The Hammer Cast

Feb 24 2025 485 ep. 22 mins 46

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A show about strength, health, fitness, learning languages, and becoming a more interesting person.

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Ep. 480: What To Train BEFORE You Train Turkish Get Ups

Feb 24 2025 13 mins

Ep. 480: What To Train BEFORE You Train Turkish Get Ups On this episode I discuss the importance of training foundational movements and exercises BEFORE attempting Turkish get-ups at all - let alone trying to go heavy. In addition to patience, proper instruction, and all that jazz, one other thing that will likely help you a great deal is my 9 Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Chal

Ep. 479: TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY! Antoni Poblocki Dishes On How He Achieved His 1/2 Bodyweight 1-Arm Military Press

Feb 11 2025 30 mins

In this episode, I welcome Antoni Poblocki to discuss his impressive strength achievements, particularly his recent half-bodyweight press of 40 kilograms. Antoni shares how he discovered my work through a friend's recommendation and his journey into kettlebell training. He also discusses his passion for historical reenactments, focusing on the early medieval ages in Europe, and how

Ep. 478: Josh Harris on getting stronger than ever before at age 53

Feb 05 2025 52 mins

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this episode once again by none other than Josh Harrs: One of my long-time Inner Circle students and the inaugural Inner Circle Member of the Year. Join us as we discuss how he's gone from "strong" to "stronger than ever" at the tender age of 53. In this episode we cover: 0:0

Ep. 477: Rules for Calisthenics Domination

Feb 02 2025 13 mins

Here are a few videos of examples of PROPER form for pushups and one-arm pushups: Pushups = https://youtu.be/iss7Ssiw828?si=d2E1iKBbHgREk8kN One-arm pushups = https://youtu.be/U-Hm3ApX3b0?si=9Q97Dpk5coy8pJ2R 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, crevi

Ep. 476: An Exclusive Interview with Hammer Head of the Year Dr. Justin Schooth

Jan 28 2025 36 mins

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this episode once again by none other than Dr. Justin Schooth: One of my long-time online students and the inaugural Hammer Head of the Year. Join us as we discuss how he's gone from injured and in agony to so freakishly strong, fit, and resilient that the young men on his vol

Ep. 475: 4 Tips for Going From 1 Pullup to 5 - WITHOUT Breaking Your Body Down in the Process

Jan 05 2025 22 mins

On this episode I answer an email from a fan asking how to blow past that seemingly insurmountable single pullup he's stuck at so he can get all the way to a mighty (and achievable) five reps. Video footage of movements mentioned in this episode: Hanging: https://youtu.be/ZjlOujJtFfo?si=ggkJ5SUVzcTRmV_m Bodyweight Rows: https://youtu.be/fUBOKvXp2fw?si=kN7GukL9uxKCELYC YTWLs: htt

Ep. 474: Insider Secrets to CONQUERING Your New Years Resolutions

Jan 01 2025 31 mins

It's the New Year. You're feeling newly invigorated and determined to make this your best year ever. If you're like most people, your fitness goals play a key role in your overall plans to better yourself; and why wouldn't they? After all, physically taking action is the key to achieving anything in your life. What better representation of your determination is there other than to

BONUS Language Master Luca Lampariello Reveals How to REALLY Learn a New Language in 2025

Dec 31 2024 59 mins

I'm joined on this episode by none other than bona fide polyglot (i.e. speaker of many languages) and master language teacher Luca Lampariello - founder of the SMART Language Learning Academy and speaker of 15 languages (10 of them at a fluent level). In this episode Luca and I talk about: Luca's origin story and early struggles with language learning The differences between a

Ep. 473: Paul McIlroy Reveals the SECRETS of Perpetual Strength

Dec 23 2024 120 mins

Hot diggity dayum, this was one HECK of a jam-packed episode. It's also my longest to date, and for good reason. Paul and I dove deep into a topic near and dear to both of our hearts: building perpetual strength 1. Introduction and book promotion - Paul's new book "Perpetual Strength" (which you can - and should - check out here: https://www.dragondoor.com/products/perpetual-str

Ep. 472: Pat Flynn Gives a Sneak Peak Of His Brand-New Book, Strong ON!

Dec 19 2024 41 mins

I'm joined on this episode by my ol' pal Pat Flynn to talk about his epic new book, Strong ON! In this episode we talk about: Release of Pat Flynn's new book "Strong On: 101 Minimalist Kettlebell Workouts to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Boost Flexibility" Defining minimalism properly, not just as "doing very little" The benefits of kettlebell training as a "fitness generalist" a