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| Hello, my name is Nathan Donahue and I am a fitness and Russian Kettlebell enthusiast. I love to work out with my Kettlebells to burn fat, build muscle, and improve my conditioning for other sports. I was a competitive rugby player and powerlifter for many years but always struggled with my weight and conditioning. I never seemed to be able to get really fit and lean while maintaining my strength, which at the time was my priority. I first learned about Kettlebells when reading a weight lifting book called, Power to the People, by Pavel Tsatsouline. It was a good book for improving my powerlifting numbers but what really caught my attention was the advertisements for Russian Kettlebells in the back of the book. I had never heard of "kettleballs" as I called them back then, but they were supposed to help you burn fat and improve athletic performance without making you a whimpy cardio guy! As a 250 lbs competitive powerlifter I was intrigued. So I went to www.dragondoor.com, the publisher of Power to the People, and read more about kettlebells. Finally I bought one 35 lbs bell, a book called The Russian Kettlebell Challenge, also be Pavel Tsatsouline, and a video, From Russian with Tough Love. It took me a couple of days to learn how to use the kettlebell but once I did I was hooked. I would train with the bell until I thought I was going to pass out. My sessions were about 45 minutes a day every other day. The days I didn't use the kettlebell I would do my normal Sheiko Powerlifting program. If you know anything about Sheiko Powerlifting you would know I was grossly over training at the time. But the fact is the results were amazing. Within two weeks I lost a ton of fat, my vertical jump increased dramatically, and even my powerlifts went up. I attribute this to improved explosiveness and better GPP (general physical preparedness). From then on Russian Kettlebells were a big part of my training regime. Whenever I fell away from them the fat would pile back on as I have a bit of an issue with over eating (I am a pig), so I need the high metabolic rate that kettlebell training provides. The reason I decided to start this site was that I wanted to share the results that kettlebells had for me with others. You too can get in great shape, lose fat, and become a better athlete; and all in the privacy of your own home, or even outside! They are better than any home gym, and I would know, I used to sell them, but they take up no space! In my opinion Russian Kettlebells are the perfect solution to todays obesity epidemic. People were meant to be fit and strong and I think we have forgotten that. Anyways, If you want to ask me a question or send me information on kettlebells, please post it in the comments of my blog. |