About this episode

Aleks Salkin discusses alternatives for those who struggle with fundamental movements like crawling and introduces his 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge.

Sometimes, despite your ambitions, your body simply pushes back against your attempts to get stronger. For some exercises finding an alternative is easy. For instance, if your shoulders can't yet handle military presses, you can always knock a home run out of the ballpark with pushups and lay the foundation for military pressing strength later on down the line. But what do you do when you can't do even the most fundamental of movements, like crawling? I give some insights on how to work around - and then barrel through - this conundrum in this short episode. On that note: If you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it's just 9 minutes long, and it's designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them. Even cooler: Many find that it actually amplifies their strength in their favorite kettlebell and bodyweight moves, like presses, squats, pullups, and more. And best of all, it's free. How free? I'm talkin' freer…

People in this episode

Host: Aleks Salkin

Topics covered

• strength training
• body movement
• fitness alternatives
• resilience
• kettlebell training

Keywords

• crawling
• strength
• fitness
• kettlebell
• bodyweight
• training
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Products: 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge

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