Renegade

Those who follow Renegade Training know all about the “Renegade Concepts of Training.”  For those just learning about Renegade Training, the “Renegade Concepts of Training” are a set of fundamental concepts that provide structure and focus to our training and lives.  These basic guidelines are ingrained into our mindset and once understood will often leave the follower questioning the effectiveness of many exercise routines promoted by so called “professionals.” As a Certified Renegade Kettlebell Professional I have trained both clients who have never touched a kettlebell before, and those trained by so called “certified kettlebell trainers.” Within this latter group of clients, I have often been left scratching my head as these clients explain or demonstrate their exercise routines to date. That is not to say everyone I have trained or trained within this latter group falls into this category, the key word I used was “often.”  However, more and more frequently I am seeing what I can only label as “bar tricks” from these demonstrations.  Now these “bar tricks” may look great on video, or for showing off to your friends, but you have to remember that is all it is, a trick.  Like the “bar trick” their exercise routines too look good on the computer screen, but often lack even the most basic of fundamentals.  It is not a question of “if” but “when” an injury will occur as a result of improper training.
As I work with these clients in correcting their routines, and curiously peruse online communities, I am always reminded of my first Professional Wrestling Instructor who had his own version of training concepts. First on his list, and repeated at least once during every training session, was “No Wacky Bumps!” You were under his tutelage solely to develop a solid foundation of basic, effective, and proven wrestling moves along with match psychology.  You were not there to learn the latest “move of the week” or some “trick” seen on television or YouTube the night before.
The incorporation of this instructor’s concept; “No Wacky Bumps!”, in addition to common sense and basic fundamentals, have helped keep me in the wrestling ring, in the gym, and in the active lifestyle I am accustomed to, long after I would dare say eighty to ninety percent of my peers were forced into retirement due to injury.  The same concept can and should be applied to kettlebell training, and training in general.  All you need to do is substitute the word “bumps” with “lifts” and add that to your own concepts of training.  Training does not have to be “wacky” to be challenging, or effective.

Please contact me, J.Johnston aka "JJ", Delaware’s Renegade Kettlebell Professional at jjcrewguy@aol.com