Author: Tom Denham

I was a serious runner in the 1990’s. How serious? I completed a marathon every month from November 1993 through December 1994 – 14 in a row. Then in 1995 I moved to Georgia, got married, and within two years had...

Kettlebell experts say that a man of average strength should begin training with a 16 kg (35-pound) kettlebell. The 16 kg bell comes with the Enter the Kettlebell Starter Kit I ordered from DragonDoor.com this past January, but...

I trained to run a marathon back in 1993 and set a goal of completing 26.2 miles in less than 4 hours. I missed the mark by 20 minutes, so decided to run another one on a flatter course two weeks later. I missed the mark by 40...

Warmup: Face-the-wall squats – 2 x 10 Shoulder rolls – 2 x 10 Good mornings – 2 x 10 Halos – 10 – 8 kg kettlebell, 180 pounds Get-ups – 1, 2, 3 L/R – 8 kg kettlebell – 12 reps, 216 pounds Workout: Clean and press –...

The difference in my workout today and my workout on Monday was mostly in how I handled the swings. Today I set a timer to beep every 15 seconds. I picked up a 24 kg kettlebell and performed two-handed swings for 10 minutes...