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Kettlebell Training For Martial Artists

Posted on June 8th, 2009

There's always been a great deal of concern for martial artists when it comes to kettlebells, or any other form of intense weight training for that matter. The conventional wisdom was that training hard for strength with either heavy weights or kettlebells would tighten the muscles and limit the range of motion and flexibility, two [...]

Kettlebell Training and Weight Loss

Posted on June 8th, 2009

Kettlebell training can be a fantastically effective way to not only gain the type of fitness we’re looking for, but also a marvelous way to lose unwanted weight. Kettlebells are a very strenuous form of total body workout, and if you combine this type of physical conditioning regimen with a sensible eating plan, you won’t [...]

Kettlebell Workouts – Sensible Plans To Help You Reach Your Goals

Posted on June 8th, 2009

Coming up with just the right workout to get started with kettlebells can be a challenge in and of itself. With a bewildering (at first) array of exercises and routines out there to choose from, what constitutes just the right blend for you to follow and how can you fashion a routine that will get [...]

Sports Training With Kettlebells

Posted on June 8th, 2009

Part of the reason kettlebell training seems to be making such a resurgence in the United States and beyond has to do with the realization of just how beneficial kettlebells can be in sport specific training. There is practically no sport out there that would not benefit from a finely tuned dose of kettlebell training, [...]

Turkish Get-Up: Full Body Workout

Posted on June 8th, 2009

There is more to kettlebell workouts than just swings, snatches and military presses. If you want to try something that will work your entire body and kick your butt, try the kettlebell Turkish Get-Up.
Caveat: Be VERY careful with this exercise because for the majority of it the kettlebell is above your head while you are [...]

Kettlebells, Bodybuilding and Physical Appearance

Posted on June 8th, 2009

It's probably obvious that different types of workouts lead to different changes in the physical appearance of your body. A marathon runner looks different from a swimmer or a boxer. I thought I would show what the difference is in the final result between working out with kettlebells and a typical bodybuilding approach.
Before I knew [...]

Ease Back into Kettlebell Workouts After a Layoff

Posted on June 8th, 2009

I tend to work out in spurts… I'll go banzai for a few weeks and then I'll tend to slack off for a while. Recently I decided I needed to whip myself into better shape again and started doing some very brief kettlebell workouts.
I was mainly interested in trying some creative ways to help my [...]

One woman's kettlebell experience

Posted on June 8th, 2009

I ordered Pavel's kettlebell book book the beginning of June. Since the 16kg kettlebell would be too heavy, I made a homemade kettlebell using a canvas bag filled with soft ankle and wrist weights, duct taped it closed and added a handle taken from an elastic band exerciser gizmo I never use.
I started out real [...]

Kettlebells vs aerobics

Posted on June 8th, 2009

I'd much rather do kettlebell workouts than aerobics, but I've read that circuit weight training is much less effective in improving cardiovascular health than activities like running, etc.