Nathan D. Patient Expert

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Kettlebell Workout of the Day by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Here is today's kettlebell workout to be done in a complex fashion (do one round of each drill then rest 3 minutes or so). Mobility Drills, 10 minutesDynamic Warm-Up, 10 minut ... Read on »
Kettlebell News by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise IKFF Update - Rome CKT Ken Blackburn. Hello everyone, We have some very important updates in regard to the IKFF CKT in Rome, Italy. First, Emanuele Mattera is no longer the ... Read on »
Kettlebell Workout of the Day by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Today my friend Casey and I hit the backyard for a fun kettlebell workout. It was really hot today so the workout was short and snappy, with the only interruptions being his 3 ... Read on »
Fat Burning Kettlebell Workout, Plus Some Paleo Diet Stuff! by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hey everyone. The other day I received an Amazon.com gift certificate so I did a little shopping. I ended up buying a book called The Paleo Diet for Athletes, by Loren Cordain ... Read on »
This Weekend's Powerlifting Workouts by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Max Effort Bench Press Day: 2 Board Press for a max tripleIncline Dumbbell Triceps Toss 6 x 8-10Pull-ups x 50 repsHammer Curls 3 x 5Seated Face Pulls 3 x 15-20Max Effort Squat ... Read on »
Barbell Complex Workout For Fat Loss and Hypertrophy by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise In my last post I wrote about my morning mobility/body weight warm-up workout. This afternoon I hit the gym and did a tough but quick barbell complex to really spark my metabo ... Read on »
Powerlifting Workout, Speed Bench by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Here is the Speed Bench workout we did yesterday: Chain Bench Press 10 x 3 with 50% raw max plus about 100 lbs chain weight at the topPull-ups paired 6 x 5 with Triceps Dumbbe ... Read on »
Kettlebell Fat Burning Workout by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hey guys, Here is a great fat burning workout I did today as active recovery between powerlifting days. Mobility Work (10 mins)Dynamic Warm-up (reverse lunge with twist, side ... Read on »
Actually Doing Someting! by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Nobody cares about something you didn't do. The same goes for something you almost did, thought about doing, or are going do to...when you get to it. Nobody cares, so stop tal ... Read on »
Active Recuperation Days by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise If you train hard on a regular basis you will soon learn that every day can't be a balls to the wall workout, especially if you train 6 days a week like most athletes. Your wo ... Read on »
Body Weight Workout and Some Lifting by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Today I had two training, one easy body weight circuit as I try to break my body back into shape after a 6 week layoff in Ottawa and Greece. The rest was nice but man am I ama ... Read on »
Kettlebell Fat Burning Complex by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I was reading a great article on T-Nation the other day called, Screw Cardio! Four Complexes for a Shredded Physique, and it reminded me of why kettlebell training is so effec ... Read on »
Max Effort Bench Press and Max Effort Squat Workouts by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Saturday and Sunday are Max Effort days for our powerlifting team. On these day's we pick one major lift (the lift is different every time) and work up to a max single, hopefu ... Read on »
Reader Mail, Building Yourself for Strongman Competition by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hi Nathan, Ive just been reading your blog with regards to kettlebell training and noticed that you used to do powerlifting. I'm currently training towards my first strongma ... Read on »
Vegan Athletes, by Craig Ballantyne by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Guest report from Craig Ballantyne, I'm not going to lie to you...I wanted to write an article today about how MacDanzig, the UFC fighter who follows a vegan diet, won his fi ... Read on »
Tuesday Strength Workout by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Today I hit the gym in preparation for a bench press contest I have entered for the end of July. With a wedding coming up and having just started a new job I opted out of the ... Read on »
Get your fat butt outside! by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Well summer is finally here for real now in Canada, altough it did snow here in Calgary two weeks ago! Summer is a great time to take your training outside and get creative. H ... Read on »
Speed Squat Workout by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hey guys, here is Wednesday's speed squat workout. Use speed work if you want to improve explosiveness and/or technique in a specific lift. I am preparing for a powerlifting m ... Read on »
Speed Bench Press Training by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Tuesday's are Speed Bench training for me so I hit the gym to do just that. For speed bench, use about 55-65% of your 1 rep max. The goal is move the weight extremely fast, fo ... Read on »
Time Under Tension Training by Nathan D. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I read a great article on T-nation yesterday that I feel bears repeating for you guys. It is called My Greatest Gains Ever: Dave Tate, and written by Nate Green. Make sure you ... Read on »