Good Monday to you all! I hope everyone had a great week. Today I wanted to share my favorite content from my Kettlebell Performance MasterClass from last week. Click on the images to catch the good stuff. Hope you enjoy! Darius One of My Favorite Success Stories Explosive Training for Adults …
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Happy New Year to you all! I’m so excited about the next decade and where DSP is going! We had a great year of training. Before I completely close the book on 2019, I wanted to get you all our most viewed videos from Instagram. Make sure to check the out! All the Best! Darius 1.…
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Twelve years ago I was big into powerlifting. I was hanging out with the likes of Marty Gallagher and Kirk Kaworski as my training goals focused more on absolute strength. At the time, outside of Marty the person known for training the strongest lifters in the world was Louie Simmons. Louie is the founder of Westside Barbell…
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This past weekend was a great success and a lot of fun as we rolled out the first Kettlebells for Sport Performance Seminar! We were so fortunate to have an amazing group of attendees including doctors, physical therapists, strength trainers, and kettlebell enthusiasts. The centerpiece was the new 44-week DSP Training Manual. With that…
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Happy Monday to you all! First and foremost, I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. We had another busy weekend at DSP training athletes and certifying Coaches in the “Hardstyle” methods of kettlebell training! Yep, we held another AWESOME kettlebell cert this weekend! Most in the group were either Chiropractors or Physical Therapist. And they…
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Hey there I hope you all enjoyed Mother’s Day! It was a very special one for me. I spent the day with my kids and my daughter and granddaughter at her new place in Fort Totten. She has a cool little spot! We grilled a bunch of good food and I even got a chance…
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Happy Monday to you all! I am back for the second installment of the DSP Video Weekly Recap. It sounds like everyone enjoyed the first video. We received a number of emails from our readers. Many said that they loved the video and wanted to see even more. Very cool!! It was another busy week…
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I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from us! Just wanted to let you know that we’re still around and still having fun spreading the Kettlebell Gospel! 😉 This past weekend we had the opportunity to work with a group of sharp medical and fitness pros that came from all across the U.S.…
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No other sport is like baseball and softball when comes to the need for explosive athleticism. Players must go from 0 to 100 without much notice. Paradoxically, no other sport provides a worse environment for training the requisite athleticism for peak performance and lasting health within the sport. Fast-paced, flowing sports like basketball…
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I just listened to an interview of Tony Veney, a great track coach that has coached 3 NCAA champions, 33 All-Americans, and 15 conference Champions from UCLA, NC A&T, Cal State Northridge, and now at Ventura Community College. This guy oozes passion, experience, and love for his athletes. When asked about some of…
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The Winter session provided more testimony for how we help clients create championship versions of themselves. They work hard. No gimmicks. Just a great process that keeps getting better. Congratulations to our clients that dug in, trusted, listened, and applied. If you missed the blog on our high schooler that picked…
DetailsYoung players, coaches, and parents are being led astray by the siren-call of weighted balls and the promise of a short-cut to turbo-charged velocity. Don’t buy it. Stay away. Stay away. Stay away. This is a huge distraction from the real work needed to address the root cause of issues for the vast majority…
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Last week one of our clients in the DSP Advanced Pitching Program set a new personal record by throwing 80 mph. He came to DSP five weeks earlier at 68 mph. 12 MPH in five weeks. The best part is that he has more in the tank, much more. I will tell you how he…
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We are big believers in the benefits the Functional Movement Screen (“FMS”) provides clients. The importance of the assessment is especially heightened for high school athletes that are subjected to physical and emotional loads far greater than they experienced playing in youth leagues. High school practices are often longer, more frequent, and may…
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