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Ep. 471: Al Kavadlo Dishes on the ULTIMATE Calisthenics Program

Release Date: 12/13/2024

Ep. 502: How to Train - and GAIN - When Your Job's a Pain

The Hammer Cast

Got a labor-intensive job? Good news: you can still train and make gains. You just have to approach your training correctly. This episode will tell you how. On that note: If you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead...

Ep. 501: The Kettlebell World Bids Farewell to a Legend

The Hammer Cast

Today we bid farewell to a legend in the kettlebell world, without whom the entire movement almost certainly would've petered out and faded into fitness obscurity more than two decades ago. I give my thoughts about it on this episode. On that note, if you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and...

Ep. 500: Why I’m not the least bit worried about ‘AI coaching’

The Hammer Cast

In this episode I dish on: [0:02:00] Seppuku & Why Machines Can’t Make Poetry [0:03:00] Is AI Going to Replace Coaches? [0:04:30] Why Programming Is More Than an Algorithm [0:05:40] Real-World Coaching Example [0:06:20] Psychology & the “Rationalizing Animal” [0:07:10] AI Coaching Fails: Pistol Squats & Kettlebell Swings [0:08:30] Content “Inbreeding” & Soulless AI Output [0:09:40] Human Connection & Why Clients Choose Coaches [0:11:00] Being “AI-Proof” as a Trainer [0:12:00] Strength Legends & Experience vs. Science [0:14:00] My...

499: Old Time Strongman Secrets for Eye-Popping Strength (at ANY age!)

The Hammer Cast

Wanna get freakishly strong like the Cirque du Soleil acrobats or old time strongmen? I dish on how to do exactly that in this episode. If you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them. Even cooler: Many find that it actually...

Ep. 498: Conquer Advanced Calisthenics Skills by Doing THIS 1st

The Hammer Cast

"Eliminate frustration and speed ahead." Who doesn't want this? When it comes to strength training - and calisthenics in particular - many ambitious and well-meaning enthusiasts jump right into a laundry list of progressions... And fall flat on their tushes. If you want to feel like you're positively speeding through the various and sundry progressions that lay at the heart of each and every advanced calisthenics movement, you must first dominate their prerequisite movements. This is the sure-fire path to things such as: One-arm pushups Pistol squats Nigh on effortless...

Ep. 497: Conquer Kettlebell Ballistics by NOT Doing This 1 Common Thing

The Hammer Cast

If you want to radically speed up your mastery of the ballistic kettlebell lifts - no matter WHERE you are in your training journey - you need to throw conventional training tactics out the window and use a sleek set of little-known drills to amp up your mind-muscle connection almost instantly. My best-selling book, Tamers of the Lost Arc, can show you how. Check it out here => https://a.co/d/a1cNsCl On that note, if you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny,...

Ep. 496: Get Lean the (Almost) Easy Way

The Hammer Cast

If you're looking to trim up, get lean, and drop some unsightly flab, here are some first steps that will help you toward that end. On that note, if you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them. Even cooler: Many find that it...

Ep. 495: Will Stretching Before Training KILL Your Gains?!

The Hammer Cast

There seem to be two sides of the proverbial coin in the fitness world when it comes to stretching: Side 1: it is mission critical that you do it. Side 2: you damn well better not even think about it - especially before you lift! The truth - as you might imagine - is somewhere in the middle. I dish on this in this mighty fine episode. Tune in, chill out, and enjoy. On that note, if you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your...

Ep. 494: Why I Choose Original Strength

The Hammer Cast

There are a great many systems out there promising to deliver movement quality - and probably a lot of them can make good on that promise. Even still, this is why I choose Original Strength... On that note, if you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current...

Ep. 493: Kettlebell Superstar Zack Henderson Talks About 'Lift-A-Palooza'

The Hammer Cast

Get your own free copy of my 9 Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge here => I'm joined on this episode once again by none other than kettlebell superstar Zack Henderson to talk about his annual Lift-A-Palooza event held each year during the last week of January. Here's a list of all the fun stuff we talked about (according to the super genius AI cyborg type thing that I politely but firmly demanded to put together a list of topics for you to be able to pick and choose from): [0:00:02] Introduction to the episode and hosts. [0:00:23] Discussion about nicknames and...

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On this episode of The Hammer Cast, Aleks and Al Kavadlo discuss Al's new book, "Ultimate Calisthenics," which is the culmination of his life's work in fitness.

The program includes a full book and over 50 video tutorials, covering exercises with minimal equipment like parallel bars, rings, and an Ab wheel.

We also discuss:

The challenges of creating the Ultimate Calisthenics program
The role of foundational exercises and proper technique in calisthenics
The similarities between the music and fitness industries
Challenges and rewards of career changes to the fitness industry
The importance of personal responsibility in health and fitness
The subscription model in the fitness and medical industries
Al's Fortify Training platform and upcoming online summit
Much, much more

Check out Al's book here: Ultimate Calisthenics | Bodyweight Training Program by Al Kavadlo

And if you're keen to strengthen your Soft Machine, my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge might be right up your alley.

It only takes (wait for it) 9 minutes to do it
It's tough enough to make you sweat, gasp for air, and pause to let your mind, muscles, and manly might catch up - but gentle enough to be done DAILY
It works as the perfect finisher or in-between-day workout for any program you're on (even the toughest ones out there)

Plus, it's totally free. What's not to love?

Check it out here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com

Have fun and happy training!

Aleks Salkin

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