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. 241: #1 Most "Taboo" (But Highly Effective) Way to Build Big Strength Fast

September 19, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If you wanna break your PRs, eventually you're gonna have to realize you might need to break some rules. And not the iron-clad rules or principles of strength training. Oh, no! I'm talking about the "rules" that exercise ideologies like to place on your training…

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If you wanna break your PRs, eventually you’re gonna have to realize you might need to break some rules.

And not the iron-clad rules or principles of strength training. Oh, no! I’m talking about the “rules” that exercise ideologies like to place on your training regardless of their utility.

This episode dives deep into breaking the misconceptions about one such set of rules, and shows you how to use a ‘taboo tactic’ to practically shovel new strength into your body.

Here is a video demo of the moves mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/wj7GuF2L3cQ

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Ep. 240: How to Do More Pullups The (Almost) Easy Way

September 18, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com In order to do more pullups, you must do more pullups. But let's say you're stuck at just a few measley reps and no matter what you do you just can't seem to add any more to your all-out best set. Are you stuck forever…

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In order to do more pullups, you must do more pullups. But let’s say you’re stuck at just a few measley reps and no matter what you do you just can’t seem to add any more to your all-out best set.

Are you stuck forever in pullup purgatory?

Not quite, friend. The simple rep scheme I divulge in this fine episode can help take you from ‘weak’ to ‘freak’ at pullups in mere weeks. Give it a try and let me know how you like it.

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Ep. 239: Top 2 Techniques for More Strength in Less Time

September 17, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Got big strength ambitions but little time to chase after them? Well don't worry – this episode has got you covered.

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Got big strength ambitions but little time to chase after them? Well don’t worry – this episode has got you covered.

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Ep. 238: The Top 'Non-Kettlebell' Move You Should Be Doing with Your Kettlebells

September 16, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com While there are certain moves the kettlebell excels at – and indeed can't really be well-replicated by other implements – there are other moves that are not kettlebell-specific that are still more than worth your time to do in your training. This episode dishes on…

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While there are certain moves the kettlebell excels at – and indeed can’t really be well-replicated by other implements – there are other moves that are not kettlebell-specific that are still more than worth your time to do in your training. This episode dishes on one of my favorite “non-kettlebell” upper body movements that you can do with your kettlebells. Listen and learn!

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Ep. 237: An Essential Element for Building REAL Upper Body Strength

September 15, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Don't fall for the idea that you have to limit yourself and your training in order to get stronger. If anything, you need to be GENERALLY stronger in order to have any hope ofgetting specifically stronger. If you're shrewd and discerning, the approach discussed in…

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Don’t fall for the idea that you have to limit yourself and your training in order to get stronger. If anything, you need to be GENERALLY stronger in order to have any hope ofgetting specifically stronger.

If you’re shrewd and discerning, the approach discussed in this fine episode of my podcast will ring true to you. And if not, well, then listen to it a couple of times until you internalize its magnificence. I insist.

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Ep. 236: This Workout Will Get You Stronger — Come *HILL* or High Water

September 14, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If your training is stalled, your workouts have more plateaus than PRs, and you're generally frustrated with how things are going, why not spice things up a bit? The brief, simple-to-understand workout in this show can be added to dayum near any program to great…

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If your training is stalled, your workouts have more plateaus than PRs, and you’re generally frustrated with how things are going, why not spice things up a bit? The brief, simple-to-understand workout in this show can be added to dayum near any program to great effect. All you need is a hill, a kettlebell or two, and some true grit and you’ll be off to the races.

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Ep. 235: 2 Tough (But Effective) Ways to Build Strength & Muscle Faster

September 13, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna work out without working yourself into the ground? Look no further than ladders and pyramids – a fantastic way of adding meaningful strength to your kettlebell and calisthenics skills WITHOUT collapsing in an absolute heap. Here is the workout described in the episode: Military…

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Wanna work out without working yourself into the ground? Look no further than ladders and pyramids – a fantastic way of adding meaningful strength to your kettlebell and calisthenics skills WITHOUT collapsing in an absolute heap.

Here is the workout described in the episode:

Military press: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Front squat: 1, 2, 3/1, 2, 3 Pullup: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1-hand kettlebell swing: 5, 10, 15, 20/5, 10, 15, 20

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Ep. 234: The Top 2 Kettlebell & Bodyweight Combos for Light-Speed Upper Body Strength Gains

September 12, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Frustrated at your snails-pace strength gains? Wanna boost your brute power while beefing up your frame at the same time? Look no further than the two classic kettlebell and bodyweight combos in this fine episode!

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Frustrated at your snails-pace strength gains?

Wanna boost your brute power while beefing up your frame at the same time?

Look no further than the two classic kettlebell and bodyweight combos in this fine episode!

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Ep. 233: How to Build Stronger Legs *Without* More Leg Training

September 11, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna build stronger legs WITHOUT more and more leg work? It can indeed be done, friendo. And the way just might surprise you. Listen in to this riveting episode as I dish on my mad methods (which were not pioneered by me, unfortunately, but by…

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Wanna build stronger legs WITHOUT more and more leg work?

It can indeed be done, friendo. And the way just might surprise you.

Listen in to this riveting episode as I dish on my mad methods (which were not pioneered by me, unfortunately, but by folks much smarter than me from years past) and put these tactics to the test.

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Ep. 232: 3 Barely Known (But Bona Fide Badazz) Bodyweight Moves

September 10, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Need to spice up your routine? Sure you do, we all need it every now and then. But how are you gonna spice things up with the bland exercises you've been doing? Instead, pick out a few drills you've very possibly never done before and…

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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com

Need to spice up your routine? Sure you do, we all need it every now and then. But how are you gonna spice things up with the bland exercises you’ve been doing?

Instead, pick out a few drills you’ve very possibly never done before and get started on the path to greatness.

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