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Articles written by Mark Reifkind on Kettlebell Training, Powerlifting and Gymnastics

• NEW! The Miracle of Feed Forward Tension
• NEW! Kettlebell Muscle
• How to Build a Squat
• Snatch VO2: How to use the KB Snatch to redefine cardiovascular training! by Kenneth Jay SRKC
• Interview with Mark by Dr. Mark Cheng - In this second installment of the interview, Mark shares his story of triumph over tragedy and how Russian kettlebells played a crucial role in his rehabilitation and rise. (PDF file: 878 KB)
• How to assess and fix length tension relationships — to eliminate pain, reduce the chance of injury and enhance your athletic performance. (PDF file: 1 MB)
• From Handstands to Bench Press to Jerks...
• Length Tension Relationships And How To Restore Lost Function (PDF file: 405 KB)
• Interview with Mark by Dr. Mark Cheng - In this first of a two-part interview, Rif shares the first part of his background in elite athletics and the numerous career-ending injuries that forced him to reinvent himself. (PDF file: 432 KB)
• The RKC as a Stand Alone System (PDF file: 395 KB)
• The Evolution of Westside Barbell Training — Part I
• The Evolution of Westside Barbell Training — Part II
• Strength is a Choice: From Gymnastics to Powerlifting to Kettlebells
  An article by Mark Reifkind, featured in the Hard-Style magazine (PDF file: 612 KB).
• Lose 100 Pounds in Less Than A Year — Read this inspiring article on real life experience of Tracy Reifkind, featured in the Vitalics magazine (PDF file: 600 KB).
• Frank Shamrock's Kettlebell Training
• Powerlifting + Kettlebells: A Devastating Training Combination of Strength, Power and Endurance
• Gymnastics, Posture and Injury
• A New Component to Rotator Cuff Care
• Kettlebell Training for Gymnasts
• Kettlebell Training for Gymnasts II

Links to other interesting KB and strength sites

• Andrea DuCane MRKC
  http://www.kettlebellfitness.com
• Peter Lakotos SrRKC
  http://www.trainlikeaman.com
• Shaun Cairns SrRKC
  http://www.kettlebellsforafrica.co.za
• Jon Engum SrRKC
  http://www.extremetraining.net
• Geoff Neupert MRKC
  http://chasingstrength.com
• David Whitley MRKC
  http://irontamerdavidwhitley.com
• Jeff O'Conner MRKC
  http://www.outlawstrengthsystems.com
• Gray Cook's FMS site
  http://www.functionalmovement.com/SITE
• Kettlebell Los Angeles: Dr. Mark Cheng RKC Team Leader's site.THE place to train kettlebells in Los Angeles.
  http://www.kettlebellslosangeles.com
• THE place for kettlebells and the KB community. Pavels and John Ducane's site. This is where it all started.
  http://www.dragondoor.com/
• Brett Jones: This is Brett Jones, Sr. RKC's website. One of the smartest and strongest instructors out there.
  http://www.appliedstrength.com/
• The best eating plan I've found:
  http://www.warriordiet.com/
• The best strength training journal of all time(MILO) and fantastic, really well thought out and perfectly made weight training equipment.
  http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/opencms/ironmind/