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Tighten Your Belt By A Notch In The Next 3 Weeks Using “Just” Kettlebells?

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Then start using Kettlebell GHFL like “BFoss” did. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-ghfl-4/ Can I tell you one of the things I hate the most? Clothes shopping. (If you’re a guy reading this, you probably know what I mean. I think it’s genetic too - my 13-year old son also hates clothes shopping.) Shirts are ok. But pants?  They’re the worst! I always feel like I’m wearing “clown pants.” Or some weird “inverted” version of MC Hammer’s pants from the late 1980s… You know the ones - tight waist, baggy upper legs. (“You can’t touch this.” LOL) The ones I always end up trying on - and this includes shorts by the way -  Are always too tight in the legs and too loose in the waists. That’s because I have the misfortune of having a big butt and big adductors. So I’m constantly having to buy size 36 or even 38 waists just so the butt and the legs fit. And if I’m in “leaning out” mode?  It doesn’t matter cause the only areas that seem to change are my waist.  But, as I...

How to get a bigger upper body without getting a fatter waist…

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If you want similar (or better) results than Christoph, you can check out the program details here. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn/ One of the problems I’ve seen over the last 30+ years is that it’s incredibly hard - If not downright impossible for many guys to put on muscle without putting on fat at the same time. In fact, you might be familiar with the ol’ “Bulk-Cut” cycle that bodybuilders and powerlifters use. Eat a lot and lift as hard as you can for 12 weeks. Hopefully, you’ll be 10-25 pounds / 5-11 kilos heavier. Your upper body is bigger - broader shoulders, thicker arms, wider back, bigger chest. But… So’s your waist. In some cases, much bigger. Sure, your pants may be the same size, but you now wear your belt “lower” and you can feel things “squish” over your waist band when you sit down or bend forward or both. Then, on the appropriate date, you cut your calories and slowly peel off the extra fat you gained while preserving that hard-won muscle. If you’ve eve...

Kettlebell Workout Misconceptions: “I’m too advanced for that”

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If you don’t... Or you don’t want to take the time or energy to figure out all the details of watching your Press numbers go up in your training log, while seeing more muscle definition in the mirror... 👉 Use this program. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn/ And if your pants are too tight in the waist, and you want them to feel loose again? 👉 Use this program here based upon your KB skill level. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-ghfl-4/ Here’s a sad truth that keeps people stuck and shady marketers making moolah from outlandish claims in the fitness / weight-loss space: Many people discount the amount of work something takes or overestimate their abilities - or worse - both. (I used to invest in real estate and the “joke” was that any project took 3x as long and cost 2x as much as you estimated.) As a result of underestimating, we end up with the “magic weight loss pill.” And in the kettlebell space, a result of overestimating is a rash of emails I’ve recently re...

Simplest way to get rid of “jelly belly”...?

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https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-ghfl-4/ I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who enjoys his / her pants getting tighter in the waist. Not one. Not ever. And no one appreciates the fact that as we age, the “middle age spread” seems to creep up on us. Waking up with a “Jelly Belly” is never fun. I think it’s pretty safe to say that’s never anyone’s “life goal.” “I want to be a doctor, have 2 kids, but what I really want is a big ol’ ‘Jelly Belly’” said no one ever. One of the best things about KB training is the fact that we can use the ballistic exercises, especially to ditch the ol’ “Stomach Rolls”… Swings, Snatches, Cleans, Push Presses, High Pulls, and Jerks. Sometimes, you can even add in some of the slower KB exercises like Front Squats. The key to success is really the Training Plan you use. There are lots of KB workout programs. Some work. Unfortunately, many don’t. At least not for getting rid of stomach fat. The key is using your KBs to trigger what’s known as a ...

I’m embarrassed to admit this… but here goes…

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Use this program. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-ghfl-5/ We recently went on vacation to the beach in Florida. And, much to my dismay, I became “that” guy… The guy who “has to wear” a sun shirt. As you may or may not know, I’ve often written about not being the guy who has to wear a sun shirt at the beach or pool, to hide his stomach fat and man bewbs. Now if you don’t know what a sun shirt is, it’s (usually) a long sleeve shirt that has some kind of SPF protection so you don’t have to bathe in sunscreen every 90 minutes or so. How’d I end up wearing a sun shirt? Even though I had SPF 30 on, I got a WICKED burn the first day we were out on the beach. As a result, I had to swallow my pride and cover up. The only saving grace was while my son and I were in the ocean together, he said, “Dad, you look like the Incredible Hulk! That shirt is sticking to your six-pack!” 😂😂😂 Now I don’t share any of this to brag, but rather for 2 simple reasons: 1- If a guy like me, with my inju...

How To Get Older Without Aging (So Much)...?

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1- If you’re stiffer than you want to be, this will help you recapture your mobility and move like you did when you were a kid. https://go.chasingstrength.com/sore-joint-solution-e/ 2- If you want a complete kettlebell training program focused on “muscle” and “metabolism,” this one is laid out for you step-by-step. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-burn/ 3- If you want a “drop-dead simple” program to burn off stomach fat, this program will do it. https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-ghfl-4/ I personally know two men in their late 70s. Both were in the military. Both have been married to their sweethearts for over 50 years. And both have multiple grandkids. The first - “Dan,” never took care of himself when he was young. Working out and recreational sports were intermittent at best. Like many men his age, his docs put him on cholesterol and high pressure meds in his early 40s - because that’s what they did back in the mid-1980s… And today he’s in an Assisted Living facilit...

Don’t be “this” guy… 🙁

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1 - Make sure you’re not “that guy”. Use this program: https://go.chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-maximorum-e/ 2- if you need to work your Clean + Press and don’t want to spend a lot of time on the Front Squat, use this program. https://salutis.kartra.com/page/giant-x 3- And if you’re not sure how to Snatch, but want to learn? Use this program: https://cart.chasingstrength.com/ksk2 4- And if you want a full program that takes you from the basic single exercises to the more advanced double exercises with zero thought on your part? This is the program for you: https://salutis.kartra.com/page/Iyq450 True story. We went to the beach a couple of weeks ago for a long overdue vacation. In the mornings, my wife would go for a long walk on the beach. I’d do the same in the afternoons. One afternoon, I was about halfway through my outbound leg, when out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of an older, but thin woman, struggling to help her husband get up out of the surf zone. He had liter...

Is it possible you can make “Faster GAINZ” if you use kettlebells every day?

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There’s a weird “dichotomy” or “division” between guys using kettlebells that maybe you’ve noticed. On one side of the spectrum, there are guys who think they need to work out every day to make “Da GAINZ.” On the other side is a group of guys who say they don’t have or can’t find the time to workout because they’re too busy. I’ve felt part of both groups at various times in my life. But the truth is, for many, if not most people, their best results are found training 3 days a week, every other day. So why are we even talking about this? Good question. If you wanted to, and you “had the time,” it’s actually possible to achieve faster results in your training by using daily workouts - 5 to 6 days out of 7. How exactly could you do this? Before we discuss your options, realize this: There’s an inverse relationship between workout / training frequency and effort and duration. Said another way: The more often you train, the shorter your workouts should be. And the more often you train, the ...