one of the very few channels where there’s no super shredded and pumped guys trying to illude u that u can be like them with 15’ abs workout, but a very strong man with perfect form and knowledge of what he is doing that tries to give u the tools to build your own form...great work!
I totally agree. Mark is super strong - anyone who can run the gamut of KB work is strong physically - including cardio (KB work will push cardio thresholds). I need to work my way into doing the standup portion. I have rheumatic issues - and some days are great - some days are a real challenge.
This is by far my favourite fitness channel on UA-cam. Super high quality, clear instruction. I went to a gym years ago that had a very similar philosophy to yours, and I was in the best shape of my life. Trying to get back into it now and your videos are a great help.
@@MarkWildman Couldn't agree more. Starting boxing again after 30 years off, and it has completely rejiggered the way I approach strength and fitness. Been working with kettle bells for the last few months and it's been great. My target is a successful deck squat like this. Why? Once the fighting gyms reopen, going to start Muay Thai sparring and *absolutely* have to be able to get up quickly, and more importantly fall gracefully. Martial arts has taught me you will be on the canvas/mat/floor quite a bit at the start. :-)
If lockdown is ever again clamped down, this is one exercise I will remember you by. I used two dumbbells instead of a kettlebell, but I did this movement. At 58, new movements can be folly, but I watched your video, and your instruction helped me to get this one. I love this exercise! I certainly got winded on this, but what is the point of life other than exhausting oneself with honest exercise.
This was the perfect gift on my birthday .... after days of laughing and trying, it is beginning to work. Mark Wildman, my guardian angel during these weeks of isolation. Thank You very much!
This has become my favorite channel. I watch daily. Thanks Mark for you expertise. I'm about a month and a half into learning. I appreciate what you're doing
Amazing channel. Very educative and instructional. And no vanity as you see in almost 90% of the channels. People should learn the patterns first. Keep up the amazing work.💪💪
Thanks for the vid. I started these today rather than Turkish get ups which I am burned out and tired of performing. I needed a change of routine for a bit. Thanks again Mark.
Lots of good info here. I'd love to see something on how to fall "properly." I think it would be useful to a lot of people, either for themselves, or folks they care for.
This is post doctoral degree for someone rehabbing a hip replacement and 19 screws and 4 bars in the tibia and fibula. But mark your explanation and background info makes me watch every new video you post. I have learned enormous amounts of information from you. Please dont stop.
Starting working rolling deck squats after the first video - switched to these when this video came out. Got 100 tonight with a few breaks - thanks for the vids & the workout!
Another great video, thanks for providing the helpful content. During this quarantine, I do not have access to a KB. Is there a version of this for a dumbbell or weighted club?
Just subscribed and love your videos and the info you give! Quarantine has forced me to learn the kettlebell and its changing my life (low-back) for the better after every session. I'm wondering if you can do a video in the near future or direct me to one on how to program appropriate volumes for full the 6 main kettlebell movements. More so along Russian ideals as I'm familiar (but not a wizard) with American strength & conditioning programming (which is what I've been applying). Or a starting point to reference would be awesome! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Mark, I can do it without weights but have to bring my knees together to raise the butt off. Is that okay way or should the knees stay apart like in the squat? Thanks
What would you say to extending the arms straight just when the heels hit the floor so as to have the weight carry one forward, like maybe as a primer , or just do it more better?
That’s a club variation. It get really really hard with a kb. Pushing straight out is not control people have with 16 kg. You gotta start front press with light weight if you wanna live through it in the long run
@@chadconnolly1138 I did successfully made the ascent today, but I used my momentum so much I felt I was cheating. It's a great move, though, and worth keeping at it.
Hi Mark, do you have any information on hip dysplasia and kettlebell training (especially kb swings)? Or do you have any clients with hip replacements? I wonder how my hips will react to more kettlebell training. Atm I am painfree, but I am afraid to cause damage due to the high rep ranges. Of course, asking my doctor is the best option, but all my doctors say don't train with weights at all, because they don't know anything about sports and they want to be on the safe side. Any info would be really helpful. I learned a lot by watching your videos! Thanks
Isn't this a risk for your lower back spine discs and ligaments, esp. when rounding your back in deep squat position t reach the ground without noise? That looks like the buttwink we all try to avoid while squating low, isn't it? Thanks in advance for your thoughts about this point - love your channel!
the buttwink thing comes from barbell with max loads i think. if you train up, then its definitely doable with no injury. gymnasts, martial artists and dancers load this range of motion all the time with no ill effects
Hey Mark, you mention the goal is to get to no weight (so it doesn't pull you into the squat position). This confuses me and I'm not sure where to go next in my progression. I'm currently doing 4-5 sets of 10-12 with my heaviest bell (24kg). They're just not challenging anymore. Do I simply start adding sets or move to something one legged? Thanks!
Most people need load to help the stretch reflex to gain range of motion... very brief rough explanation. Your options A) go up in weight if it availabile B) add complexity B-1 combine squat with another move... say... inside circles B-2 drop weight and go to single leg. Single leg rolling deck squat with a 16 perhaps. Start a volume cycle
Hey Mark thanks, with your videos I am discovering new movements and my limits beyond my imagination, btw, with this movement may I keep feet closed together? Or is it smth totally unnecessary/wrong?
If we currently cannot squat with our feet facing forward, how do we safely progress toward that goal? Is there a video of this I didn't see yet? My feet want to turn out when I get lower, not sure what to do.
What Went Wrong? So Mark recommends being able to do 10 sets of 20 reps with kB swings before going up in weight. I’m just wondering what the programming is for other movements.
the rounded back at the bottom of the squat isn't hard on the back? Just seems like one of those fundamental squat mistakes. I suppose if seventy year old clients are doing it, 42 year old me should be able to handle it, but can you explain why that's still good positioning? Maybe just the fact that it's a brief position and not really a pause like in your demonstration, makes it doable.
It’s a totally fine position. It’s in every judo roll and judo fall series. It’s part of parkour, and my varsity rowing client pointed out that it’s the bottom of the catch position. It’s only hard on the back of it’s not conditioned properly. It looks rough to most people in the western world but it’s also part of the “Asian squat” resting position
Is there a reason why you have concrete floor? I see some mats in the back, but you don't use them. At least not in the videos I've watched so far (20+).
My squat is rubbish and I can cannot get anywhere near ‘all the down’ because of a lack of length in the achilles and lack of flexibility. At 59 years old I suspect that aint gonna change now!
As someone who can't squat for shit this looked impossible to me, but I was curious so I gave it a try. I'm actually baffled that my body can do that! It looks way harder than it actually is - inertia plays a big role here.
BURPING ? oh heavens where is the humanity. Well as long as you guys stay safe and enjoy what you do i'm going to accept this new age way of moving the body
one of the very few channels where there’s no super shredded and pumped guys trying to illude u that u can be like them with 15’ abs workout, but a very strong man with perfect form and knowledge of what he is doing that tries to give u the tools to build
your own form...great work!
Thank you. I appreciate that
Seconded. Pure info no fluffy bullshit.
Giulio Casalis I know right?
I totally agree. Mark is super strong - anyone who can run the gamut of KB work is strong physically - including cardio (KB work will push cardio thresholds). I need to work my way into doing the standup portion. I have rheumatic issues - and some days are great - some days are a real challenge.
How is he strong ? He does random lifts with a kettlebell?
This is by far my favourite fitness channel on UA-cam. Super high quality, clear instruction. I went to a gym years ago that had a very similar philosophy to yours, and I was in the best shape of my life. Trying to get back into it now and your videos are a great help.
What's his philosophy ?
"... prefer greater range of motion with medium weight over less range of motion with heavier weight"... words to live by in a broad context.
Truth though... I’m not a power lifter, so max weight doesn’t matter, only range of motion under load
@@MarkWildman
Couldn't agree more. Starting boxing again after 30 years off, and it has completely rejiggered the way I approach strength and fitness.
Been working with kettle bells for the last few months and it's been great. My target is a successful deck squat like this.
Why?
Once the fighting gyms reopen, going to start Muay Thai sparring and *absolutely* have to be able to get up quickly, and more importantly fall gracefully.
Martial arts has taught me you will be on the canvas/mat/floor quite a bit at the start.
:-)
This channel is getting me through quarantine.
If lockdown is ever again clamped down, this is one exercise I will remember you by. I used two dumbbells instead of a kettlebell, but I did this movement. At 58, new movements can be folly, but I watched your video, and your instruction helped me to get this one. I love this exercise! I certainly got winded on this, but what is the point of life other than exhausting oneself with honest exercise.
This was the perfect gift on my birthday .... after days of laughing and trying, it is beginning to work. Mark Wildman, my guardian angel during these weeks of isolation. Thank You very much!
You're a kettlebell legend, ever time I'm looking for new moves one of your videos pop up. Thanks 👍
This has become my favorite channel. I watch daily. Thanks Mark for you expertise. I'm about a month and a half into learning. I appreciate what you're doing
Great to hear!
Amazing channel. Very educative and instructional. And no vanity as you see in almost 90% of the channels. People should learn the patterns first. Keep up the amazing work.💪💪
You simply did a fantastic job explaining and demonstrating this. I think you just got a subscriber.
You sir excel at teaching mechanics
Thanks for the vid. I started these today rather than Turkish get ups which I am burned out and tired of performing. I needed a change of routine for a bit. Thanks again Mark.
Loved learning the building blocks to get here. Excited to put it all together today!
What are the pros and cons of this version vs. the rolling version? Thank you for all you do and share.
Great exercise. Thanks
Lots of good info here. I'd love to see something on how to fall "properly." I think it would be useful to a lot of people, either for themselves, or folks they care for.
Huge topic. I don’t really have to place to do that properly… and I’d need a better camera person.
I’ll put it on my list for when I’m back in la.
It looks like painful thing to do
High-end super fun move composed of carefully built accomplishments
&
Practical, defensive health maintenance movement
Inspiring!
Glad you like it
Just mastered this! Ty!
That’s University level. I’m in kindergarten. 😁 Good goal though. Thanks.
This is post doctoral degree for someone rehabbing a hip replacement and 19 screws and 4 bars in the tibia and fibula. But mark your explanation and background info makes me watch every new video you post. I have learned enormous amounts of information from you. Please dont stop.
another great one. your every video amazes me with the versatility of Kettlebells.
I will try this tomorrow!
Thank u for this,Sir
Starting working rolling deck squats after the first video - switched to these when this video came out. Got 100 tonight with a few breaks - thanks for the vids & the workout!
what was the weight? that's great
Mark Wildman 24kg in 17mins (a few breaks lol)
Mate, that looks hard as.
Will try tomorrow morning.
P.S. Your material is top class.
Appreciate the tutorials.
Greetings from Australia.
Greetings to downunder
damn! impressive movement
I must say your content is great.
Mark your videos are very beneficial!
Thanks
In my dreams....... thank you Mark
Another great video, thanks for providing the helpful content. During this quarantine, I do not have access to a KB. Is there a version of this for a dumbbell or weighted club?
a weighted club version for sure. i'll have to make videos on that
You made that look easy boss, well done.
What weight do you think we should do for this Mark?
Really like this movement. You are very inspirational, love the videos as I'm always looking for new technical exercises. Keeps me motivated🙏👍
this is killer. thank you, Mark!
Just subscribed and love your videos and the info you give! Quarantine has forced me to learn the kettlebell and its changing my life (low-back) for the better after every session. I'm wondering if you can do a video in the near future or direct me to one on how to program appropriate volumes for full the 6 main kettlebell movements. More so along Russian ideals as I'm familiar (but not a wizard) with American strength & conditioning programming (which is what I've been applying). Or a starting point to reference would be awesome! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I’m working on it
@@MarkWildman thank you so much!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I like this one! nice video!
Wildman, you are a bad dude.
Do you have a paypal, or anything else other than Teespring that I can donate to? Would love an alternative method to support. Thanks
Yup. Make something. A pdf with a workout progression in it. Your videos are great, make it easy for me to support you.
PDF coming... I’m terrible at formatting
@@MarkWildman How about a book called, "The Cure for Sitting"?
@@rsyncHavz Are you a physics major?
This is so cool. Thank you.
Hi Mark, I can do it without weights but have to bring my knees together to raise the butt off. Is that okay way or should the knees stay apart like in the squat? Thanks
What would you say to extending the arms straight just when the heels hit the floor so as to have the weight carry one forward, like maybe as a primer , or just do it more better?
That’s a club variation. It get really really hard with a kb. Pushing straight out is not control people have with 16 kg. You gotta start front press with light weight if you wanna live through it in the long run
Just tried the move. I descended correctly, but could not make the ascent. I've got work to do.
I had the opposite problem, maybe try to use a heavier kb
@@chadconnolly1138 I did successfully made the ascent today, but I used my momentum so much I felt I was cheating. It's a great move, though, and worth keeping at it.
Hi Mark, do you have any information on hip dysplasia and kettlebell training (especially kb swings)? Or do you have any clients with hip replacements? I wonder how my hips will react to more kettlebell training. Atm I am painfree, but I am afraid to cause damage due to the high rep ranges. Of course, asking my doctor is the best option, but all my doctors say don't train with weights at all, because they don't know anything about sports and they want to be on the safe side. Any info would be really helpful. I learned a lot by watching your videos! Thanks
I have clients with hip replacement. Start super slow. Do the math. Rotation club training super important
@@MarkWildman Hi Mark, thank you for answering. What exactly do you mean by rotation club training?
Could you please make a playlist of the progressions?
Sure. I can do that
@@MarkWildman Awesome! Thanks! Been enjoying these!
Isn't this a risk for your lower back spine discs and ligaments, esp. when rounding your back in deep squat position t reach the ground without noise? That looks like the buttwink we all try to avoid while squating low, isn't it? Thanks in advance for your thoughts about this point - love your channel!
the buttwink thing comes from barbell with max loads i think. if you train up, then its definitely doable with no injury. gymnasts, martial artists and dancers load this range of motion all the time with no ill effects
Any reason why for deck squat it's feet together elbows outside of the legs but for this one it's arms inside the legs and feet shoulder apart?
rolling deck is for development of the pistol. this one is a fight development move. you could flip it if you want
You mention the goal is to do this without weights, is that correct? Or should we increase weight if we want to build muscle?
Increase weight and eventually you will have the range to do it without weight
Hey Mark, you mention the goal is to get to no weight (so it doesn't pull you into the squat position). This confuses me and I'm not sure where to go next in my progression. I'm currently doing 4-5 sets of 10-12 with my heaviest bell (24kg). They're just not challenging anymore. Do I simply start adding sets or move to something one legged? Thanks!
Most people need load to help the stretch reflex to gain range of motion... very brief rough explanation. Your options
A) go up in weight if it availabile
B) add complexity
B-1 combine squat with another move... say... inside circles
B-2 drop weight and go to single leg. Single leg rolling deck squat with a 16 perhaps. Start a volume cycle
Hey Mark thanks, with your videos I am discovering new movements and my limits beyond my imagination, btw, with this movement may I keep feet closed together? Or is it smth totally unnecessary/wrong?
totally fine to do it feet together.
@@MarkWildman thanks for your precious time, keep up, cheers ✌️
I’ve noticed that your arms got significantly bigger compared to your old videos. Did you some special exercises for that?
AristotelSB yeah, I could use those.
Do all the kb’ing... then hanging leg raises
Mark Wildman ahaha, thank you! Enjoy your videos btw!
Yep I noticed that too.
" es' got some guns on im"
@@MarkWildman I would enjoy getting your take on hanging leg raises please
If we currently cannot squat with our feet facing forward, how do we safely progress toward that goal? Is there a video of this I didn't see yet?
My feet want to turn out when I get lower, not sure what to do.
rolling deck squat with feet together
For the snatch and clean and press how many sets and reps would you recommend achieving before going up in weight?
Train more. You're asking the wrong question
What Went Wrong? So Mark recommends being able to do 10 sets of 20 reps with kB swings before going up in weight. I’m just wondering what the programming is for other movements.
That’s 100 videos of programming. Start with 1. Change the fewest variables possible. Build to 10. Get a heavier weight
Does anyone know of good resources for learning how to workout with a mace? Like maybe something similar to this channel
Content coming. I’m not a great editor.. apologies
My knees also have had three surgeries, and they snap, crackle, and pop way too much!
I may well leave this one:) great stuff though!
A slow build is the best build for us
@@MarkWildman thanks Mark!
I don't know what you would say in the USA, here in the UK, we would say, "Bugger"
In Maine we say "WICKED"
Cool
Have you got a workout the would specifically target the lower abs to try bring them up to the strength level of the upper abs?
And thank you Mark for all the videos and lessons thus far. You have really helped me improve my form.
I noticed that in this video , your elbow is inside your knee, while in other video elbow outside the knee, both toes squeezed
You will notice the foot position is different, which determines where the elbow goes
Well...close my mouth! 😮😮😮
the rounded back at the bottom of the squat isn't hard on the back? Just seems like one of those fundamental squat mistakes. I suppose if seventy year old clients are doing it, 42 year old me should be able to handle it, but can you explain why that's still good positioning? Maybe just the fact that it's a brief position and not really a pause like in your demonstration, makes it doable.
It’s a totally fine position. It’s in every judo roll and judo fall series. It’s part of parkour, and my varsity rowing client pointed out that it’s the bottom of the catch position. It’s only hard on the back of it’s not conditioned properly. It looks rough to most people in the western world but it’s also part of the “Asian squat” resting position
Is there a reason why you have concrete floor? I see some mats in the back, but you don't use them. At least not in the videos I've watched so far (20+).
If you can’t do it on concrete.... you can’t do it.
My squat is rubbish and I can cannot get anywhere near ‘all the down’ because of a lack of length in the achilles and lack of flexibility. At 59 years old I suspect that aint gonna change now!
box squat video and box deck squat video 2
hardcore
Hey mark
Does it matter if you your elbows go on the outside vs in the inside?
Of your knees at the bottom the squat
Inside is what I’m showing, but if your feet are all the way together, outside
☆☆☆☆☆
As someone who can't squat for shit this looked impossible to me, but I was curious so I gave it a try. I'm actually baffled that my body can do that!
It looks way harder than it actually is - inertia plays a big role here.
if you do it with increasingly heavy weights and it has a positive impact on your squat range of movement.
ab destroyer but destroy yourself in the begiining.
Still easier with the weight.
Its a doozy...
also helps if you are barefoot
so laying down and standing up a few times is sport nowadays
yup... burpees too
BURPING ? oh heavens where is the humanity. Well as long as you guys stay safe and enjoy what you do i'm going to accept this new age way of moving the body