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I want to start training with kettlebells. What should I buy?

If you are a healthy (ask your doctor) adult male and have $200, buy one 16kg kettlebell, the Russian Kettlebell Challenge video and the book of the same name. The kettlebell will be challenging at first but you will adapt over the first two weeks or so and may even be ready for a larger size within the first month or two.

If you are all of the above but have a strength training background and are of average or larger than average size, you may consider starting with a 24kg kettlebell. If you are already a competing powerlifter, an Olympic style lifter, or otherwise experienced in the iron game, you may consider 16 kg, which is about 36 lbs., too light for you. Take the plunge and get the 24 kg bell. I would not recommend starting with anything larger than this - you will always have a use for lighter bells in your training.

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First up Brock Lesnar:

Next Georges St-Pierre:

Finally Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta:

Georges St. Pierre over Jon Fitch
GSP secured the first round on the ground and standing. St. Pierre peppered Fitch with lefts and rights, bloodying his face throughout. There were two times when stopping the fight would not have been questioned. Also, St. Pierre is now the first fighter in the UFC to ever pass the guard of Jon Fitch. In the end, Fitch miraculously survived a tremendous beating to make it to round two. The second round brought a standing battle that could be called even, if not for Fitch. Round three found GSP landing a stunning right that dropped Fitch, only to end in Fitch having top mount. With a major beating towards the end of the round, Fitch again escaped to the next round. Round 4 was predominantly a slug-fest with the edge being given to St. Pierre.  Round five started with a partial hug of respect by both fighters, but the final round was more of the same with GSP dishing out severe amounts of punishment, while Fitch took every bit of it and continued pushing forward.  At the end, GSP wins a unanimous decision over a valiant Jon Fitch and takes a step up the pound for pound ladder.

Kenny Florian over Roger Huerta
In the second televised fight of the night, the first two rounds were a strategic chess match where two surgeons worked their magic on each other, with Florian gaining a slight advantage in each round. The third round turned into a war. Florian landed two knees to the head and a strong right to the jaw in a great combination, but Huerta, in defiance, dropped his hands, stood flat footed, spat on the ground to his right and with body language and a cold stare told “Kenflo” he didn’t feel any of it. Ironically, instead of instigating things, this calmed things down a bit, but from here Florian methodically dissected Huerta with knees, jabs, and kicks. This third round solidified one of the year’s best fights for Florian. Anyone who watched this fight has to give Florian props, and has to think he’s be best going in the lightweight division right now.

Brock Lesnar over Heath Herring
Right after the starting horn, Lesnar knocked Herring’s block off with a right hook, which sent Herring to his back so hard he flipped over himself. From there Lesnar bull-rushed Herring, trying to take his head off with a flying shoulder tackle that would make Vince McMahon and the WWE proud. The first round was spent with Lesnar dominating Herring on the ground, while Herring bled out from the right side of his face. The second round was much of the same with Lesnar putting on a wrestling clinic.  The third round wasn’t anything new as Herring got exposed on the ground. Ultimately, because of Lesnar’s dominance, and Herring’s lack of anything offensive, Lesnar won the fight by unanimous decision. You want to know how lopsided this was?  Florian dominated Huerta by a judges score of 30-27.  Lesnar won this 30-26.

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1. The Ultimate Fighter / Spike TV - After reading this you probably have an idea how responsible UFC and Zuffa, LLC are for the product that MMA is today. They are also responsible for the single most watched MMA reality show ever, which baited and hooked hundreds of thousands of fans. This reality show, which is televised on Spike TV, is so revolutionary and so instrumental to the success of today’s MMA that, without this single show, there would be hundreds of thousands less fans, which means less money to go around, which means less money for the fighters, which means lower quality fights…I know, I know, we’ve already been down this road, but it’s true.

Ok, so the show was and is a big success, but Spike needs a huge pat on the back for taking a chance on this thing. It wasn’t a slam dunk, no matter how popular it is now. No sir, this thing was a risk. Someone’s job was on the line with this one, and they were sweating their jewels off waiting for the numbers to come in that would determine if they were getting fired or getting promoted. After the Forrest Griffin / Stephan Bonnar fight, everyone in Spike’s front office probably got promoted.

Read more about the No. 1 reason for the success of modern MMA

Former WWE star Brock Lesnar will compete in only his 3^rd professional MMA bout this weekend during UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. This will be Lesnar’s 2^nd time in the octagon. Lesnar made his UFC debut against former Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, which he lost in 90 seconds of the 1^st round via submission (leg lock). Lesnar’s competition will not be any easier as he is set to face former Pride star Heath “The Texas Crazy Horse” Herring. Many people still believe that Brock is nothing more than a former pro wrestler and he doesn’t even belong in the UFC. However, there are other people such as myself, who believe that Lesnar is a true threat in the UFC’s Heavyweight division.

It is true that Brock Lesnar made a name for himself as a WWE Superstar, but there is more to him and his credentials that make him a legitimate contender. Lesnar was a 2 time Big Ten Champion while wrestling for the University of Minnesota. He was also the runner-up in 1999 NCAA Tournament, but his biggest wrestling accomplishment was winning the NCAA National Championship in 2000. Lesnar is one of the most decorated wrestlers to ever step inside the cage. On top of that, I truly believe that there is no one in the Heavyweight division that can match the strength of Brock Lesnar. In Lesnar’s pro debut, he took on Min Soo Kim in the K-1 promotion. Lesnar took Kim down with ease, mounted him, and pounded Kim out in 1:09 of the very first round. In his next bout, Brock took a big step up in competition as he took on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. Lesnar was able to take Mir down with relative ease and started dropping hammer fists on Mir’s head. He accidentally hit Mir on the back of the head and was deducted 1 point. The fight started back on their feet and Lesnar put Mir down again and continued where he left off. Lesnar made one mistake and Mir was able to capitalize. He submitted Lesnar in 90 seconds of the first round. Although it the fight ended quickly, we learned a lot about Lesnar as a fighter.

Read more about the prospects for Brock Lesnar in MMA

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