...with no drugs or surgery. Read this inspiring article on real life experience of Tracy Reifkind, featured in the Vitalics magazine (PDF file: 600 KB).

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This revolutionary full body training program is fun, invigorating and great for all fitness levels

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New! ACE Study Proves Kettlebells King of Cardio, Fat Burning

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

• NEW! Why A Kettlebell? By Mark Reifkind, Master SFG. Why a kettlebell? To bring out the athlete inside. Kettlebells are seemingly everywhere these days in the fitness world.


• NEW! The AK-47 of Exercise Equipment By Pavel Tsatsouline, Chairman. Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor the (in)famous AK-47 assault rifle, recently passed away at the age of 94. RIP.


• NEW! If You Want To Be STRONG, You Must Be TOUGH By Mark Reifkind, Master SFG. I probably shouldn't write this. It's not the politically correct thing to say. Some people will be offended. But that's okay, as we...


• The Miracle of Feed Forward Tension
• 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

• StrongFirst.com
  The new organization of Pavel Tsatsouline. Kettlebell, Barbell and Bodyweight Strength training. Certifications, User Courses and all things Strength.
  
• Peter Lakotos, Master SFG Instructor
  http://peterlakatos.hu/
• Shaun Cairns, Master SFG Instructor
  http://www.kettlebellsforafrica.co.za
• Jon Engum, Master SFG Instructor
  http://www.extremetraining.net
• Geoff Neupert, Master SFG Instructor
  http://chasingstrength.com
• David Whitley, Master SFG Instructor
  http://irontamerdavidwhitley.com
• Gray Cook's FMS site
  http://www.functionalmovement.com/SITE
• Kettlebell Los Angeles: Dr. Mark Cheng, Senior SFG Instructor's site. THE place to train kettlebells in Los Angeles.
  http://www.kettlebellslosangeles.com
• Brett Jones: This is Brett Jones, Master SFG Instructor'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/