Kettlebells, my favourite training tool, the one thing I'd want to keep with me on a desert island (along with a PlayStation 3, 60" TV and a copious supply of electricity)
Kettlebell Jerks are just a great explosive exercise to add into a training mix.
I find them phenomenal for developing upper body strength and power - they're also great for slapping on shoulder and back muscle. And, if you're into that sort of thing, a really nice pump :)
Jerks are also fantastic for full contact sports.
Finally they even have an advantage over barbells! You need to control and manage two independent weights rather than the simpler barbell.
Bars do have the advantage of being loadable though :)
Video clips of kettlebell jerks coming soon
I like heavy kettlebell training. Actually I love heavy kettlebell training.
Unlike most of my training I have to specifically plan and programme it into my schedule as its quite draining but totally fantastic for strength, power and packing on a bit of muscle.
The benefits of doubling up are immense
This post, which is only available to newsletter subscribers, houses the video training routines outlined in the Kettlebell Fat Loss Manual.
This covers the basic phase of each routine but not the individual techniques. For that there are other resources on this website or in book or DVD's.
Been too busy to blog recently; how do people manage to do it three times a week? (Blog, that is)
Anyway, after being told to FaceBook, Twitter and all that nonsense I'm going to take a break and do more fun stuff like film a load of kettlebell video tutorials. First attempt to get video onto this website goes here...
Bung your name and email into the newsletter list (top right) and I'll let you know when I'm done. Might even update Twitter to let people know...Yawn
Kenneth Jay's Viking Warrior Conditioning, dramatic title excepted, is quite possibly one of the best academic studies available on conditioning with kettlebells.
The focus is on VO2max training; the maximum volume of oxygen intake provided by the cardiovascular system. In a nutshell, this is how much oxygen your body can use during activity. The more, the better!
VWC uses the kettlebell snatch as the exercise of choice and provides five progressive protocols for boosting your VO2max capacity.
I've been training with kettlebells since 2002 - way before Ginger Spice got her dainty little mitts on them and I originally used them to improve my strength and conditioning for martial arts.
The first seminar I attended had a mix of gentlemen, well let's just say that if you saw them out in public you'd be worried about what prison day release schemes were for, involved in combat sports, rugby and general hard nuts. Nice bunch though!
Skipping forwards a few years I find that kettlebells have grown immensely in popularity and amongst women the curiousity (and publicity) is immense.
So I thought it was high time that the proper reasons why women (should) love kettlebells were explained properly and we'll clear up a few myths about weight training in general.
