Durham Kettlebell Club

Durham Kettlebell Club Durham Kettlebell Club — real-world strength, conditioning & mobility.

Morning kettlebell classes, evening shoulder & upper-body reset, personal training, remote coaching, athletic performance, and coach certification.
👉 First class FREE

02/18/2026

STEEL MACE BULLWHIP — THE MONEY MOMENT 💥
(Save this. This is where it clicks.)

The key is the TOP of the front swing—right before it falls back.

Here’s how to nail it 👇

1️⃣ Swing it UP, don’t pull it back
Let the mace rise until it feels almost weightless.
That split second is your window.

2️⃣ Light grip (not loose, not death-grip)
Soft hands allow the body to move as one unit.
If you squeeze here, it turns into an arm-and-shoulder move.

3️⃣ Don’t stay square ❌
As it floats:
• Get narrow through the ribs
• Turn the torso slightly
• Line your body up with where the mace is going

4️⃣ Accept the rotation through the body
Let the load travel:
• Upper back (T-spine) →
• Hips (they receive and stabilize)

This is where it becomes a whole-body movement, not a shoulder exercise.

5️⃣ THEN throw with the arm
The arm is last, not first.
It finishes the whip—it doesn’t create it.



One simple cue to remember:
👉 Float → Turn → Receive → Throw

When this is right, the bullwhip feels smooth, powerful, and rhythmic.
When it’s wrong, it feels forced and disconnected.

Train the moment.
Everything else cleans itself up.

01/16/2026

We opened with steel clubs to get the shoulders moving through full, circular ranges.
Rotation first. Joints warm. Nervous system on.

From there, we moved into single-arm swings.
Same movement, different bells — because conditioning only works when it matches the person doing it. Everyone trained below their test weight so reps stayed fast and clean.

Next was Turkish get-ups, which is where 3D strength really shows up.
Some students ran full EMOM get-ups. Others worked a modified sequence — alternating sides, mixing in lunges and ground resets — so everyone stayed moving, learning, and progressing together without rushing or forcing load.

I finished the session with bent presses, and I ran that block coach-led.
I went first. Everyone watched the setup, the positions, and the transitions. Then they went. Same pattern, different bell sizes, same intent.

That’s how we manage mixed-ability classes without watering anything down:
• One system
• Clear rules for load selection
• Different expressions of the same movement
• Everyone training toward anti-fragility, not exhaustion

No one was left behind.
No one was pushed past their capacity.

This is what training in 3D actually looks like — strong, controlled, adaptable bodies that hold up outside the gym.

If this kind of training speaks to you,
DM me or book a demo through the link in my bio.
























01/08/2026

Why We Test This in Heavy Clubs @ DKC

In this video I’m showing two tests we use in our Heavy Clubs classes:

• Two-handed front shoulder press — 10RM
• Two-handed squat to front press — 10RM

This press isn’t a traditional overhead lift.
With a club held out front, the leverage is worse and the shoulders have to stabilize before they can produce force. That gives us a real picture of shoulder strength in a real-world position.

The squat to press takes it further.

As you descend into the squat, your ability to keep a relatively neutral spine gets challenged. When that position breaks down, shoulder strength drops immediately.

So this test shows not just how strong you are — but how much of that strength you can actually use when everything is linked together.

That’s why we test first and program from numbers.
Same class. Different loads. Smarter training.

Want to try Heavy Clubs for yourself?
👉 Book a demo and train with us today at Durham Kettlebell Club.

Address

313237 Highway 6
Durham, ON
N0G1R0

Website

https://youtube.com/@durhamkettlebellclub?si=2c_m3I33SEu1HiU8

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Durham Kettlebell Club posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Share

Category