STRIKING POWER!

How can Kettlebells improve your striking power? Just ask Robert Pasquini a Krav Maga instructor and owner of ADT Tactics from Sweden.

EXPLOSIVE KETTLEBELL PUNCHES

Great for developing explosive starting strength and bone crushing power.

1. Stand in fighting pose with straight wrists.





2. And from here you just punch the KB as if you are throwing a punch. You can do the motion more extended, as on the picture to train the long muscle motion, or shorter like a punch.

3. Change the stance and do from left and right side like an jab or a heavy punch from the rear, on the pic I use a 32 kg bell, but off course you can go lighter or heavier.

Now that is DIESEL! Check out more non-conventional means of developing incredible strength at DieselCrew.com

Smitty

"Achieving Beyond Potential"

LEADERS IN GRIP STRENGTH

GOT SPEED?

Wanna learn how to get explosive? Shorten the Range of Motion on a multi-joint, complex exercise and now you have a movement that requires maximum motor unit recruitment!

Check out this DIESEL exercise!

KNEELING STONE SHOULDERING

Developing explosive strength in the hips and posterior chain is essential in the sport of MMA. Wait until you see my manual coming out in the next couple weeks - "BUILDING THE ULTIMATE MMA ATHLETE".

Stone shouldering is a great core developer. You can use natural stones, sandbags, heavy bags, medicine balls, kettlebells or any object that requires you to stabilize the load.

Get DIESEL!

Smitty

"Achieving Beyond Potential"

LEADERS IN GRIP STRENGTH

www.DIESELCREW.com

FITNESS DEPLOYED

Benjamin Williams, 1LP(P), EN, currently deployed in IRAQ, is doing his best to stay fit and healthy with limited equipment. He just purchased our ADVANCED KETTLEBELL EBOOKS showing him how to utilize Jumpstretch bands and Kettlebells to hit an incredible workout.

Showing us his "gym", Ben says, "I attached a photo of my "gym" (Note the blast resistant walls)".

You can still achieve amazing results if you INNOVATE and you are CREATIVE - Ben is a perfect example!

Thank you for everything BEN!

CHECK OUT BEN'S TESTIMONIAL - CLICK HERE!

Smitty

"Achieving Beyond Potential"

LEADERS IN GRIP STRENGTH

GET BUSY LIVING!

Let me tell you about a man who approached me at the Diesel Crew's World Series of Grip 2006 at the CT Stronger Than All Strongman competition. He told me when he lifts, everything grows silent. He told me about going all the way and taking it home.

He told me about a heart attack he recently had and how the next day he was out cleaning his yard.

He pointed to his chest and said - "STRENGTH STARTS HERE"

Donald Tracy

70 Years Young!

Don holds State and World Records in the APA Powerlifting Organization, check them out:

State Record - Age 55-59 years old - BW 195 lbs - Deadlift 440 lbs

World Record - Age 65-69 years old - BW 181 lbs - Deadlift 417 1/2 lbs

State Record - Age 65-69 years old - BW 220 lbs - Bench 265 lbs

When Don pointed to his chest and said "STRENGTH STARTS HERE"

he was talking about HEART!!! Get Busy Living baby!

Be DIESEL!

Smitty

"Achieving Beyond Potential"

www.DIESELCREW.com

DROPPING PLATES!

Rick Walker, CSCS - not only writes some kick ass articles - he puts his money where his mouth is. Training hard-core everyday and lifting big weights. Train conventional, but don't be bound by it!

HERE IS RICK DROPPING THE HAMMER ON 650LBS.

WEARING ONLY A BELT AND A SINGLET

Rick not only writes some of the most innovative articles regarding strength and conditioning, he is freaking strong. Building upon his extensive knowledge of strongman, powerlifting and grip - Rick has continued to take his, and his athletes' training to the next level.

RICK RACK PULLING A BEAFY 855 LBS

Don't miss Rick's articles on www.DIESELCREW.com

Stay innovative, stay positive, stay DIESEL!

Smitty

"Achieving Beyond Potential"

www.DIESELCREW.com

SLED DRAGGING

Want to pump up your posterior chain, correct an imbalance or rehab an injury? Sled Dragging will accomplish all 3. Essential for any serious athlete, Sled Dragging will give you the competive edge and provide you with the essential non-conventional training to become a champion.

Todd Wilson's new Sled Dragging II - The Fundamentals article - Check it out!

Stay serious, stay powerful, stay DIESEL

Smitty
www.DIESELCREW.com

It is finally done - Diesel Crew's - Grappling Conditioning II !!! Go to our Grappling Page and check it out. This DVD contains more advanced Bodyweight drills and exercises that can be done right in the matroom, in the ring, on the field. MMA, Rugby players and firemen are just a few of the individuals who have ordered the first installment - and loved it! -------------------------------------------------------- Ask Todd Wilson - In this weeks installment: How to target the lower hamstrings?, What to focus on to increase the vertical jump?, Are deadlifts bad for my back?, Why do my hips tuck under during a squat? ------------------------------------------------------- I remember watching this documentary on bouncers for bars and nightclubs and one guy stuck out in my mind. He was an older guy from England and he had a heavy, deep voice that was unforgettable. What really caught me off guard was how he explained everything - it was very mesmerizing. He was matter-a-fact about everything when he was describing from his horrible childhood to his fights - and you could tell he was tough! This guy was Lenny "The Guv'nor" Mclean. He was a bare-knuckle champion and won, by all accounts, thousands of fights. I did some research on him and found his site. In his later years, he turned to acting and his most famous role was in Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" - Check it out if you get the chance - I did just recently myself. The Guv'nor died in 1998 of brain and lung cancer. Are you DIESEL? Stop on by and see how to train like a CHAMPION! www.DIESELCREW.com Smitty

The Steinborn Lift

Henry Steinborn "Milo" - the 1920 German national weightlifting champion invented the Steinborn Lift. It is a lift that starts with a loaded bar standing vertical, lowered onto the shoulders and then the lifter performs a squat. Very difficult lift that taxes the core including the obliques, erectors, hip complex, hamstrings, gluteals and upper back musculature.

Wanna see a video? Click Here

The Diesel Crew keeping OLD SCHOOL ALIVE!

Smitty

www.DieselCrew.com

"Achieving Beyond Potential"

Leaders in Grip Strength

GRIP NATION

Think Grip training is only wrist curls? You are in for a great surprise! Check out my article called Grip Nation - Click Here!

ARE YOU DIESEL?

If you are a wrestler, boxer, football player, hockey player, basketball players, MMA athlete, soccer player, lacrosse player, softball player, baseball player, powerlifter, weightlifter, gymnastics athlete, fireman, police officer.....you get the idea - you need to check out - www.DIESELCREW.com

Check out Mark Bailey crushing stones and crushing his opponents.

Atlas Stone Getup from the Ground
(Extension of the Movement)

Hitting a Suplex with Triple Extension

Mark subscribed to the Diesel Method and utilized the bodyweight conditioning in our Grappling Conditioning DVD series - Check it out.

Mark also just competed in the CandyAzz Classic 2006.

Check out his monster lifts!

Video of Mark's squat - Click Here

Video of Mark's bench - Click Here

Video of Mark's dead - Click Here

DIESEL ARTICLE

Trying to develop world class pinch grip strength?

All athletes need to develop their grip, along with their entire body, to "complete the chain" and ensure they are able to generate maximum power. Train your hands and you will be able to smoke a hockey goal, take a lacrosse shot, catch that ball or control your opponent. If you cannot use your hands efficiently and prevent fatigue - then you will fail. Check out this article, "I Want a Pony" for creative ways to turn your hands into crushing machines.

Diesel Crew Article - "I Want a Pony" - Click Here

Get busy living...

Smitty

www.DIESELCREW.com

ADVANCED KETTLEBELL TRAINING

The most insane, never before seen Kettlebell drills and exercises. They will test your explosive starting strength, your dynamic proprioception, your functional grip strength and your desire to be the best. These Kettlebell eBooks are intense, maybe that is why they have a WARNING LABEL! Don’t get scared, get prepared.

Kettlebells will help you and your athletes develop a solid strength foundation, greater flexibility (and strength through that increased ROM), muscular endurance, accelerated recovery, increased grip strength, correction of weaknesses and the generation of power / explosive and starting strength.

Check out these extreme Kettlebell eBooks that have changed the face of the Strength and Conditioning field! - Click Here

INSPIRATION

ALEXANDER KARELIN

"Alexander Karelin became an Olympic champion three times: in 1988, 1992 and 1996 years. He won Europe championship 12 times and Russian championship – 13 times."

Alexander's Official Site - Click Here

Alexander Training (video clip) - Click Here

PAUL ANDERSON

Great site with information about Paul Anderson - Click Here

Video of Paul Anderson in competition - Click Here

These athletes were legends and their training was unique. The Diesel Crew drives innovation toward the same ideals.

Check out the Diesel Crew's upcoming seminar / boot camp - Click Here

What can the Diesel Method do for you?

Athlete Profile: Mark Bailey

Before we got a hold of Mark Bailey, he was sucked out - down to 160 lbs and beat up from his 2003-2004 Scholastic wrestling season. We took a look at his nutrition, flexibility, strength and performance goals for the upcoming 2004-2005 season. We developed a strategy to help him achieve his goals and along the way, make him a machine.

Here is Mark in June of 2004.

We took Mark into our program and the Diesel Method changed his life. He used our unique program combining powerlifting, strongman, weightlifting, dinosaur training and grip strength exercises to create unreal power. He knew he would have to work hard but he also knew - with the Diesel Method - he would have the kind of season he always dreamed about.

Here is Mark in August of 2004.

After correcting his diet and introducing Mark to complex, multi-joint movements, his bodyweight went from 160 lbs to 189 lbs at the end of the summer. He was rock solid and in training, he was moving huge weights explosively. The carry over was very apparent during the first practice of the 2005 season, where he was taking his team mates and throwing them around like rag dolls. The Diesel Method was expanded even further during this training period with Mark. The Grappling Conditioning I and II DVD series was born. It shows coaches, trainers and athletes how to maintain the strength developed in the off season while they are practicing everyday. You will be able to take the bodyweight exercises in our DVD series and workout right in the mat room or on the field - before, during or after practice! Rugby players and firemen have also discovered the benefits of our Grappling Conditioning series.

Mark took 3rd in States for New York - District IV in the 2004-2005 season.

Click Here - to see Mark hitting a massive continental (strongman) clean and push press at a bodyweight of only 198 lbs.

Click Here - to see Mark's Section IV Wrestling Championships win to go to States!

Click Here - to see Mark doing a get-up with an Atlas stone!

What is the Diesel Method?

VISION: Increasing strength through the entire functional movement pattern specific to the Athlete’s sport through the use of complex, multi-joint, closed chain exercises – with the goal of maximizing the potential to generate explosive power.

PROTOCOL: Incorporating and modifying - through “Extension of the Movement” - all aspects of Weightlifting (Clean & Jerk, Snatches and all transitional exercises), Powerlifting (Bench, Deadlift and Squat), Strongman (Atlas Stones, Yoke, Logs, Farmers Walk, Conan's Wheel, Viking Press, Axle, Tractor Tires), Dinosaur (Thick Ropes, Kegs, Rocks, Thick Handled Dumbbells, Chains), Kettlebell (Conventional and Non-Conventional Exercises) and Grip Strength (All Aspects; Crush, Support, Pinch, Levering, Tearing, Bending) to build the complete Athlete.