Brian S.

San Francisco, California
Certified Personal Trainer in Portland Oregon. Fitness and kettlebells are a hobby of mine when... Full Bio
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Here we go again … by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Wow, what a difference a year makes! We have been neglecting our dear blog. If you have stuck around, thanks! We will be posting more frequently now. Getting fit with our kett ... Read on »
Dragondoor offers risk-free guarantee! by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss While I was writing some reviews and other information for our website today, I came upon something I didn’t realize before!This is a guarantee that Brian and I have never had ... Read on »
Why do I keep coming back to my kettlebell? by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A couple of years ago - maybe two and a half to be more exact - I started working out with Russian Kettlebells and was pretty much hooked. Let’s face it, though. I’m human, an ... Read on »
Intensity by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss The biggest mistake I see people make in the gym is they do not workout with any intensity. They just go through the motions on a treadmill or elliptical, maybe meander aroun ... Read on »
41 Days Until Christmas - Gift Certificates Released! by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Yikes - only forty-one days left until Christmas! What has happened to 2007?If this year has gone by as fast for you as it has for me, then you also haven’t even *started* yo ... Read on »
Motivation to Exercise by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I have taken about a two week break from exercise, due to my job being pretty busy this time of year! Today I made myself get up early, and after ’snoozing’ for twenty minutes ... Read on »
one healthy change by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Welcome to our new fitness blog! My name is Brian and I’m a personal trainer. I started learning about fitness in earnest in order to get in shape and not waste any time in ... Read on »
The Ultimate Workout for Women by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss If you are like me - gosh - you just love anything that comes in a kit. It could be a pack of chapsticks packaged in a shiney bag, and you just gotta have it!Last Christmas I ... Read on »
Gettin’ Strong by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Perhaps the best book I’ve ever read on strength training was “Power To The People” by Pavel Tsatsouline. In it he details how to build extremely high levels of full body str ... Read on »
a story of inspiration by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss We are both inspired by people who achieve results with their hard work … be it weight loss or any other difficult goal.Here is a story I came across today. With Diet, ... Read on »
Holiday Workout Guide by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Well, it’s finally here…Christmas and New Years. Office parties, family gatherings, tons of calories, no time to workout. I get it, and have already succumbed to a “t ... Read on »
The Thing about Iron Absorption by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss About six months ago, I signed up for blood donation, as the Red Cross was doing a drive right where I work. Needles are *not* my favorite thing, but after surviving all of th ... Read on »
Measuring Your Progress and Stepping on the Scale by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss So, if you are a woman, you may be a bit addicted to that darn scale, as I used to be! There was hardly a day that I stepped on it, and if my weight was up a little bit, I wo ... Read on »
Frequently Asked Kettlebell Questions … What do I wear? by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss We are going to begin a series of occasional blog posts answering frequently asked questions. We are often asked the same questions, over and over, and so it’s high-time you ... Read on »
New Year Fitness Resolutions by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Happy New Year!It’s 2008 already, seems like 2007 flew by. Have you reached your fitness goals for 2007? Are you fit and healthy or on a collision course with the health car ... Read on »
Frequently Asked Kettlebell Questions … Is it a Kettleball? by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I can’t tell you how many times I have heard kettlebells referred to as kettleballs! Which brings us to our next FAQ in our blog series: Which is it exactly … kettle ... Read on »
Swinging Off The Fat by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss The foundation exercise for kettlebell lifting is the swing. The easiest form of it is the 2 hand swing. Grab the handle with both hands, let gravity swing it back through y ... Read on »
The Card Deck Workout by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss This one is a classic and a great way to get a fast workout that changes things up a little. The way I learned it, you get a deck of cards and alternate between push ups and ... Read on »
Frequently Asked Questions: What is a plank? by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Now that you know what the core is…I will go over two great exercises that focus on strengthening the deep muscles of the core. These exercises involve little motion p ... Read on »
Core Training by Brian S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss This post was originally just going to be about an exercise called the “plank” but I can’t go there without discussing exactly what the “core” is and its function.The core isn ... Read on »