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He said this ONE exercise built him an “X” Shaped Body…

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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 one of my programs and got some pretty impressive results in just 9 weeks. The bigger lesson isn’t that everyone should immediately start doing Snatches. It’s that once you build enough kettlebell skill, strength, and body control, you can get to the point where short, hard, 15–20 minute kettlebell workouts can deliver a very high payoff. That means building a strong, powerful upper body, a tapered midsection, and serious conditioning without spending hours training. But there’s a process. For one of my private cl...

From Hip PAIN to STRONGER Deadlift in 5 Minutes (Use this for ANY lift)

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Get rid of your joint and muscle soreness and stiffness with The Sore Joint Solution here. 👉 https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ Learn proper kettlebell lifting positions for maximum muscular recruitment, strength development, and safety here –  👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/BIG-6-w-bonus Single kettlebell lifts. 👉 https://cart.chasingstrength.com/strong4 Double kettlebell lifts. PRIVATE CUSTOMIZED COACHING 👉 Apply here → https://salutis.kartra.com/survey/sEYCjHktMvlF My client dinged his hip on a walk. It showed up in his Deadlift. In less than 5 minutes on a coaching call, one position change fixed both. He stood up with the bar and said it felt easier than normal. I watched him stand up like a rocket. The fix had nothing to do with his hips. It had everything to do with his feet. THE CLIENT STORY: A private client called me the other day. He'd dinged his hip on a walk — nothing dramatic, just one of those moments where something didn't feel right. I...

How late is “too late” to build muscle?

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For a training program that you can do in 20-30 minutes, 3 days a week, thousands of guys swear by this one.  https://salutis.kartra.com/page/oggiant To fix the aches, pains, stiffness, or “mileage,” this is what I use for myself.  https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ A 78-year-old man emailed me last week. His goal: "I just want to stay in shape and not be embarrassed when I go out to play with my great-grandkids." Then he said: "At my age, I'm not going to build a lot of muscle." I wasn't so sure. So I went digging through the research. What I found changes the question entirely. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Is it ever too late to build muscle? 01:25 – Can you build muscle at 78 years old? 02:10 – How much muscle do older men actually need? 03:13 – What the research says about building muscle after 70 03:22 – Study 1 - Older men increased strength by 25–30% 03:49 – Study 2 - Older men increased type 2 fast twitch muscle fibers by 24% 04:24 – St...

The 11 BEST Double Kettlebell Exercises?

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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 changed. And that's the thing almost nobody in kettlebell training talks about clearly enough. Here are the 11 best double kettlebell exercises — ranked in order — and the technique principle that makes all of them work. THE 11 BEST DOUBLE KETTLEBELL EXERCISES — RANKED: In order of priority and training value: 1 — Clean + Press Trains hip power. Builds upper body strength and muscle. My go-to exercise for men over 40. Starts with the hip drive of the Clean and finishes with the strict strength dem...

Why I recently changed my mind about the Kettlebell Swing…

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“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 — and it's simpler than anything I've said before. WHY I'VE BEEN PUSHING FULL KETTLEBELL TRAINING: If you've watched this channel for any length of time you know my position: the Double Kettlebell Clean + Press is the go-to exercise for men over 40. Add in Double Kettlebell Front Squats and a Single Kettlebell Snatch, and there's almost no physical quality you can't train: ✅ Strength — so you're still capable and useful as you get older ✅ Power — so you don't slip, fall, a...

What are your thoughts on THRUSTERS Are they any good...?

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Better Than Thrusters For Leg & Upper Body Strength https://go.chasingstrength.com/5-lifts-maxim/ Thrusters pack a powerful metabolic wallop. They use almost every muscle at once. They're time efficient. CrossFit built them into gospel.  And in most cases — especially if you actually want to get stronger — you'd be better off not doing them. Here's my honest take after 30 years of coaching, a 352lb Push Press, and training hundreds of men over 40 whose knees and hips have serious mileage on them. WHAT A THRUSTER ACTUALLY IS: I didn't know what a Thruster was until about 20 years ago — CrossFit introduced it to most of us. Simple definition: a Front Squat that ends in a Press. You squat the weight. Accelerate through the sticking point. Instead of slowing down at lockout, you keep accelerating and transfer that force directly into a Press overhead. Some call it a Long Press. Same movement, different name. It uses almost every muscle in your body simultaneously — whi...

“If it doesn't make me SWOLE I don’t do it!” (And other funny memes)

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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 suddenly feel 20 years older. The problem isn't always the workout itself. Training is a stressor on your body. And when you pile hard training on top of work stress, lack of sleep, and everything else life throws at you, that stress can eventually catch up with you. I've learned this the hard way. After years of heavy training, compressed nerve roots in my lower back, and multiple hip injuries, I eventually realized something: Restoration work isn't something you do instead of training. It's what al...