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James Evans · 04-30-2007, 09:45 AM

I got the Litvi thing from Dan John. You might have heard of him, flies around Utah in a flying saucer.

Basic premise is you perform a lifting movement, say a kettlebell swing or a power clean with a sandbag, bang out a couple of reps and then dump and immediately sprint a given distance. It's complex training really. Keep the distance short.

A tool called a Powerbag has become very popular in rugby circles (where it was developed) and is ideal for this kind of thing:

http://www.performt.com/

but it is essentially a sandbag so you can easily improvise.

One of the main draws of stuff like this? It's fun. Just like playing with your kids.

04-30-2007, 09:45 AM	#6
James Evans Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 594	I got the Litvi thing from Dan John. You might have heard of him, flies around Utah in a flying saucer. Basic premise is you perform a lifting movement, say a kettlebell swing or a power clean with a sandbag, bang out a couple of reps and then dump and immediately sprint a given distance. It's complex training really. Keep the distance short. A tool called a Powerbag has become very popular in rugby circles (where it was developed) and is ideal for this kind of thing: http://www.performt.com/ but it is essentially a sandbag so you can easily improvise. One of the main draws of stuff like this? It's fun. Just like playing with your kids.