By JohnWild on 9/10/2009 2:16 PM

Well, I have finally taken the plunge into online training . I have thought about it in the past and spent years programing when I worked at Equinox Fitness. Lately I have been training with the Evil Coach Kanygin and he has inspired me to get into the online training scene. So far, I have to say I really like it. It's funny, I coach Ketlebells so much these days that I forget that I am a CSCS and have been a trainer for so long. To think for all those years It was how I identified myself,,, sheesh. Anywhoo, I couldn't be more excited about his and if any of you have interest in this shoot me ... Read More »

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By JohnWild on 9/2/2009 3:48 PM

There is a lot going on with the OKC these days. I have been training with the newest OKC advisor and my personal coach Denis Kanygin that I am considering a return to the platform early next year. My numbers have been going up and my training has changed so drastically in the past few months that showing off a little seems like a lot of fun. I am not sure which comp to go to but if there is another Arnold you know I'll be there

Another thing that has been going on is my venture into online training. I will be releasing the format over th ... Read More »

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By JohnWild on 8/18/2009 6:55 PM

Well, we have a small workshop set up for Sept 19 at the loft in Oakland but of course when I sent out the invites on Facebook I said it was August 19 HOORAY!!! I can't seem to send out any sort of mass email without a typo, great :-)

Good news though is that it looks like we will be booking a workshop in New York in October. Stay tuned for details on that! We are working out the details now.

I should be getting my 2 48kg bells in the mail this week, I bought them in December but I knew ahead of time that it would take a while for them to get here, oh, and the 70.4kg megabell should be here this week too,,, rock n' roll!!!

By JohnWild on 8/9/2009 11:06 AM

Scott Helsley is a sick man. He is a Master of Sport (Long Cycle) and a hell of a nice guy but he has this little problem. He like to customize sport bells and turn them into the heaviest Kettlebells in the world. Most of the time a heavy bell means a huge bell, but Scott makes his ultra heavy bells in the standard sport bell size. So, he can make a 60+kg bell the sam size as a 24kg or a 32kg etc.

I have talked to Dr. Helsley many times about making an OKC bell. I could just never pull the trigger on it. However when I was all scrunched up in the back of that truck in Japan I thought "What the hell", or, "you only live once", blah blah blah. After spending a fe ... Read More »

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By JohnWild on 8/6/2009 2:09 PM

Well, I think I am closer to being back to normal after the Japan trip. It was an amazing experience and I learned so much about the Japanese people, culter, and transportation system :-). Rumor has it that Nazo and I may be able to come back in November or early December. We have a few things cooking and we will try to make it work.

I was training a new student yesterday and I was given a great compliment. He was asking me about all the different Kettlebell certifications and after I went through it with him he said that one of the reasons he worked with me was because while I was passionate about what I taught I was neutral when talking about the different schools. That made me very happy. I always tell folks that I am loyal to people, not organizations.

After my "friends blog" I got quite a few emails offering support. Some were f ... Read More »

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By JohnWild on 7/23/2009 3:59 PM

So, the two day OKC Tokyo workshop feels like it was a huge success! I enjoyed the students and working with Mr. Matsushita again. Mr. Yamada was a great host and we all worked very hard on some new and difficult technique. The next morning I woke up physically crushed! I was sore from head to toe and 100% exhausted! But it was a travel day and Nazo and I had to leave the hotel and head down to the Onsen by Yamaguchi Pref.

It was tough to get moving but when we got to the train we settled in for our 5 hour ride. After about 4 hours they told us via loudspeaker that there was a huge storm in the south and the last leg of our train ride would be cancelled. This left us about 150km from our next stop. After 3 more hours we were let off the train in Hiroshima and the train station was full with over 15,000 people! There were blue tarps all over the floor so people could sit and wait. There was no estimate for how long. M ... Read More »

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By JohnWild on 7/19/2009 3:29 PM

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By JohnWild on 7/18/2009 2:37 PM

Japan's First WKC Fitness Certification at Bungeling Bay Gym in Tokyo!

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By JohnWild on 7/17/2009 1:31 AM

It's funny, I don't write that often and I feel because of that sometimes I fall out of view. Every once in a while the idea that I should blog more kicks in and bang out several in a row and then I drop off. I don't really feel like anyone reads this, why would they? I am so inconsistant that they never know when I write.

Now I feel like I have gotten myself into a pickle. Every day I seem to be hurting people around me. It is not just one person on one side of an argument but rather it is several people on all different sides. They are my friends and I like them all in very personal ways. It hurts me to think that I will lose one or all of them. But every day i seem to do something that pisses one of them off. I have always felt like a neutral person in this whole kettlebell racket. I really do enjoy all different sorts of training and I like meeting pe ... Read More »

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By JohnWild on 7/5/2009 3:29 PM

Sport bells are great for training the classic sport lifts. They are all uniform size so as you progress from one weight to the next you don’t have to change you mechanics as the size of the bell changes. This is relevant in

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