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How to Remain a Human Dynamo and Retain a Perfect Physique—With the Magic of Kettlebells
180 pages. Paperback
Also available in ebook format
Discover How the Magic of Kettlebells Can Keep You Powerful, Strong and Supple—At Any Age...
Nothing ages us faster than the lack of regular, effective exercise. Muscles melt away, bones go brittle, posture stoops, skin sags, flab hangs—and joints creak. Pain, fear and fatigue become our constant companions.
The less you exercise, the faster you decline. However, not all exercise is created equal. Many forms of exercise may at best put you in a holding pattern, while other forms of exercise might even exacerbate your health issues.
The good news is that there is one form of exercise which can give you immeasurable health benefits, whatever your age. Regular, well-designed kettlebell workouts may not only reverse many symptoms of aging, but will actively contribute to building your strength and power well into your 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
Kettlebells are the only handheld weight that allows you to exercise aerobically, for cardio as well as anaerobically, for strength training. The kettlebell is the unique "gym in your hand" that can reward you with decades of high-yield health benefits.
Andrea Du Cane's The Ageless Body presents a complete De-Aging Masterplan, that gives everyone from the raw novice to the experienced athlete an opportunity to defy physical decline and hone themselves—safely, simply and progressively—into the muscular, energetic, magnetic specimens they deserve to be.
The Ageless Body provides everything you need to start training with kettlebells, whatever your current age or condition. Bonus sections cover warm-ups, joint mobility, balance and stability—to ensure your anti-aging kettlebell program covers all the essential elements for a long, active, safe and pain-free life. Enjoy!
Andrea Du Cane's companion DVD, The Kettlebell Boomer has been acclaimed by major authorities as one of the most significant programs of its kind—and The Kettlebell Boomer has established itself in the Top Ten Dragon Door DVDs by Review.
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How to Defy Aging and Be a Human Dynamo Throughout Your Senior Years—Thanks to Kettlebells With Master RKC, Andrea Du Cane
DVD 2 hours 50 minutes
"If you choose to reclaim your youth, look no further than The Kettlebell Boomer. Andrea Du Cane possesses a razor sharp mind and the kind of attention to detail that separates the high-end professionals from the also-rans. Which shall become obvious once you watch her DVD. Youth is a choice. Make it."—Pavel Tsatsouline, author of Enter the Kettlebell!
Reverse Aging, Reduce Pain, Restore Lost Vigor—And Stay Proud of Your Body
Nothing ages us faster than the lack of regular, effective exercise. Muscles melt away, bones go brittle, posture stoops, skin sags, flab hangs—and joints creak. Pain, fear and fatigue become our constant companions.
The less you exercise, the faster you decline. However, not all exercise is created equal. Many forms of exercise may at best put you in a holding pattern, while other forms of exercise might even exacerbate your health issues.
The good news is that there is one form of exercise which can give you immeasurable health benefits, whatever your age. Regular, well-designed kettlebell workouts may not only reverse many symptoms of aging, but will actively contribute to building your strength and power well into your 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
Discover how the magic of kettlebell exercise can keep you powerful, strong, supple and out of trouble—at any age…
Kettlebells are the only handheld weight that allows you to exercise aerobically, for cardio as well as anaerobically, for strength training. The kettlebell is the unique "gym in your hand" that can reward you with decades of high-yield health benefits.
Andrea Du Cane's Kettlebell Boomer presents a complete De-Aging Masterplan, that gives everyone from the raw novice to the experienced athlete an opportunity to defy physical decline and hone themselves—safely, simply and progressively—into the muscular, energetic, magnetic specimens they deserve to be.
Kettlebell Boomer provides everything you need to start training with kettlebells—with full instruction plus follow-along workouts. You will discover two main workouts, one with a strength focus and the other cardio. Watch four different people doing the workout, each representing a different level. Pick the right level for you and follow that person through the entire workout. Or you can switch between levels for different exercises.
Bonus sections cover warm-ups, joint mobility, balance and stability—to ensure your anti-aging kettlebell program covers all the essential elements for a long, active, safe and pain-free life. Enjoy! |
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“Stay Strong, Young, Toned
and Vibrant
With Andrea Du Cane’s High-Powered,
Super-High-Energy Kettlebell Cardio and Strength Workouts”
The ancient Greek Goddesses were famous for
their vigorous and vibrant strength, their
power, their grace and their physical elegance.
Now you have a realistic chance to make even a Greek Goddess
green with envy as you match—if not surpass—them
for athletic grace and high performance!
In this superbly produced, interactive, menu-based DVD, Senior
Russian Kettlebell Instructor, Andrea Du Cane challenges
and inspires you to seize that ideal of elegant strength
and make it your own.
Andrea’s powerful array of authentic kettlebell workouts,
plus cool downs and stretches, are guaranteed to reward you
with greater energy, greater well being, greater strength
and a superb figure. Fit for the Goddess you know you are!
Choose from a wide variety of Upper Body, Lower Body, Abs
and Cardio workouts, then mix and match to create your own
customized training program for godly perfection. Your results
will be strictly divine…
Or simply follow along with one of the six Goddess Workouts
for a complete, carefully targeted session designed to carve
away the fat and sculpt lean, toned muscles—ready and
willing to take on the world and win it all. Just like Athena… Just
like Nike…
Once the hard-kept secret of elite Russian athletes, special
forces and ‘manly’ men, the kettlebell is now
becoming the preferred tool for women who are tired of being
merely human and tired of mediocre results—and who
demand fast fat loss, high energy and exceptional physical
performance, now! Let Andrea show you the way…
- Receive inspiring, first-class personal
instruction from one of the nation’s
top female kettlebell athletes.
- Renew yourself with a constant variety
of targeted, high-yield workouts that meet
your changing needs.
- Redefine your body and exceed your mortal
limits, with the divine challenge of Andrea’s
patented Goddess Workouts.
Includes a Special Bonus Section of additional
drills to add further variety and power to
your workouts.
Contents include a PDF on How to Get the Most Out of Your
Kettlebell Goddess Workout DVD—plus special programming
tips.
 Download
DVD Info and Programming Tips
Learn More About
The Kettlebell Goddess DVD >>
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Awesome!
Rated 10 out of 10
I placed an order for Andrea's DVD when I was in St. Paul
for the September RKC. Receiving it in the mail 2 days ago,
I popped it into my computer for a mini sample workout before
work and have to say that in one quick "Goddess" segment
I was smoked and stoked! From the picture quality, angles
at which each exercise can be viewed, as well as the concept
and content packed into this user-friendly DVD, it triples
as a work-along workout, a reference on proper form, as well
as a workout structure guide. While I am an RKC and not a
new kettlebeller, along with all other kb practitioners I'm
sure, I am and should always be constantly working to refine
my form. Andrea's clarity (along w/that of Kristann's and
Nicole's) in explaining and displaying each exercise is worth
the price of the DVD alone. One of my trouble exercises is
the simple yet complex clean. Just by viewing the "quick
start review" feature of the DVD, I already feel like
I have a better understanding of this exercise that plagues
me and things are really starting to click! it is the subtleties
in form after all that makes all the difference at the end
of the day as we practice this skill called strength. One
complaint that I often have with predominantly female-tailored
exercise guides is that they often assume its audience is
beginner level; "Goddess" is for all-users (men
included) and I'd even veer to say that its workouts are
quite advanced, although they can be paced to any fitness
level, as the 3 ladies each show a different variation on
each exercise. I could go on and on but I hope you'll all
be the judge and do yourselves a favor to grab a copy of
your own. Great job Andrea and I look forward to working
with you again!
- Anna Shum, Boston, MA
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 How
to Work with Special Populations as an
RKC—And Help Them Regain Control
of Their Bodies
Andrea Du Cane, Senior RKC
I like to consider myself a movement coach. Most of my clients
come to me wanting to learn more than how to swing a hunk
of iron. They are coming to me to regain control of their
bodies. I am teaching them to breathe, to feel their bodies,
how to move, how to use the right muscles for the job,
and hopefully get them out of pain.
I am giving them a chance to not only change their bodies,
but change their lives.
As an RKC instructor, it is very important to be able to
identify on some level with your clients’ physical
limitations. What must it be like to live with pain, to lack
a decent range of motion, to not have strength or energy
to do daily tasks? You may be seen as a last resort by some
of these people. They’ve been to doctors, PTs, body
workers, chiropractors and maybe nothing has helped, or perhaps
they were referred by one of them.
You’ll need to develop the skills to work with these
clients. There will be cases that you will not be capable
of handling. It is always the best policy to be honest and
send them to someone else, or contact another RKC that has
more experience in that area.
What are “special populations” for
an RKC?
In Working
with Special Populations, you get a variety tools and
ideas on how to best handle special populations. This includes:
older clients, de-conditioned, post-rehab, and those with
various old tweaks and injuries that inhibit proper movement
and functioning.
After the initial assessment, which should include ROM tests,
basic movement patterns, gait, overall fitness level and
of course a full medical history to screen for any serious
contraindications, you are ready to begin. This information
will tell you where to begin, and what your initial focus
will be.
Some of what I present, you may have seen, done or are familiar
with. I hope to introduce a new way to look at and utilize
many drills that you already know. In other words, we don’t
have to re-invent the wheel every time we set out to work
with someone.
I hope to give you a new way to look at these drills, as
well as why and when to use each to achieve a specific result.
You will get a target for each exercise and the proper cueing,
what to watch for. I will provide you a basic strategy and
general order of the drills to work with special populations.
I also include what I call “pre-kettlebell” drills.
It may not be possible for some clients to immediately start
using kettlebells. For instance, if a client does not have
enough body awareness to maintain neutral spine, or to track
their knees properly you will want to deal with those issues
before having them do kettlebell swings. Or, perhaps, your
client cannot raise their arm overhead without lifting the
shoulder or bending the elbow. I show you some drills that
should be taught first.
The order and pace you teach these clients is also covered.
Never start with overhead drills and don’t rush the
process. That may seem obvious, but many clients may want
to start pressing too soon, or want to move up in weight
too quickly. Your job is to keep their pace and progression
successful and safe.
Here is a general list and order of my presentation:
Sizing up your client: Obtaining enough
information to get a baseline of their current fitness and
health level. Starting with basic body positioning. This
would include teaching neutral spine, proper back and knee
alignment and breathing. I would also include any joint mobility,
such as ZHealth or Super Joints. This is also where you would
do any assessment protocol, again ZHealth or Gray Cook’s
screening.
Building the Foundation: When
you build a house you start with the foundation.
The legs, hips and glutes are the foundation of
our bodies. That’s where you’ll generally
start. This includes, Bottom KB Deadlifts with
a rocking motion, Box Squats, Wall Squats (with
or without bands), Figure 8s, Shoulder Bridge with
knee squeeze. Once your clients get stronger you
can add, Box Pistols and One Legged DLs, Step-back
Lunges with a KB pass.
Contemplate your center: Now
that we’ve developed a foundation
it’s time to build the frame. To
be frank, you cannot pick up a kettlebell
without using your core. And you can’t
work the abdominals without making sure
the lower back and pelvis are in a healthy
alignment. This section includes the
neutral spine exercise, Power Breathing
with knee squeeze, Sling Shot, One-Arm
Suitcase DL, Russian Twists.
Reach for the stars: Once
the lower body and core are strong
and stable, it’s time to
start to work the upper body.
This is another problem area,
the shoulders. Due to injury,
many clients lack the mobility
and flexibility to safely hold
a KB overhead in a locked out
position. I have some simple
drills that target the shoulder
to help strengthen the small
stabilizer muscles in a safe,
controlled way. This includes,
Shoulder exercises with 5lb balls,
Bands that target the rhomboids
and lats, Wall Squats with bands.
Once they have the stability
and strength I move to Kettlebell
drills; walking around in the
Clean position, Farmers Walks,
Waiter Walks, Arm Bars. Corkscrew
Windmills (without a kettlebell)
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The information on this Working
with Special Populations will be some of the most useful
and valuable for your Kettlebell training business. The majority
of your clients will fit one of the above profiles. You will
need the right tools and proper approach to positively impact
your clients. The genuine gratitude and appreciation you
receive by helping these people will give you the greatest
of satisfactions as well as develop a financially successful
business.
Click here for more information on Andrea Du Cane’s
2-DVD set Working
with Special Populations.|
Contact Andrea Du Cane
for workshops, classes and private lessons.
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