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Ultimate Sandbag Training & Kettlebell Cleans the Most Functional ExerciseDebating how “functional” an exercise is can be a tough job and often times an exercise in itself in futility. Yet, I am amazed how many times people 
The Most Important Kettlebell PlankIt probably took many people by surprise when we released our “Progressive Kettlebell Movement: Unlocking the Clean” program yesterday (you can read a
The VERY Best Kettlebell & Ultimate Sandbag ExerciseI like to think it is what I do best, connect dots. In all honesty, I don’t look to be controversial, nor do I blindly buy into what is trendy. Sure, 
Kettlebell and Ultimate Sandbag SynergyOne of the simple things I have prided ourselves with DVRT is NOT making our Ultimate Sandbag sound like could cure all alignments. Some may disagree,
Smart Fitness Through Ultimate Sandbag WorkoutsIt is probably the number one thing that people walk away with from our DVRT events…”it isn’t the tool!” That is kinda a weird thing when you would pr
The Core Strength You REALLY Need!If we had to look at two forms of strength that most people lack, it is hard to argue with lateral and anti-rotational core strength. Even in 2017, moKettlebells & Ultimate Sandbags Are The Same?!I get asked almost once a month, “Josh, you must have a TON of kettlebell people into DVRT right?!” You would THINK that the crossover of Ultimate San
Ultimate Sandbag Training and Jump Rope WorkoutDVRT Master, Annmarie Licatese, (Creator of DVRT Busy Parent, and DVRT Run Strong Programs) Do you ever find yourself in a slump, needing a little ext
Better Squats to Unlock Your FitnessWe have long heard that squating is essential to success in one’s chosen sport. Yes, there is a lot of good evidence that squatting can improve one’s 
Ultimate Sandbag Crawls for Total Core WorkoutPeople might be looking at it in the same mindset as burpees. Yes, crawling has gotten to be such a popular core exercise for a lot of reasons. One of
Going Beyond Planks with Ultimate Sandbag WorkoutsIn our last blog post (here) I spoke about the impact power training has to not just getting you more fit, or driving up your metabolism, but quality 
Power Training for Life with Ultimate Sandbag TrainingThis past weekend I got to be a part of a pretty cool event. It was the 16th annual Sanford Strength and Power Conference. One of the things that made
REAL World Functional Fitness Workout Ultimate Sandbag TrainingIt was a simple statement, but one that changed really EVERYTHING for me. In the famous book Dinosaur Training, the author, Brooks Kubik talks about t
The Best Ultimate Sandbag Exercise for Core, Glutes, and ShouldersI think I have pretty well documented the fact that I have been a fan of the get-up for quite some time (how about this as one of my first sandbag exe
Ultimate Sandbag Exercises for Better HIIT WorkoutsIt is an analogy I love because I think it is really truthful. Ultimate Sandbag exercises are pieces to a puzzle. If you put the pieces of the puzzle 
Better Glute ExercisesIf I can help people learn three important lessons for better strength, movement, and performance, I think the following would get people off to such 
Fixing Shoulders and Backs with Ultimate Sandbag TrainingWhen I first started DVRT in 2005 I really had no direction. I believed in the idea of “sandbag training”, but other than just being really challengin
Get Stronger to Run Faster Ultimate Sandbag WorkoutAnnmarie Licatese, DVRT Master, (DVRT Run Strong & Busy Parents Programs) Long before I ever started running, strength training and DVRT Ultimate Sand
Dominating Obstacle Races with Ultimate Sandbag TrainingWe got such a huge response from this week’s release of DVRT Master, Ian Vaughn’s, DVRT for Obstacle Course Racing (HERE) that we wanted to delve deep
Best Ultimate Sandbag Exercises for Core StrengthYesterday we released a great new program. Ian Vaughn’s DVRT for Obstacle Course Racing represents really what we want DVRT to be all about. A fitness
A True Measure of Real World Fitness Obstacle Course RacesDVRT Master, Ian Vaughn The reason Obstacle Course Races (OCR) has become such a phenomenon today is because it truly embraces in conquering our fears
Ultimate Sandbag Exercise for Total Body PowerLast few weeks we have been teasing a really awesome new DVRT Ultimate Sandbag exercise. It was created by DVRT Master, Ian Vaughn, and why we love th
Building A Better BurpeeIs there one particular exercise that has gotten as popular as the burpee in the last decade? It has tormented most of us at one point or another in o
Next Level Core Training with Ultimate Sandbag ExercisesCore training is nothing new to our discussion of DVRT Ultimate Sandbag exercises. We have spent A LOT of time laying a strong foundation because with