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. 151: 3 Ways to Hit New PRs (WITHOUT Changing Programs)

June 21, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Tired of banging your head against the wall in your training? Give this a try and see if your results don't start roaring back to life.

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Tired of banging your head against the wall in your training? Give this a try and see if your results don’t start roaring back to life.

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Ep. 150: Why Strength Beats 'Fitness' Any Day

June 20, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I know you've been told that fitness is the most important thing. But verily I say unto thee: unless you're strong, being "fit" will mean very little. In this episode I explain exactly why.

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I know you’ve been told that fitness is the most important thing. But verily I say unto thee: unless you’re strong, being “fit” will mean very little. In this episode I explain exactly why.

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Ep. 149: The 2 Best Calisthenics Drills You've (Probably) Never Done

June 19, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna beef up your upper body strength AND bust out of your sleeves like nobody's business? Thou shalt check out this video here: https://youtu.be/ld974qVNVGU

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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna beef up your upper body strength AND bust out of your sleeves like nobody’s business? Thou shalt check out this video here: https://youtu.be/ld974qVNVGU

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Ep. 148: 3 Drills to Smash Your Pullup Plateaus

June 18, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Frustrated with your lack of pullup progress? Try out these drills and see if you don't turn some of those plateaus into PRs!

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Frustrated with your lack of pullup progress? Try out these drills and see if you don’t turn some of those plateaus into PRs!

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Ep. 147: #1 Russian Exercise for a 'Bulletproof' Low Back

June 17, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Hands down one of my favorite (and least known-about) kettlebell exercises has to be the Russian Hockey Deadlift. Not only can it potentially help you to bulletproof your low back, but it can also help you strengthen and stabilize a variety of other lower body…

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Hands down one of my favorite (and least known-about) kettlebell exercises has to be the Russian Hockey Deadlift. Not only can it potentially help you to bulletproof your low back, but it can also help you strengthen and stabilize a variety of other lower body movements. A must-try drill:

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Ep. 146: Why Motivation May Be Sabotaging Your Training Progress

June 16, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com "How do I find my motivaiton to work out?" Simple – you don't. These 3 things are what you need to find instead.

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“How do I find my motivaiton to work out?” Simple – you don’t. These 3 things are what you need to find instead.

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Ep. 145: Explosive Calisthenics for Explosive Strength Gains

June 15, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com Wanna boost your strength quickly? Provided you have a solid base of strength, there are a few explosive calisthenics moves that can take your pressing, pulling, squatting, and deadlifting power from here to the stratosphere as long as you dilligently do them. I explain what…

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

Wanna boost your strength quickly? Provided you have a solid base of strength, there are a few explosive calisthenics moves that can take your pressing, pulling, squatting, and deadlifting power from here to the stratosphere as long as you dilligently do them. I explain what they are in this episode (and demo them here: https://youtu.be/ntaOXNwR8GM

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Ep. 144: Stretch Your Way to Greater (and Safer) Upper Body Strength

June 14, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com Wanna get out of your own way and turn your crappy upper body strength into a thing of the past? This episode can show (or at least tell) you how. This video is also a good head start: https://youtu.be/wL9VzetZPgU

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

Wanna get out of your own way and turn your crappy upper body strength into a thing of the past? This episode can show (or at least tell) you how. This video is also a good head start: https://youtu.be/wL9VzetZPgU

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Ep. 143: 2 Stretches to Unlock Your Lower Body Power

June 13, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com Wanna boost your lower body flexibility? These two stretches oughta do the trick: https://youtu.be/drVipTClOmc

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Wanna boost your lower body flexibility? These two stretches oughta do the trick: https://youtu.be/drVipTClOmc

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Ep. 142: The One Thing Your Workouts *Might* Be Missing

June 12, 2022

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.AleksSalkin.com If your workouts are missing this 1 thing, you might be amazed at just how much changes when you add it in (if you're the type who likes variety, you'll definitely dig this). Listen, apply, and enjoy.

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

If your workouts are missing this 1 thing, you might be amazed at just how much changes when you add it in (if you’re the type who likes variety, you’ll definitely dig this). Listen, apply, and enjoy.

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