The Hammer Cast

Aleks Salkin
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Jun 25, 2022 • 6min

Ep. 155: The #1 Drill For Becoming a Bodyweight Ninja

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com As the wise and powerful Pavel Tsatsouline has said, 'bodyweight training will teach you more about the discipline of strength than any other implement.' I'd like to add to that that in order to truly master it, you must master the way you were made to move from Day 1. This episode will give you a brief (but insightful) sneak peak into how to get started.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 6min

Ep. 154: How to Improve Your Strength AND Conditioning Simultaneously

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If you want to be the best you possibly can, you need to be well rounded physically. One of the best ways to do that is to make sure that you have all of the following: * Strength * Conditioning * Mobility * Coordination There is a way you can develop all of these qualities all at the same time. I'll show you how in this episode
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Jun 23, 2022 • 6min

Ep. 153: How to Do 30% More Pull-ups (Or Nail Your First One)

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com As the old saying goes, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander". In other words, a lot of times the advice you'd give to a beginner and someone far beyond beginner status is very similar in nature. When it comes to pullups, this episode will dig into this and show you how to bump up your rookie numbers no matter WHERE you are
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Jun 22, 2022 • 8min

Ep. 152: A Soviet-Era Tactic for Big Strength Gains in Little Time

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Short on time but long on ambition? What you need to do is STOP looking for all the "cutting edge" advice and go back to the old-school methods that worked like a charm in MUCH harsher conditions than what you're dealing with. This episode will show you how.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 5min

Ep. 151: 3 Ways to Hit New PRs (WITHOUT Changing Programs)

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Tired of banging your head against the wall in your training? Give this a try and see if your results don't start roaring back to life.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 6min

Ep. 150: Why Strength Beats 'Fitness' Any Day

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I know you've been told that fitness is the most important thing. But verily I say unto thee: unless you're strong, being "fit" will mean very little. In this episode I explain exactly why.
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Jun 19, 2022 • 5min

Ep. 149: The 2 Best Calisthenics Drills You've (Probably) Never Done

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna beef up your upper body strength AND bust out of your sleeves like nobody's business? Thou shalt check out this video here: https://youtu.be/ld974qVNVGU
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Jun 18, 2022 • 7min

Ep. 148: 3 Drills to Smash Your Pullup Plateaus

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Frustrated with your lack of pullup progress? Try out these drills and see if you don't turn some of those plateaus into PRs!
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Jun 17, 2022 • 7min

Ep. 147: #1 Russian Exercise for a 'Bulletproof' Low Back

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Hands down one of my favorite (and least known-about) kettlebell exercises has to be the Russian Hockey Deadlift. Not only can it potentially help you to bulletproof your low back, but it can also help you strengthen and stabilize a variety of other lower body movements. A must-try drill: Russian Hockey Deadlift | AleksSalkin.com - YouTube
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Jun 16, 2022 • 7min

Ep. 146: Why Motivation May Be Sabotaging Your Training Progress

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com "How do I find my motivaiton to work out?" Simple - you don't. These 3 things are what you need to find instead.

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