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. 271: Reinvent Your Strength *Without* 'Reinventing the Wheel'

October 19, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the more common drawbacks of most people's training nowadays is that it's too predictable and formulaic. Yes, you need to do some "boring training" based on tried-and-true programs and old, familiar set and rep schemes (ex: 5 sets of 5 reps) in order…

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One of the more common drawbacks of most people’s training nowadays is that it’s too predictable and formulaic. Yes, you need to do some “boring training” based on tried-and-true programs and old, familiar set and rep schemes (ex: 5 sets of 5 reps) in order to get strong, but as your training progresses, you’ll likely run into 3 barriers:

1) Plateaus 2) Limited Strength 3) Slower Recovery

I talk about how to overcome all of this stuff (and more) in this fine episode

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Ep. 270: An Old-School, 3-Move Kettlebell Combo for Chest, Back, & Leg Strength

October 18, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the things I've taken note of over the last few years is the relative "sameness" of most people's programs — namely, it's almost always the exact same movements using the exact same set/rep scheme done in the exact same way ad nauseam. Now,…

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One of the things I’ve taken note of over the last few years is the relative “sameness” of most people’s programs — namely, it’s almost always the exact same movements using the exact same set/rep scheme done in the exact same way ad nauseam.

Now, don’t get me wrong: consistency is important. And you have to do what you want to get good at, so let’s not get that twisted.

BUT!

You’ve also got to do movements that will help boost your abilities in the movements you want to get good at — and that means doing some old school drills you may not have tried before. I dish on exactly these drills in this fine episode (which you can watch a demo of as well right here: https://youtu.be/-fQRnd4wZQw / Killer Kettlebell & Bodyweight Combos – YouTube )

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Ep. 269: 1 'No-Technique' Move to Improve Your Strength (Almost) Instantly

October 17, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If you wanna get freaky strong (and why wouldn't you? That's what we're all here for) ya GOTTA get freaky good at your gait pattern. One of the fastest and EASIEST ways to learn this is with a move that I talk about in this…

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If you wanna get freaky strong (and why wouldn’t you? That’s what we’re all here for) ya GOTTA get freaky good at your gait pattern.

One of the fastest and EASIEST ways to learn this is with a move that I talk about in this fine episode – one that is good enough to win an award but probably never will anyway.

Oh well, listen in anyway and enjoy!

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Ep. 268: How to Maintain Your Favorite Exercises While You Dominate New Ones

October 16, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com This month marks 12 years (!!!) since I got certified as a kettlebell instructor, and along the way I've trained a lot of people, both in person and online. More than I can count, really. One of the things I've found is that when it…

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This month marks 12 years (!!!) since I got certified as a kettlebell instructor, and along the way I’ve trained a lot of people, both in person and online. More than I can count, really.

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, in fact. And answer it I do in this fine episode. Tune in and find out.

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Ep. 267: 'Move Younger' While Increasing Your Strength & Fitness

October 15, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Let's face it: nobody wants to move like an old bag of crap. Yet how often do you actually think about your movement *quality* rather than just movement *quantity*? This little episode will give you some of my hard-won insights into moving better while simultaneously…

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Let’s face it: nobody wants to move like an old bag of crap.

Yet how often do you actually think about your movement *quality* rather than just movement *quantity*?

This little episode will give you some of my hard-won insights into moving better while simultaneously getting stronger.

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Ep. 266: How to Work Out More Effectively and Efficiently When You're Tight on Time

October 14, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There's more to strength training than grinding yourself into the ground – in fact, a LOT more. This is especially important if you have a job, kids, and other responsibilities that constantly call out for your attention. So if you have big ambition but little…

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There’s more to strength training than grinding yourself into the ground – in fact, a LOT more.

This is especially important if you have a job, kids, and other responsibilities that constantly call out for your attention.

So if you have big ambition but little time to accomplish all that you want to, this episode will push you in the right general direction.

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Ep. 265: 3 ½ 'Stupid Simple' Ways to Get Stronger, Faster

October 13, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna get stupid strong in a few stupid simple ways? Well, then you've obviously come to the right place since that's the very name of this episode! Listen in closely and try out these head-slappingly simple methods of increasing your strength so effectively you'll wonder…

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Wanna get stupid strong in a few stupid simple ways? Well, then you’ve obviously come to the right place since that’s the very name of this episode!

Listen in closely and try out these head-slappingly simple methods of increasing your strength so effectively you’ll wonder how you ever did without them.

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Ep. 264: An Old-School Olympian's "Trick" to Building Strength Faster

October 12, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There's no better school to learn from than that of the old school – when methods either proved they worked under the harshest of conditions or they were unceremoniously consigned to the dust heap of history. One Olympian's methods worked so well that not only…

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There’s no better school to learn from than that of the old school – when methods either proved they worked under the harshest of conditions or they were unceremoniously consigned to the dust heap of history.

One Olympian’s methods worked so well that not only did they help him become one of the strongest men of all time, but only in the decades after his world domination did science finally catch up with what he was doing and vindicate his mad approach all along.

Listen in to this episode for just one such genius (and simple) method of strength training that you can start doing ASAP and reap the rewards.

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Ep. 263: Why Squatting Super Light Might Be Key to Epic Leg Strength

October 11, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com You have been told that in order to get strong, you MUST lift heavy. That is the truth, but not the WHOLE truth. Hear why high rep squats just might be the key you need to unlock a whole heaping helping of brand new gains.

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You have been told that in order to get strong, you MUST lift heavy. That is the truth, but not the WHOLE truth. Hear why high rep squats just might be the key you need to unlock a whole heaping helping of brand new gains.

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Ep. 262: 3 Strongest (& Most Effective) Ways to Combine Kettlebells + Bodyweight

October 10, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Just like Indiana Jones had to dodge "3 tests of a most lethal kind" to reach the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, so, too, are there 3 tips that are lethal for your weakness, but gentle for building strength (well, kinda…

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Just like Indiana Jones had to dodge “3 tests of a most lethal kind” to reach the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, so, too, are there 3 tips that are lethal for your weakness, but gentle for building strength (well, kinda gentle, you’ll still have to work hard).

Find out what those bad boys are in this fine episode.

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