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Aleks Salkin

Aleks Salkin

Real world strength through kettlebells, calisthenics, and natural movement

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Get Noticeably Stronger In 10 seconds

October 9, 2019 by Aleks Salkin

No joke.  It works like magic (except it's science). Wanna make your lifts stronger almost instantly? If you said "no", get off my page. If you said "yes", this small trick will be right up your alley. It's nothing new, it's nothing fancy, and it's nothing "X-TREME", but it gets the job done like "Dayum!" and the difference you'll notice when you start making this trick a regular part of your routine will be unmistakable. It's called pre-tensing the muscles, and it's … [Read more...] about Get Noticeably Stronger In 10 seconds

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Get Stronger *without* adding weight

October 9, 2019 by Aleks Salkin

Sound impossible? Think again. If there's one thing that people are discovering more and more with the ever-increasing frustration wrought by the multitude of fitness fads pimped by the fitness industry on the daily, it's that simple is better - not to mention more effective, more time efficient, and friendlier on the wallet than wringing it out every time a shiny new magic bullet screams your way from across the TV inducing you to "call now, supplies are limited!" What's more, people … [Read more...] about Get Stronger *without* adding weight

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Handstand pushups

October 9, 2019 by Aleks Salkin

Discover the secret of old time strongmen for building badass overhead pressing strength Handstand pushups: for LEGENDARY upper body power Putting heavy stuff over your head is the ultimate show of strength.  Always has been, always will be.  Deadlifting, squatting, and every other worthy strength move will always be useful and important, but no exercise separates the men from the boys quite like the military press.  Powerlifting coach extraordinaire Marty Gallagher once … [Read more...] about Handstand pushups

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How (And Why) To Crawl For 10 Minutes Straight

October 9, 2019 by Aleks Salkin

“I said look you need to crawl before you ball”- Kanye WestEvery exercise has a standard to accomplish before you can rightfully say you’ve gone from “suck” to “entry level good.” For the deadlift it’s double bodyweight. For the one-arm press it’s half your bodyweight. And for crawling it’s moving your bodyweight non-stop for 10 minutes.Why 10 minutes? Simple: it’s daunting, but doable. No matter what variation(s) you’re using, you've hit a new level of ability both physically and mentally after … [Read more...] about How (And Why) To Crawl For 10 Minutes Straight

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How (And Why) To Train Around An Injury

October 9, 2019 by Aleks Salkin

There are about a million reasons - I'll give you just a chosen few. Think back to a time in your life when your car got a scratch on it, so you decided to stop driving it, keep it parked in the garage, and never drive it again, preferring instead to let it rust out and fall apart. Or perhaps to a time when your favorite pants got a rip in them, so you decided to stop wearing your entire wardrobe, choosing instead to just wear the clothes you still had on until they went ratty and turned … [Read more...] about How (And Why) To Train Around An Injury

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