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Meet the Iron Tamer


kettlebell-liftWho is The Iron Tamer?

I want to thank you for coming to my website and wish you great fitness success.

I am David Whitley, Senior RKC Instructor,CK-FMS and
professional performing strongman.

I reside and train athletes and individuals just like YOU in Nashville, TN.

What is an RKC Senior Instructor?

From Dragon Door: The Senior level RKC instructor is by invitation only. The Senior RKC has displayed a combination of superior teaching skills, leadership and physical abilities with the kettlebell. The Senior RKCs are responsible for teaching and testing at Dragon Door and Pavel’s renowned Russian Kettlebell Challenge Instructor certification workshops.

What is CK-FMS?

It stands for Certified Kettlebell Functional Movement Specialist and it means that I am certified in Gray Cook’s Functional Movement Screen (a ranking and grading system scientifically created to document movement patterns that are key to normal function) and the corrective Kettlebell exercises that relate to the FMS.

I conduct Kettlebell workshops across the country and train clients in the Nashville area. I am also available for internet and phone consultation and personalized program design.

I have worked to help hundreds of clients reach their fitness goals. These clients include:

  • Vanderbilt University Football and Baseball Teams
  • The US Army
  • The US Marines

These are the exception however. Mostly I work with ordinary people who are sick of being overweight, out of shape and feeling like they are not experiencing life to the fullest. People I believe…like you.

I am the author of two Kettlebell DVDs Power Circuit Workout, and Full Body Power.

I have been featured on More at Midday Channel 4, the Nashville NBC affiliate. I have been interviewed for the Wall street Journal, Nashville Rage and have written articles for several magazine.

What is a performing strongman?atl105
As a performing strongman, I keep alive the
old time tradition that dates back to Vaudeville and before. I get on a stage and perform feats of strength such as tearing phonebooks and full decks of cards, bending steel spikes, rolling frying pans, etc.

For info on workshops or strongman performances, please email me at irontamerdave@hotmail.com