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Via Body Philosophy : This is one way to encourage healthy eating. Ready - Aim - Splat.

Via Physical Strategies : a gathering of armwrestling PRs. How do you measure up?

Figure competitor Mary Bell.

Just when I thought outdoor training had started in earnest, the rains started. Whilst sheltering from the storms :

• Articles : Mich neatly wrapped up UFC 77, Jedd looked at this year's Backyard Bastard Bash and Jason Kirby demonstrated another round of incredibly inventive exercises in Flavor for Training.
• Videos : The Science of Superhuman Strength analyses the Truck Pull, Chris Webb successfully navigates the Wheel of Life and the 9th annual Windsor-West Hants Pumpkin Regatta takes place. What can I say.
• Sites : The video-sharing-strength scene gets a little bigger with StrongTube, Jason shows what CrossFit workouts are like on a daily basis and Robb Wolf helps keep you to the nutritional straight-and-narrow.
• Ideas : Learn how to squat deeper, 'Surround the Dragon' in your strength training and knock up a chinning bar for $40.
• Bonus : From the Diesel Crew - Shin Splints Rehab Protocol. I hope you never need this, but the approach here is nothing less than spot-on. Superb.
  

Nice and simple. Head over to Nia Kelley's blog for the details.

Bodybuilder Xin Li Cao.

Just got your first kettlebell and wondering what to do with it? Here are some great places to start.

Exercises

Kettlebells are incredibly versatile tools. Here are some great exercise ideas.

• Sample kettlebell exercises (Mike Mahler)
• KB Exercise Index (this site)

Articles

• Kettlebell training (Dragon Door)
• Kettlebells articles (Bodybuilding.com)
• Kettlebell 101 (Anthony DiLuglio)

Newsletters

For a regular supply of great kettlebell information, check out the following newsletters. Several of them come with free kettlebell ebooks, making this a very worthwhile proposition indeed.

• Minute of Strength (Anthony DiLuglio)
• Aggressive Strength Magazine (Mike Mahler)
• London Kettlebells
• FullKontact (Steve Cotter)

Books

• Enter The Kettlebell!
• From Russia with Tough Love

NB : for more great strength training books, check out the recommendations from the Straight to the Bar writers.

DVDs

• Kettlebells The Iron Core Way
• The Art of Strength:Providence

Sites and blogs

• No Fear Fitness (Lisa Shaffer)
• On the Edge Fitness (Lauren Brooks)
• Canadian Kettlebell Magazine
• The blogs of Mark and Tracy Reifkind

If you've come across any other great kettlebell resources, just leave a comment below.

A double bottom-up press from Kenneth Jay, better known as the 'Dane of Pain'.

This is a guest post by personal trainer Jason Kirby. - Flavor For Training. Enjoy.

Ever walked in the gym with a game plan, knowing exactly what area you want to work on, but day in and day out the routine gets stagnant and boring. Well look no further, here's a few ideas that can help you get back on track, and a way to definitely bring some stares in the weight room. This article will be short and sweet, no fancy writings, just here's the picture, here's what it does, and leave the rest up to you.

Barbell Sit-up

The first exercise on the platter was the barbell sit-up. It's basically replacing the kettlebell, or dumbbell, or weight plate with a barbell. Lie down so that the barbell is over your chest, and as you rise up, the barbell is overhead.

Barbell Roll-out

The next one that we like is the barbell roll out; not every gym has ab-wheels, (evil wheels) and not every musclehead is secure enough with themselves to be caught using one of these. So get creative, add a plate on each side of the bar, and presto! A big boy, big girl ab wheel. Keep your back rounded, and extend as far out as you can comfortably.

Hanging Lateral Hip Swing

The last core exercise to be mentioned is the hanging lateral hip swings. This one is fun and you can clearly mix tempos to see what's right for you. Hang from a bar, (wider is better) and then swing your hips like a pendulum, this gives you lateral flexion using the legs as the weight. To make things hard, swing quick, and hold out as long as you can.

Now we shift our emphasis to the lower body. Twisting squats and circular squats are next on the agenda. I would strongly avoiding the temptation to load the weight up. Go for higher reps, especially on the twisting squats as this can improperly load the spine and cause injuries. The twisting squats is a bit difficult to explain, and a picture and video just does the job better. A circular squat is a wide stanced squat in which you lower more towards one side, weave through to the other, and come up on the other side.

Twisting Squats

Circular Squats

Partner Leg Press

If you have a stability ball, and a willing partner this can bring some interesting stares. It's fun, and if the leg press is all tied up, hey you can still keep going. One person lays down with their feet on the ball, the other acts as the weight bearing down on them as much as they choose to.

Now we head over the medicine ball, this is just a couple of complexes I have my clients do to shake up the routine. You can be as creative as you want with reps, tempos, and leg position (straddled, or closed). The more balls you have access to, the better.

Barbell Two Hands Anyhow

To top things off we can finish with a barbell two handed anyhow. You can get in this as you would for a Turkish Get Up, or get into the anyhow position and have someone hand you the weight. Remember to squeeze tightly, or this thing will move a bit.

Via Rif's Blog : Clubbell training at the beach. Good fun.