Blog entries in 2010/09

We've written before about our love for kettlebells and Suspension Training - two very different means of a functional workout, but both highly beneficial with different results.

Kettlebells are raw, intense and efficient. They combine strength training with cardiovascular fitness for a potent, total-body workout that's amazing for dropping body fat and building muscle.

Suspension Training is a great method of all-around functional training with a highly-portable suspension trainer, and is excellent for learning advanced bodyweight exercises such as the one-legged squat or working the abs (such as the brutally effective suspended crunch). It's a good form of stability training that develops coordinated bodily control and helps defines the body. 

Combining the two pieces of equipment allows for a well-rounded, total-body routine with minimal investment.

Fitness Anywhere, retailers of our favorite Suspension Trainer - The TRX, regularly release Suspension Training DVD's to help train you in suspension-based exercise. Their latest DVD, TRX Kettlebell: Iron Circuit Conditioning is a fully instructed workout featuring both the kettlebell and TRX, and is even instructed by RKC Chief Instructor, Pavel Tsatsouline.

To preview the video checkout the Fitness Anywhere website. 

Check out this video by GrappleFit on their YouTube stream showing UFC fighter Ross Pearson taking on a gruelling MMA workout featuring the Fitstream Rings in ring push-ups and fly exercises.

Ross is an English professional mixed martial arts fighter from Sunderland who was the lightweight division winner of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.