This is my Russian Kettlebell Blog and is a fitness blog. It is updated daily. Learn how to lose weight, build muscle and get in great shape. I am a kettlebell enthusiast and publisher of www.kettl...
Full Bio
Is The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Reality Show for Real?
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
by: Jayson Hunter Registered Dietitian, CSCSWe are going to be talking a little bit about the confusion there was on the show The Biggest Loser, a lot of people watch that show. In the first week all these people, extremely heavy people lost a ton of weight and then the second week really nobody lost any weight. In fact, to my knowledge, one per...
Read on »
The Key Superfoods You Need For Weight Loss
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
by: Jayson Hunter Registered Dietitian, CSCS The reason why you need to incorporate these superfoods into your diet is because they provide excellent nutrients that fuel your body for optimum efficiency as well as help reduce inflammation which allows you to recover better between workouts. All this means you make greater progress in your weight...
Read on »
Carb Rotation Qestion & Answer
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
By Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter There's been a LOT of talk on the Internet lately about the latest diet guru on the scene. He's a Registered Dietitian and fitness expert named Jayson Hunter.Chances are you've recently heard about his Carb Rotation DietAnd lately I've been getting questions from readers whether or not his program truly does...
Read on »
Weight Loss Tips for Six Pack Abs
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Quick Weight Loss Tips to Lose Weight Fast By Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter Weight loss tips for six pack abs are in high demand these days. It seems everywhere you turn dieters everywhere are searching for the secret to the ever elusive flat belly. Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter, who has helped hundreds and hundreds of people lose wei...
Read on »
Eating Healthy During the Economic Crisis
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Eating Healthy During the Economic Crisis Registered Dietitian Offers Nutritional "Bailout" Plan St. Charles, MO 10/16/2008 07:21 PM GMT (TransWorldNews) Eating healthy is often determined to be too expensive for the average American. Fast food and foods loaded with fat and sugar tend to be inexpensive and always at hand. Registere...
Read on »
The Key to Controlling Insulin Levels and Looking Great in Your Mini Skirt
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
The Key to Controlling Insulin Levels and Looking Great in Your Mini Skirt By Registered Dietitian Jayson Hunter Insulin level is controlled and manipulated by the glycemic load of foods. In your mini skirt diet plan you want to consume lower glycemic foods to produce a lower glycemic load which keeps your insulin levels lower. By doing this yo...
Read on »
3 Ways Carbohydrates Can Make You Fat
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Can carbohydrates make you fat? Are carbohydrates essential for fueling the body and having it run efficiently? Do I need to watch my intake of carbohydrates to prevent fat storage? The answer to all 3 questions is Yes!So what does all this mean? Am I not to eat carbs or am I supposed to eat carbs? How many carbs should I eat? What types? The en...
Read on »
Lose Weight Fast With These Three Mindset Tips
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Quick weight loss follows with the right frame of mind. To lose weight fast, you need to be in the right frame of mind. I believe too many people enter into a diet plan without mentally preparing for it first.Quick weight loss is possible. Everyone knows that. But the challenge is keeping the pounds and inches off. And that takes the right menta...
Read on »
Halloween Fat Loss Pumpkin Workout
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Halloween is coming up and all the women are going to dress like animals, nurses, or horror characters, only slutty ones! That's right, it is the time of year for women to dress like school girls or sexy 80's celebs in without anyone being able to call them names. As a red blooded man I am all for the short skirts and low cut tops, but only if t...
Read on »
New Kettlebell Fat Burning Exercise from Rick Carranza
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise
I was surfing youtube.com today looking for a fresh new exercise that I had never seen or tried when I came across this cool one being demonstrated by Rick Carranze. I don't know if he invented it or not but I have never seen it before and it sure looks tough (I don't even know the name of it!). This drill is a combination of the kettlebell snat...
Read on »
Russian Kettlebell Bear Crawls for Six Pack Abs and Lean Muscle
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise
When I was in Thai Boxing we didn't use kettlebells to build strength and conditioning. Instead we did endless body weight drills to build core strength and physical toughness. Now that I am more focused on strength I still use body weight drills, but I also use kettlebells and weights. The kettlebell bear crawl is a combination of a body weight...
Read on »
How to do a kettlebell hang clean the right way every time
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise
When people first pick up a kettlebell, the first exercise they are taught is the kettlebell two handed swing. Once they master one and two handed swings, people generally learn the kettlebell clean next. Kettlebell hang cleans are a great fat burning exercise that will also improve muscle imbalances around the shoulder girdle and help you burn ...
Read on »
Circuit Training Fat Burning Workout using Kettlbell Swings
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
I attend a boot camp fitness class twice per week with my fiance. Training in a group atmosphere makes it a fun and social event but also forces us to work harder in a sort of competitive way. Anyways, in the boot camps we often do circuit training to ensure we burn fat and get the most training density possible in one hour. Now circuit training...
Read on »
Working Out When Traveling to Lose Weight and Stay Fit
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Sticking to a regular weight loss and healthy eating routine is pretty easy when you are at home in your natural environment and you have that routine created. The problem for a lot of people who are new to a healthy lifestyle is that once their routine is broken it can be hard to get back into it. Travelling, for example, is a major killer of f...
Read on »
Quick Fat Loss Workout with Dumbbells, Squat Thrusts
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
Yesterday I posted a simple fat burning body weight workout. In the spirit of simplicity and effectiveness I decided to post a quick fat burning workout that requires only a pair of light dumbbells and about two square feet of floor space. Talk about minimal requirements, eh? Oh, for those of you who don't know I am Canadian so I say "eh&qu...
Read on »
How to diagnose and prevent overtraining
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise
First off I want to let you guys know about a great blog I came across, Josh's Garage. He has some really good strength and fat loss posts and some interesting opinions about kettlebell training. Since I have once again pushed myself into over training I thought it might be a good time to write about the much maligned subject. Over training is ...
Read on »
Kettlebell Workout of the Day, plus a new kettlebell exercise!
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise
Yesterday I attended a kettlebell class taught by Marty Hansen. As much as I like to think I know about kettlebell training I always learn something new when I attend his classes. I also really like having someone else tell me what to do! If it was up to me all I would do are swings, cleans and snatches but he forces us to do all kinds of moveme...
Read on »
Kettlebell Windmill Exercise for Six Pack Abs and Core Strength
by
Nathan D.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise
If you want a really nice body you need six pack abs and if you want an functional body you need a strong core. Luckily they are often one in the same thing provided you are lean enough to show muscle definition in the stomach region. If you want to lean out enough to show off your abs just read some of my previous fat burning posts. If you need...
Read on »