettlebell complexes â and he struggled to complete one of the programs with his selected pair, so he completed it with a single 20kg. Then, he did the same thing again with a single KB program â He selected
Geoff Neupert
Feb 33 min read
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Kettlebell Workouts Youâre Doing Them âWrongâ...?
The Best Kettlebell Workout Plan For You? đ https://chasingstrength.com/which-kettlebell-workout-program-is-right-for-me/ My training partner sent me a video clip of a well known bodybuilder the other day who seems to have defied time. Now, you know Iâm not a big fan of bodybuilders, but this guy fascinates me for several reasons: Heâs a black belt in judo and I believe he won the California State Championships when he was younger He was on the TV show, âAmerican Gladiatorsâ
Geoff Neupert
Jan 302 min read
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What if Your Workout PLAN is the PROBLEM�
âTHE GIANTâ Strength & Conditioning Program: đ https:// salutis.kartra.com/page/oWP219 If youâre the kind of guy who NEEDS to workout / train daily in order to be consistent, use this program instead. đ https:// salutis.kartra.com/page/Iyq450 If youâve ever said⌠âI struggle with consistency.â Then hopefully this will be an âa-haâ moment for you: You donât have a consistency problem. You have a PLAN thatâs impossible to be consistent with. Because when most guys say âI canâ
Geoff Neupert
Jan 273 min read
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The Shoulder Blueprint: How Men Over 40 Can Train Without Pain
If youâre looking for programs that emphasize intelligent movement, balanced training, and long-term joint health, you can find those at ChasingStrength.com Everything there is built to help men over 40 train with confidence and stay in the game. And if you need a restoration program that can help you with your shoulder issues, Iâll leave a link to what I personally designed for myself to keep my joints healthy in the video description below. Many guys have used it to restore
Geoff Neupert
Jan 231 min read
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The âRSPâ Workout Plan for 2026âŚ?
Here are the exact resources I recommend to make 2026 your best year ever: What I personally use for restoration work to keep my joints healthy and full ranges of motion in my muscles. https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ For simultaneous max strength and power training, use this. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-maximorum-e/ For pure power training, use these: Swing: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/SWING-HARD-2 Snatch: https://cart.chasingstrength
Geoff Neupert
Jan 203 min read
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The 5 Biggest Training Mistakes Men Over 40 Make (That Have Nothing to Do With Effort)
https://chasingstrength.com/ Today I want to walk you through the five biggest workout â training mistakes I see men over 40 make, mistakes most men arenât aware they exist. And training mistakes that quietly sabotage results even when youâre doing everything âright.â If you recognize yourself in even one of these, this video will save you years of frustration. MISTAKE #1 â Training Like Youâre Still 23 The first mistake is obvious once you see it, but almost nobody adjusts f
Geoff Neupert
Jan 194 min read
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