The Hammer Cast

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. 308: How to 'Cheat and Steal' Your Way to Greater Strength Gains

November 25, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Some time back I got an awesome email from Jonathan, one of my Inner Circle members, where he talks about how he was essentially able to 'steal strength' and perform some intermediate and advanced strength moves without practicing them, thanks to his focus on one…

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Some time back I got an awesome email from Jonathan, one of my Inner Circle members, where he talks about how he was essentially able to ‘steal strength’ and perform some intermediate and advanced strength moves without practicing them, thanks to his focus on one of the missing links of strength training. This episode focuses on that “missing link” and how to potentially get similar gains.

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Ep. 307: Building 'Old Man Strength' and Lean, Youthful Fitness

November 24, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com When it comes to strength and physical prowess, nothing quite beats Old Man Strength. You know the type: where a guy (or gal) who looks perfectly unassuming or average has a grip like an industrial vice or can help move a giant, awkward object like…

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When it comes to strength and physical prowess, nothing quite beats Old Man Strength.

You know the type: where a guy (or gal) who looks perfectly unassuming or average has a grip like an industrial vice or can help move a giant, awkward object like a huge antique dinner table or some other huge chunk of furniture seemingly without much strain and without breaking a sweat.

I’ve long been working on my old man strength (it’s high time, too, given that I’m on the wrong side of 30 now), but I’ve still got a long way to go to catchup with some of these folks — most of whom would become absolute physical specimens to behold if they trained more seriously, but I digress.

While most people write this off as an anomaly or a fluke, old man strength actually holds a number of the keys to life-long strength, health, and fitness.

How?

Let me count the ways. Listen in and learn.

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Ep. 306: The 'Fifth Element' of Fitness for a Lean, Youthful Physique

November 23, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com For many people, the final frontier of their fitness is training their gait pattern. Today I want to continue to talk about that frontier, and go even beyond it, into seemingly esoteric directions (though as you'll soon see, they're very much grounded in real, actionable…

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For many people, the final frontier of their fitness is training their gait pattern.

Today I want to continue to talk about that frontier, and go even beyond it, into seemingly esoteric directions (though as you’ll soon see, they’re very much grounded in real, actionable steps). I’m gonna talk a bit about what I consider the “fifth element” of fitness and one of the least-used keys in our quest for a lean, youthful-feeling body that performs as well into our later decades as it did in our younger ones (and arguably better).

Tune in to find out WTF I’m talking about…

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Ep. 305: 1 'No-Technique' Move to Improve Your Strength (Almost) Instantly

November 22, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'd be willing to bet evergreen dollars to shiny shekels that the Israelites were some pretty strong mofos after 40 years of wandering in the desert. Why? Because they practiced THIS movement pattern a whole helluva lot during that time. Tune in to find out.

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I’d be willing to bet evergreen dollars to shiny shekels that the Israelites were some pretty strong mofos after 40 years of wandering in the desert.

Why?

Because they practiced THIS movement pattern a whole helluva lot during that time. Tune in to find out.

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Ep. 304: How to Maintain Your Favorite Exercises While You Dominate New Ones

November 21, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the things I've found is that when it comes to crossing over into the next step in their training, one of the most common questions people will ask me is "How do I keep all the strength I built doing X, Y, and…

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One of the things I’ve found is that when it comes to crossing over into the next step in their training, one of the most common questions people will ask me is “How do I keep all the strength I built doing X, Y, and Z exercises when moving on to new ones?”

Great question. And an easy one to answer.

So easy, in fact, that I dive deep into it in this short episode. Listen and enjoy.

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Ep. 303: 'Move Younger' While Increasing Your Strength & Fitness

November 20, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There are 3 major things you need to know about flexibility work for better, more youthful movement. I dive into them on this fine episode, which I am sure you're gonna love (you'd better, anyway).

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There are 3 major things you need to know about flexibility work for better, more youthful movement. I dive into them on this fine episode, which I am sure you’re gonna love (you’d better, anyway).

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Ep. 302: How to Work Out More Effectively and Efficiently When You're Tight on Time

November 19, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com A gal named Kristen Mitchell — a busy mom with a full-time job — wrote to me a while back after finishing one of my free programs, The Anytime, Anywhere Bodyweight Strength Program. It's an ambitious-but-sensible program I designed that uses only bodyweight exercises at…

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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com A gal named Kristen Mitchell — a busy mom with a full-time job — wrote to me a while back after finishing one of my free programs, The Anytime, Anywhere Bodyweight Strength Program.

It’s an ambitious-but-sensible program I designed that uses only bodyweight exercises at various degrees of intensity with a laser-sharp focus on technique to build strength and fitness safely and surely while providing a guide on how to find the right variation/intensity level of each exercise to lead you from where you are to wherever you want to go.

Here I talk about what makes such a program successful. Have a listen and enjoy!

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Ep. 301: 3 'Stupid Simple' Ways to Build Strength More Quickly & Efficiently

November 18, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com Are your workouts feeling stale, boring, and unproductive? These 3 tips might just help you kickstart your long-stalled strength once more.

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Are your workouts feeling stale, boring, and unproductive? These 3 tips might just help you kickstart your long-stalled strength once more.

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Ep. 300: A 9 Minute, High-Rep Leg Workout for Heavier Strength

November 17, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com One of the best (and most ignored) ways of building seriously strong stems (i.e. legs) is through higher rep sets. This might come as a surprise to anyone who has had the idea hammered into their head that low reps are the only way to…

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One of the best (and most ignored) ways of building seriously strong stems (i.e. legs) is through higher rep sets.

This might come as a surprise to anyone who has had the idea hammered into their head that low reps are the only way to go, but the truth is quite the contrary. I dish on why (and how) in this fun-filled, jam-packed episode.

Here are those videos for reference, too:

* https://youtu.be/RF3CGxhauAY * https://youtu.be/6xKskXoTce8

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Ep. 299: A Cool "Old School" Way to Get Up to 28.8% stronger (In 1/2 the Time)

November 16, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com People are creatures of habit; we tend to find something we like and stick with it. As far as working out is concerned, kettlebells and bodyweight are a great example (and for good reason: they'll deliver strength, fitness, mobility, and resilience gains for years to…

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People are creatures of habit; we tend to find something we like and stick with it. As far as working out is concerned, kettlebells and bodyweight are a great example (and for good reason: they’ll deliver strength, fitness, mobility, and resilience gains for years to come and with relatively low occurrence of injuries provided you know what you’re doing).

However, mixing things up CORRECTLY can be one of the best things you ever do for your strength, fitness, and overall badazzery. This episode will give youa foray into one such tried-and-proven method.

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