Hello, my name is Taco Fleur, that's not a pen name, it's my real name. I know it can be funny, I sure had fun with it in school and other places, but hey, it turned me into the man I am today. 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 life-long 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.
I have a passion for exercise, getting/remaining healthy and strong, and really love the outdoors. I drag kettlebells to places no kettlebell has gone before. My yellow kettlebell has been in the sea, through canyons, and up many mountains, one of them being 3,500 meters high.
I absolutely love writing about fitness, designing kettlebell workouts, and then seeing people put into practice that which I know is going to improve their life. Knowing that I've been responsible for some people improving their life, potentially even saving their life is what gives me the greatest joy of putting our (Cavemantraining) books out there.
My writing is honest and can be considered unconventional or even controversial, I've never followed the "this is how it is" kinda way that most trainers who get churned out and just blindly follow that which they read. My philosophy is, look at it as if it's new, try it, endure it, experience it, research it, and improve if required.
I like to connect with my readers on Facebook through the many communities I run, just search for Kettlebell Training, Kettlebell Workout, or Cavemantraining on Facebook and join in.
My exercise background is diverse with qualifications in different areas ranging from CrossFit to kettlebells, and I also have a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which is and always will be a part of my life.
Speak soon.
My credentials:
Russian Girevoy Sport Institute Kettlebell Coach, IKFF Certified Kettlebell Teacher, Kettlebell Sport Rank 2, HardstyleFit Kettlebell Level 1 Instructor., CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, CrossFit Judges Certificate, CrossFit Lesson Planning Certificate, Kettlebells Level 2 Trainer, Kettlebell Science and Application, MMA Fitness Level 2, MMA Conditioning Level 1, BJJ Purple Belt and more. Owner of Cavemantraining and Kettlebell Training Education. 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, and I’m currently living in Albania.
Some of my personal bests are 1 hour unbroken clean and jerk with a 16kg; 45 minutes unbroken clean and jerk with a 20kg; 400 burpees performed within one hour; 500 kettlebell snatches, 500 swings, and 500 double-unders completed in one session; 250 alternating dead clean and presses in one session with 20kg; 200 pull-ups in one session; 200 unbroken kettlebell swings with a 28kg; most kettlebell swings completed in one session with a 28kg (1,501); most total kettlebell swings done in 28 days with a 28kg (11,111); windmill with a 40kg kettlebell; lugged a 16kg kettlebell up a 3,479m mountain; 160kg dead lift; 50 CrossFit Burpees and 100 single-arm swing unbroken in 5:34; 100 snatches on sand with a 24kg kettlebell; 85kg Olympic Squat Snatch; 300 unbroken clean and jerk with 20kg kettlebell; 10 minute unbroken clean and jerk 80 reps with 2 x 16kg kettlebells; 532 unbroken snatches and achieved rank 2 in kettlebell sport. 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 as possible, remaining mobile, training in as many planes of movement as possible, and learning as many different exercise combinations and movements as possible while having fun and enjoying 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 58,000 subscribers and more than 15 million views.
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