The Hammer Cast
Real strength. No fluff. 514 episodes.
514 episodes and counting. Every week, Aleks sits down with some of the strongest, most experienced coaches and athletes on the planet to bring you no-nonsense training knowledge you can use today.
Ep. 413: TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY! Adam Zeisek on becoming Czech Republic's most JACKED English Teacher using KBs + BW
September 5, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this fine episode by Adam Zeisek – a Czech teacher of English as a foreign language and long-time fan of the kettlebell, calisthenics, and getting swole. On this show we talked about how he got into kettlebell training, his calisthenics-filled childhood, and…
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I’m joined on this fine episode by Adam Zeisek – a Czech teacher of English as a foreign language and long-time fan of the kettlebell, calisthenics, and getting swole.
On this show we talked about how he got into kettlebell training, his calisthenics-filled childhood, and our shared love of foreign languages.
On that note, if you like training that:
· Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine
Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge.
As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them.
Even cooler:
Many find that it actually amplifies their strength in their favorite kettlebell and bodyweight moves, like presses, squats, pullups, and more.
And best of all, it’s free.
How free?
I’m talkin’ freer than the 4th of July, my friend.
Get thee thine own copy here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Ep. 412: Marc Perry on Muscle Myths and Fat Loss Facts
August 3, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this fine episode by the great Marc Perry – founder of BuiltLean.com and a passionate coach for men looking to make a serious and lasting change in their physique, health, and physical performance. Visit him online at http://www.builtlean.com On that note, if…
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I’m joined on this fine episode by the great Marc Perry – founder of BuiltLean.com and a passionate coach for men looking to make a serious and lasting change in their physique, health, and physical performance.
Visit him online at http://www.builtlean.com
On that note, if you like training that:
· Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine
Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge.
As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them.
Even cooler:
Many find that it actually amplifies their strength in their favorite kettlebell and bodyweight moves, like presses, squats, pullups, and more.
And best of all, it’s free.
How free?
I’m talkin’ freer than the 4th of July, my friend.
Get thee thine own copy here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Ep. 411: TESTIMONY TUESDAY! Dr. Matthew Mancuso on transforming from 'weak' to 'FREAK'
August 1, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this episode by Dr. Matthew Mancuso – a successful chiropractor, enjoyer of all things strength, and an avid Hammer Head. In this episode we talk about his origin story: how he got involved with strength training, how he floundered and treaded water…
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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
I’m joined on this episode by Dr. Matthew Mancuso – a successful chiropractor, enjoyer of all things strength, and an avid Hammer Head. In this episode we talk about his origin story: how he got involved with strength training, how he floundered and treaded water for many years, and how he ultimately triumphed and continues to get stronger by the day.
On that note, if you like training that:
· Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine
Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge.
As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them.
Even cooler:
Many find that it actually amplifies their strength in their favorite kettlebell and bodyweight moves, like presses, squats, pullups, and more.
And best of all, it’s free.
How free?
I’m talkin’ freer than the 4th of July, my friend.
Get thee thine own copy here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Have fun and happy training!
Aleks Salkin
Ep. 410: How to Prepare for Simple and Sinister [Audience Q&A]
July 27, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I recently got a question from an SFG named Juan who asked my opinion on how he should properly prepare himself for Simple and Sinister given: a) some injuries he was dealing with, and b) his desire to use some of my super secret ninja…
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I recently got a question from an SFG named Juan who asked my opinion on how he should properly prepare himself for Simple and Sinister given:
a) some injuries he was dealing with, and
b) his desire to use some of my super secret ninja tricks found in my book Tamers of the Lost Arc (which you can read about here: https://a.co/d/1g0ziZU)
I answered in depth in this fine and dandy episode, which you are sure to love and cherish now and forevermore.
Ep. 409: Chemistry Teacher Mark Manning on Kettlebells & Calisthenics for Crushing Weakness at 50+
July 25, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this fine episode by Mark Manning – a high school chemistry teacher, life-long martial arts enthusiast, and kettlebell and calisthenics fanatic. Mark and I talked about his 'origin story', how he got into training, and what drew him to strength training in…
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I’m joined on this fine episode by Mark Manning – a high school chemistry teacher, life-long martial arts enthusiast, and kettlebell and calisthenics fanatic.
Mark and I talked about his ‘origin story’, how he got into training, and what drew him to strength training in general and kettlebells in particular. We also touch on how my unique approach to combining kettlebells, calisthenics, and Original Strength has helped him blow past his previous dead ends, opening up a vast field of wide open space for new and exciting gains.
Ep. 408: Tamers of the Lost Arc (my new kettlebell training book)
June 28, 2023
Get your own copy on Amazon here! https://a.co/d/faMep2Q For centuries the kettlebell has been the trusty "secret weapon" of athletes, wrestlers, soldiers, professional strongmen, and physical culturists the world over. In addition to forging hard bodies, fearless minds, and indomitable spirits, the kettlebell holds the key to unlocking a rare and potent set of movements…
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Get your own copy on Amazon here! https://a.co/d/faMep2Q
For centuries the kettlebell has been the trusty “secret weapon” of athletes, wrestlers, soldiers, professional strongmen, and physical culturists the world over. In addition to forging hard bodies, fearless minds, and indomitable spirits, the kettlebell holds the key to unlocking a rare and potent set of movements known as ballistic lifts – exercises that use momentum to forge brute strength, raw explosive power, and next-level cardiovascular conditioning and stamina. Or at least that’s how it was supposed to be. As kettlebells faded into ancient history with the rise of exercise machines, health clubs on every corner, and Western civilization’s slow but decided turn toward easy living over a rugged existence, knowledge of how to use this tool slowly declined and disappeared. Then, with its triumphant reemergence onto the world stage at the dawn of the 21st century, collective interest in the ancient “weapon against weakness” once again surged forth, bringing with it a flood of new strength enthusiasts from all walks of life looking to reclaim their birthright of a mighty physique, brutishly powerful and resilient body, and a sleek, athletic frame – and the ballistic kettlebell lifts have once again reclaimed their throne. But there’s a problem: For most trainees – who are used to slow, linear movements with barbells, dumbbells, and machines – one element of the kettlebell ballistics continues to confuse, frustrate, and hinder even the most dedicated of kettlebell fanatics: THE ARC. The Arc describes the quick, curved path the kettlebell must travel during a ballistic lift. And unlike many other elements of weight training, the Arc cannot be conquered, it cannot be captured, and it cannot be controlled. It can only be tamed. Even for experienced instructors the process of teaching budding kettlebell enthusiasts how to tame the arc has been more trial and error than it has been a precise and detailed treasure map. Until now. In this book, I will show you how to use a skeleton crew of tools – gymnastics rings, some floor space, and your own fair flesh – to unlock the secrets of ballistic strength in less time than you thought possible. And by the end of this bold and epic journey, you, too, can be a tamer of the lost arc!
Ep. 407: A Users Guide to Dealing with Trolls
June 14, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Ever have to deal with trolls on social media? If you've been on it long enough you probably have. So what SHOULD you do with them? Ignore them? Troll them back? Mock them until they slink away back to the dark, dank hole from whence…
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Ever have to deal with trolls on social media? If you’ve been on it long enough you probably have. So what SHOULD you do with them? Ignore them? Troll them back? Mock them until they slink away back to the dark, dank hole from whence they came?
I dish on my thoughts from my own hard-won experience in this fine episode.
Ep. 406: The Iron Tamer Dave Whitley on Training Like the Old Time Strongmen
June 12, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined once again on this fine episode by none other than performing strongman and kettlebell master David Whitley – known also as The Iron Tamer. On this episode we talk about: The "final frontier" of strength, and how the old school strongmen built usable,…
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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
I’m joined once again on this fine episode by none other than performing strongman and kettlebell master David Whitley – known also as The Iron Tamer.
On this episode we talk about:
- The “final frontier” of strength, and how the old school strongmen built usable, real-world strength to last a lifetime
- The secrets of old time strongmen’s methods that often allowed them to do insane feats of raw strength and brute power all the way up until mere MINUTES before their deaths
- How YOU can learn the old school secrets, strategies, and methodologies practiced by some of the strongest men in history
- Much, much more
And be sure to check Dave out online at https://oldtimestrongmanuniversity.com
Ep. 405: Past 50? Here is some FAKE NEWS about strength that YOU need to unlearn
June 9, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com In this episode I tackle head on some FAKE NEWS about strength training past 50 – or heck, really at any age – and I think you're gonna wanna sit down and take heed. It might just be the best episode of mine you've listened to…
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In this episode I tackle head on some FAKE NEWS about strength training past 50 – or heck, really at any age – and I think you’re gonna wanna sit down and take heed. It might just be the best episode of mine you’ve listened to yet!
Ep. 404: Yours Jewly Spills the Beans on How (and Why) To Become a Personal Trainer (feat. Brenda Peters)
June 7, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com On this fine episode I am interviewed by Brenda Peters – a gal who reached out to me with all sorts of questions about what it takes to become a personal trainer, as well as a few probing questions about myself and my own background. Tune…
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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
On this fine episode I am interviewed by Brenda Peters – a gal who reached out to me with all sorts of questions about what it takes to become a personal trainer, as well as a few probing questions about myself and my own background.
Tune in, chill out, and enjoy!