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. 351: TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY! Rob Pleban on getting strong and powerful in his 70s
January 10, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this riveting episode by Rob Pleban – a long-time Hammer Head (i.e. follower of Yours Jewly, the Hebrew Hammer) and even longer time enthusiast for kettlebells, calisthenics, and old-school training from near-forgotten eras (something I'm also very interested in). Listen in as…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
I’m joined on this riveting episode by Rob Pleban – a long-time Hammer Head (i.e. follower of Yours Jewly, the Hebrew Hammer) and even longer time enthusiast for kettlebells, calisthenics, and old-school training from near-forgotten eras (something I’m also very interested in).
Listen in as he walks us through his journey to greater strength, health, and physical vitality in his 70s than in his “spring chicken years”
Ep. 350: How to Stop Killing Your Success in Your Workouts
January 9, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Without question, learning how to avoid common mistakes in your training — mistakes that hold back your gains, frustrate your efforts, and do precious little more than kill your success and take you way off course while your friends surge boldly forward — is a…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Without question, learning how to avoid common mistakes in your training — mistakes that hold back your gains, frustrate your efforts, and do precious little more than kill your success and take you way off course while your friends surge boldly forward — is a must.
And if you’re a busy professional with limited time to work out, you don’t have a lot of time for trial and error — so there’s no sense in taking a shot in the dark and hoping for the best.
With that said, one of the best and most frequently ignored methods of boosting your strength in just about anything is…exactly what I talk about in this podcast.
Tune in and check it out.
Ep. 349: The Worst Kettlebell Combo EVER
January 7, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Ready thyself and steel thy nerves, dear reader, because in this short, no BS article I'm going to show you what is undoubtedly the WORST kettlebell combo EVER. Not because it's ineffective (it's highly effective). Not because it's dangerous (the opposite, in fact) And not…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Ready thyself and steel thy nerves, dear reader, because in this short, no BS article I’m going to show you what is undoubtedly the WORST kettlebell combo EVER.
Not because it’s ineffective (it’s highly effective).
Not because it’s dangerous (the opposite, in fact)
And not because you’ll barely be able to move after (you’ll likely move far better)
So why is it the worst?
Listen in and find out.
Ep. 347: Aleks & Pat tear apart YouTuber KSI's front squat technique
January 5, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com On this fine episode I am joined by my partner in rhyme Pat Flynn, where we take a look at a video that YouTuber and would-be boxing contender KSI posted on Twitter showcasing some rather…how shall we say…amateurish front squat form. To see it yourself,…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
On this fine episode I am joined by my partner in rhyme Pat Flynn, where we take a look at a video that YouTuber and would-be boxing contender KSI posted on Twitter showcasing some rather…how shall we say…amateurish front squat form. To see it yourself, be sure to check out the video on YouTube. Otherwise sit back, relax, and listen in as we discuss the importance of hiring a coach who not only has your best interests in mind, but can actually teach you properly.
Ep. 346: The 'Anti-Exercise' Manifesto
January 4, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Manifestos often get a bad rap. Serial killers have them. The Unibomber had one. Karl Marx had one. But really, a manifesto is kind of like a mission statement, and if you've seen enough James Bond and Mission: Impossible movies, you know that missions are…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Manifestos often get a bad rap. Serial killers have them. The Unibomber had one. Karl Marx had one.
But really, a manifesto is kind of like a mission statement, and if you’ve seen enough James Bond and Mission: Impossible movies, you know that missions are badass and totally cool.
So why the “anti-exercise” manifesto?
Because exercise — as necessary as it is for us nowadays — is to movement what vitamins and protein powder are to eating: a supplement.
Ideally you should be adding exercise and (maybe) nutritional supplements to your existing movement routine and diet.
What in the hell can I possibly mean by this? Listen in closely and find out.
Ep. 345: TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY: Scott Craft on overcoming brain surgery, dominating gravity with kettlebells and calisthenics
January 3, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this episode by Scott Craft – a kettlebell and calisthenics enthusiast who has had a long and storied history: from wrestling in high school to undergoing a life-saving brain surgery in Europe in his early college years, to crushing weakness all the…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
I’m joined on this episode by Scott Craft – a kettlebell and calisthenics enthusiast who has had a long and storied history: from wrestling in high school to undergoing a life-saving brain surgery in Europe in his early college years, to crushing weakness all the live-long day as a busy career man and dad. Tune in to this riveting episode and listen to his awesome story!
Ep. 344: The 16-Minute 'Boulder Shoulders' Workout
January 2, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If you're like me and you prefer to train at home, you'll typically have to be a little more creative with your workouts to get the results you're after. The good news is that creativity in training can make some much-needed creativity elsewhere in your…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
If you’re like me and you prefer to train at home, you’ll typically have to be a little more creative with your workouts to get the results you’re after.
The good news is that creativity in training can make some much-needed creativity elsewhere in your life easier.
The better news is that you you’ll very possibly end up with a badazz physique because you won’t be doing the cookie-cutter programs you see everyone in the gym doing, AND you’ll be more likely to stick with it since training at home is far more convenient. Win/win!
And let’s say one of your goals is to beef up your skinny shoulders. Good for you. This episode will show you how.
BONUS EP. #5: How to *Effectively* Learn a New Language in the New Year
January 1, 2023
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If you listen to this podcast regularly, odds are you like to break a sweat. Well, maybe you'd like to break a mental sweat, too, and use the opportunity brought to you by the New Year to learn a brand new language. Well, luckily for…
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
If you listen to this podcast regularly, odds are you like to break a sweat. Well, maybe you’d like to break a mental sweat, too, and use the opportunity brought to you by the New Year to learn a brand new language.
Well, luckily for you Yours Jewly knows a thing or two about language learning, and I have some insights that you might find helpful. Tune in, chill out, and learn my wiley ways to learning a foreign language.
Ep. 343: A Sleek Critique of Jack Black's Technique on the Kettlebell Swing
December 31, 2022
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Yours Jewly and Pat Flynn take a peek at Jack Black's swing (yes, THAT Jack Black) and offer some ideas on how it could be made even sharper, smoother, and stronger.
Show full notes
Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com
Yours Jewly and Pat Flynn take a peek at Jack Black’s swing (yes, THAT Jack Black) and offer some ideas on how it could be made even sharper, smoother, and stronger.