In the 17th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guests world renowned strength coach and founder of The Amazing 12 Program (the #1 body transformation program in the world, 15 years running, 10,000 body transformations, over 180 certified coaches), Paul McIlroy and 11 times Kettlebell Sport World Champion, Multiple world record holder, 101 reps in the long cycle clean and jerk with 32’s, OKC/IKO Master Coach and author of Kettlebell Sport a Training Methodology Tutorial, Denis Vasilev will talk about the Long Cycle, the Clean and the Rack, 40 with 40 at 40, never satisfied with yourself and how this badass battle will help cancer research.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:10) Introducing our special guests Paul McIlroy @paulmcilroyamazing12 and Denis Vasilev @denisvasilevkbsport

(2:40) The Kettlebell Battle

(3:00)  10 Min Long Cycle Clean Press

(3:10) Special event promoting research for cancer

(4:00) Paul’s deep message about cancer

(7:00) Denis shares why this event that promotes cancer research is so important

(10:20) Denis Vasilev 11 time world champion

(10:40) 1 in 3 people will be affected by cancer

(12:20) More than a 10 minute challenge

(13:40) 40 with 40 at 40

(21:50) Never satisfied with yourself

(24:50) About the long cycle

(27:00) Kettlebell Battle: even though you are rivals, you are happy for the strength feats of your opponent

(31:00) “It’s not about comfort, it’s about getting things done” - Denis Vasilev @denisvasilevkbsport

(34:30) What does training look like for Paul McIlroy?

(35:00) About training the clean

(38:40) Why is training the rack huge for Paul McIlroy?

(39:10) About the overhead position

(45:40) Denis Vasilev about the long cycle

(47:00) Long cycle is the way to go

(47:30) Paul's analogy with Martial Arts

(48:50) About the clean and the rack

(50:40) You can’t put the bells down?

(51:10) Denis’ recovery when doing Strength Press vs doing Long Cycle

(51:40) Denis’ upper body and lower body exercises

(54:00) Denis’ exercises details

(55:00) High reps and challenging exercise

(1:06:20) Where to donate to this amazing cancer research cause? https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-kettlebell-battle?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer