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Should Men Over 40 Squat Or STOP Squatting?

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Rebuild Your Reflexive Core Stability Using This Program https://salutis.kartra.com/page/systematic-core-training Hit the ‘STRONG ENOUGH’ Standards by Cycling Through the Following Programs: [1] Clean + Press Emphasis: ‘THE GIANT’ https://salutis.kartra.com/page/oggiant Or ‘THE GIANT X’ (For More Variety) https://salutis.kartra.com/page/giant-x [2] Snatch Emphasis: “The King-Sized Killer” https://cart.chasingstrength.com/ksk2 [3] Clean + Press, Front Squat, Snatch: “Kettlebell MAXIMORUM” https://go.chasingstrength.com/5-lifts-maxim/ **NOTE: There are 3 different loading options: [1] Average Leg Strength [2] Stronger-than-average Leg Strength [3] Strong Legs No one yet has emailed me saying the third option was “too easy.” Maybe you’ll be the first? ;-] A fitness influencer with millions of followers says men over 40 shouldn't squat. He's half right. The barbell back squat? He's got a point. Most men over 40 lack the mobility to do it safely. But his two alternatives — the...

How to get FATTER using kettlebells…?

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Strip off Unwanted Stomach Fat in just 45 minutes, 3x a week https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn-sa4/ “Recomp” – Strip off fat, build muscle, and get stronger in just 20–30 minutes a day, 4x a week here: https://go.chasingstrength.com/5-lifts-maxim/ I swung a 40kg kettlebell 100 times a day, 6 days a week. After 4 weeks, I stopped. My knees were irritated. My upper body was getting smaller. And my waist was getting bigger. A strength coach with 30 years of experience — getting fatter from kettlebell training. Here's exactly what happened, why it happens to so many men over 40, and how to make sure it never happens to you. THE EXACT PLAN THAT MADE ME FATTER: Here's what I committed to: 100 one-hand kettlebell swings + 100 push-ups 6 days a week 6 weeks 40kg kettlebell 10 sets of 10 reps, alternating hands On paper: simple, defensible, not crazy. In reality: 28 days in, I quit. Reason 1 — Pattern overload. Too much hinging. My knees started getting cranky. Not painf...

Single KB Lifts – Rest between sides or NOT It DEPENDS on this… [PRINT OUT]

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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 answer isn't the same for everyone. It depends on three things: you, the exercise, and what you're trying to accomplish. After 30 years of coaching men over 40, I get this question almost every week. Here's the complete framework — print this out and keep it with your training journal. 📋 THE FRAMEWORK — PRINT THIS OUT: This is the two-column chart from the video. Screenshot it or write it in your training journal. REST BETWEEN SIDES when you are: Learning a new skill Strength training Power training P...

The Red Pen habit that quietly keeps good guys weak…

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Get the Best Professionally Designed Program For Your Goal Here – and THIS Time Run It EXACTLY As Written  https://chasingstrength.com/which-kettlebell-workout-program-is-right-for-me/ You bought the program. You opened it. And somewhere in the first five minutes, the red pen came out. Tuesday won't work. That exercise doesn't feel right. The reps are too low and the rest is too long. A few tweaks later, you've quietly rebuilt it into something that looks a lot like what you were already doing.  The thing that wasn't working. Which is the whole reason you went looking for a new one. THE PATTERN (tell me if this sounds familiar) New program arrives. You're fired up. You start reading. Then the negotiating begins. "Tuesday won't work because of my schedule." "I don't like that exercise — I'll swap it." "The reps look too low. I'll add more." "The rest periods are too long. I'll shorten them." Nothing crazy. J...

How do I fit running into my kettlebell program 😳

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Here's what I used to get rid of the last 10-15% of my knee and joint issues https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-p3-protocol Get the Fat Off and Protect Your Joints So You Can Run Again – Grab “Kettlebell Burn 2.0 https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn-sa4/ A 51-year-old man from Norway asked me how to fit 2-3 runs a week into his kettlebell program. My answer wasn't what he expected. And it's probably not what you expect either. But after 30 years of coaching men over 40 — and personally going from cottage-cheese kneecaps and torn hip labrums to running, jumping, and full Olympic lifts pain-free — I can tell you with certainty: Most guys are doing this in the wrong order. And that sequence mistake is what's compounding the damage. THE SEQUENCE (in plain English): Phase 1 — Get the weight off first: Don't run while overweight. Every extra kilo is multiplied by 3-5x of impact force on your knees with every stride. Get the fat moving first. Kett...

Do you NEED to train for muscle size? (NEW Science on Strength vs. Size)

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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 heard. Here's what the research actually shows. THE RESEARCH BEHIND THIS VIDEO: Marques et al. — 15-week quad hypertrophy study (39 untrained men) Greg Nuckols, Stronger by Science — statistical analysis of the hypertrophy-strength relationship Schoenfeld, Ogborn & Krieger 2017 — volume and muscle growth meta-analysis Grgic et al. 2021 — failure vs. stopping short for hypertrophy Izquierdo et al. — cortisol response to failure training in older men Refalo et al. 2023 — muscle growth with 4-5 reps ...

Which is Better - SINGLE Kettlebell or DOUBLE Kettlebell Training?

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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 progress. THE HONEST BREAKDOWN: Single kettlebell training is great for: ✅ Learning proper kettlebell technique from scratch ✅ Finding and fixing left-right strength imbalances ✅ Training your core's anti-rotation function ✅ Building stabilization strength (spine and pelvis) ✅ Power training with lighter loads at higher speeds ✅ Conditioning, grip strength, and fat loss Single kettlebell training is NOT great for: ❌ Building significant muscle mass ❌ Developing brute, maximal strength Double ke...