Taco Fleur

My name is Taco Fleur. The first thing I'd like you to know about me is that I do not know everything, I don't pretend to know everything, and I never will. I'm on a path of lifelong learning. I believe there is always something to learn from someone, no matter who they are. I've been physically active since the day I arrived on this earth in 1973. I got serious about training in 1999, touched a kettlebell for the first time in 2004, and got serious about kettlebell training in 2009. I'm here to do what I love most, and that is to share my knowledge with the world.Some of my qualifications are:Russian Girevoy Sport Institute Kettlebell CoachInternational Kettlebell Sport and Fitness Academy Certified Kettlebell CoachInternational Kettlebell and Fitness Federation Certified Kettlebell TeacherKettlebell Sport Rank 2HardstyleFit Kettlebell Level 1 InstructorCrossFit Level 1 TrainerCrossFit Judges CertificateCrossFit Lesson Planning CertificateKettlebells Level 2 TrainerKettlebell Science and ApplicationMMA Fitness Level 2MMA Conditioning Level 1BJJ Purple Beltand more... Owner of Cavemantraining and IKU™ (International Kettlebell University),. Author on BoxRox. Featured in 4 issues of the Iron Man magazine. I have owned and set up 3 functional kettlebell gyms in Australia and Vietnam, and lived in the Netherlands, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Italy, Tanzania, Albania, and I’m currently living in Greece. Some of my personal bests are:30 consecutive days of Kettlebell Strength training2 × 28kg/62lb (total 56kg/124lb) half snatch1 hour unbroken clean and jerk with a 16kg/35lb45 minutes unbroken clean and jerk with a 20kg/44lb400 burpees performed within one hour500 kettlebell snatches, 500 swings, and 500 double-unders completed in one session250 alternating dead clean and presses in one session with 20kg/44lb200 pull-ups in one session200 unbroken kettlebell swings with a 28kg/62lbMost kettlebell swings completed in one session with a 28kg/62lb (1,501)Most total kettlebell swings completed in 28 days with a 28kg/62lb (11,111)Windmill with a 40kg/88lb kettlebellChest press with two 40kg/88lb dumbbells (total 80kg)Lugged a 16kg/35lb kettlebell up a 3,479m mountain160kg deadlift50 CrossFit Burpees and 100 single-arm swings unbroken in 5:34100 snatches on sand with a 24kg/53lb kettlebell85kg Olympic Squat Snatch300 unbroken clean and jerk with 20kg/44lb kettlebell10 minute unbroken clean and jerk 80 reps with 2 × 16kg/35lb kettlebells532 unbroken snatches and achieved rank 2 in kettlebell sport100 TGUs @ 20kg/44lb in one session I mention these PBs not to boast but to demonstrate that I have a good understanding of technique and movement across different areas.My own training and goals are geared around GPP (General Physical Preparedness), which involves kettlebell training, calisthenics, mobility, and CrossFit. I like high-volume reps but also like greasing the groove now and again. My main goals are to remain as agile and mobile as possible, to train in as many planes of movement as possible, and to learn as many different exercise combinations and movements as possible while having fun and enjoying other ways of movement such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I'm no Arnold Schwarzenegger and never will be, but strength is not solely defined by physical appearance and huge bulging muscles.You can read more about my training, philosophy, and other ramblings on the Cavemantraining website, www.cavemantraining.com, and on the Cavemantraining YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/Cavemantraining, which as of this writing has over 65,000 subscribers and more than 20 million views.