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How to avoid “workout disappointment”... 🙁

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Kettlebell 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 – full of double kettlebell complexes – 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 – He selected a bell that was too heavy to complete that program. His results? Disappointment. So, he emailed me and asked me if he should use “X weight” or “Y weights” and how he should proceed.  Before I tell you exactly what I told him, let’s have a quick, yet incredibly important “training philosophy” review. Strength, like playing the piano, is a skill. It takes practice. It can’t be rushed. There’s no app to download and no easy button to push. If you are ignorant of this fact, or choose to ignore it – You will at ...

Kettlebell Workouts You’re Doing Them “Wrong”...?

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The Best Kettlebell Workout Plan For You? 👉 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 I’m not a big fan of bodybuilders, but this guy fascinates me for several reasons: He’s a black belt in judo and I believe he won the California State Championships when he was younger He was on the TV show, “American Gladiators” – as one of the gladiators He was a powerlifting champ – and STILL strong as an ox And he’s my age - early 50s - but looks like he’s in his early 30s. (And I’ve been following him – from a distance – since the 1990s.) What he said in this video clip was essentially this (and I’m paraphrasing): “If you’ve been going to the gym, training for 10, 15, 20 years – great – but where’s the evidence? It’s not the time you put in, but the quality time you’re putting in.” That’s a great point. And unfortunately, it’s what ma...

What if Your Workout PLAN is the PROBLEM…?

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‘THE GIANT’ Strength & Conditioning Program: 👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/oWP219 If you’re the kind of guy who NEEDS to workout / train daily in order to be consistent, use this program instead.  👉 https://salutis.kartra.com/page/Iyq450 If you’ve ever said… “I struggle with consistency.” Then hopefully this will be an “a-ha” moment for you: You don’t have a consistency problem. You have a PLAN that’s impossible to be consistent with. Because when most guys say “I can’t stay consistent,” what they really mean is… They can’t stay consistent with what they THINK a workout program SHOULD be: - 2.5 hour bodybuilding split sessions - Three exercises per body part - Two to three body parts per day - Plus a 10 minute warm-up, 20 minutes of stretching… - Cardio… And somehow you’re supposed to hit it 5-6 days a week. (And that’s assuming the gym isn’t packed, you’re not waiting for equipment, and you didn’t lose 30 minutes just driving there and back.) Or… the other classic: "Smo...

The Shoulder Blueprint: How Men Over 40 Can Train Without Pain

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If you’re 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, I’ll 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 proper shoulder function. https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/

The “RSP” Workout Plan for 2026…?

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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.com/ksk4 Clean + Jerk:  https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-rmf-2022-full-aging/ And as I film this we’re just over two full weeks into 2026. How’s it going? On track? If not, no worries. Here’s a “plan” – or an “outline” if you prefer – to follow to make 2026 your best year to date. I call it “RSP.” R = Restoration S = Strength P = Power Here’s how you implement it: Restoration: If you have “weaknesses” – ahem – or you have a “friend” who has them… Things like a “bad back”... a “trick knee”... a “...

The 5 Biggest Training Mistakes Men Over 40 Make (That Have Nothing to Do With Effort)

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https://chasingstrength.com/ Today I want to walk you through the five biggest workout – training mistakes I see men over 40 make, mistakes most men aren’t aware they exist. And training mistakes that quietly sabotage results even when you’re doing everything “right.” If you recognize yourself in even one of these, this video will save you years of frustration. MISTAKE #1 — Training Like You’re Still 23 The first mistake is obvious once you see it, but almost nobody adjusts for it. Men over 40 keep training like they’re still 23. Same volume. Same workload. Same intensity. Same recovery expectations. But your physiology isn’t the same anymore and pretending it is doesn’t make you tougher, it just makes you sore and inconsistent. What worked when you had fewer responsibilities, less stress, and more recovery capacity doesn’t automatically work now. The goal isn’t to train less because you’re “older.” The goal is to train appropriately for where you are now. Training that way ignores rea...

What Should Workout Programs For Men Over 40 Look Like?

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Take a look and see what fits. https://chasingstrength.com/which-kettlebell-workout-program-is-right-for-me/ One question guys want to know is how my workout programs are different from most of the other programs that men our age – the over 40 crowd – try – and fail using. And the short answer is because most programming models fail to account for real life, especially for men over 40. See, I know from first-hand experience — I had to learn the hard way myself, even though I didn’t have to. I was warned in advance that programming must change by my Soviet trained Olympic lifting coach — but I didn’t believe him. I thought I would remain “Superman” forever. That is until a laundry list of injuries sidelined me in my early 30s. Hey — it’s Geoff Neupert, from ChasingStrength.com . In this video, I want to explain how I think about programming, why it looks different from what you usually see, and why that difference matters if your goal is to keep training long-term. Most workout programs...