Author Archives: Doug Holland

About Doug Holland

I love to train and I love to help people.

Learning The Kettlebell Clean

Mike is learning the kettlebell clean “Girevoy Style” and is doing great for the first time even though it is very hard at first.  Just goes to show we are not to old to learn a challenging new skill. Pam … Continue reading

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77-Year-Old Woman Learning How To Bench Press

Barb never ceases to amaze me. Today she excepted the challenge to learn how to bench press with an Olympic barbell. The bar weighs 45lbs and she was able to bench it 9 reps the first set, 8 reps the … Continue reading

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Learning What Bear Crawls and Walking Lunges Do To You

Mike learned what bear crawls mixed with walking lunges can do to a new person who has never done them before. It can make a new person sick even though you limit the training tempo and duration. 50 feet of … Continue reading

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Midwest Regional Kettlebell Sport – Michigan

Bo and I test our fitness against the clock in Michigan’s Midwest Regional Kettlebell Sport. You must fight the pain and fatigue that comes at the end of ten minutes in order to be successful. Like running in a marathon, … Continue reading

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65-Year-Old Does Band Thrusters

Mary Ellen was killing it today doing banded thrusters for the first time. She started personal training to improve her strength at the age of 65. Most people use age as an excuse to not change or the old doctor … Continue reading

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20-Year-Old Bo Learning Long Cycle Kettlebell Clean And Jerk

Bo is having fun feeling the pain of the kettlebell. Kettlebell training is very healthy for young people trying to strengthen their tendons, ligaments and muscles. In the video Bo is on his last reps of his last set and … Continue reading

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Working on the Jerk For Girevoy Sport

One important aspect in training for kettlebell sport is learning how to do the Jerk. It is an unnatural movement for me when coming from a conventional weightlifting background. Remember, we were always told to lock our legs when performing … Continue reading

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Your Never To Old To Get Fit

I want to brag on Robynn who is 56-years-old woman who is stepping up to change her life. Imagine that when she started personal training a few months ago, she could barley do the most basic exercise without pain. Now … Continue reading

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Pectoralis Major Rupture – Conservative Treatment Update – No Surgery

Just wanted to give you an update on my Pec rupture and how I am doing since I decided to go natural treatment and let it heal without surgery.   Now, a quick background for those of you who are … Continue reading

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Elderly Woman Deadlifts 24kg Kettlebell 60 times over 4 minutes

77-year-old Barb was killing the workout today with kettlebell deadlifts. The deadlifts were part of a circuit she was trying to complete in under 30 minutes. She shows we are never to old to start personal training and getting in … Continue reading

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