chula042496
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Just curious to know if anyone worksout using Kettlebells. I would love to hear what your workout consists of 
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.Kettlebells anybody???
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chula042496
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Okay, I guess nobody here trains with kettlebells. Well I LOVE them, I prefer them over handweights any day, but that's just me... I just finished doing a kettlebell workout and I am SOAR already! Well good luck everyone!
kettlebells and handweights have 2 completely different uses. noone should train with kettlebells like they train with handweights.
I like to use them, but it will be rare that you see most people at the gym use them as they are by far and away one of the more technically advanced forms of exercise to use. I personally don't have many clients use them aside from very basic movement patterns, and even they take hours to learn properly. Kettlebell I see as moreso for sport performance atheletes. They are at least able to put the time into learned proper movements and get the most out of that style of training.
Personally I like doing the basic swings, Have used up to an 80lbs kettlebell for 2hand swing. it's insane how much core you need to keep it going. I like all the olympic movements you can do too. If I had a personal fav it's just practicing my power cleans.
I like to use them, but it will be rare that you see most people at the gym use them as they are by far and away one of the more technically advanced forms of exercise to use. I personally don't have many clients use them aside from very basic movement patterns, and even they take hours to learn properly. Kettlebell I see as moreso for sport performance atheletes. They are at least able to put the time into learned proper movements and get the most out of that style of training.
Personally I like doing the basic swings, Have used up to an 80lbs kettlebell for 2hand swing. it's insane how much core you need to keep it going. I like all the olympic movements you can do too. If I had a personal fav it's just practicing my power cleans.
KaraCooks
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I have used them before, but there aren't any at the gym I'm currently going to, so they're not a part of my routine.
I like the basic swings too - the first time I did them I really felt it the next day. Not in a painful way, but in a "wow that was a great workout" kinda way. If I had them at my gym I think I'd incorporate them more because I thought they were fun.
But ... such is life.
I like the basic swings too - the first time I did them I really felt it the next day. Not in a painful way, but in a "wow that was a great workout" kinda way. If I had them at my gym I think I'd incorporate them more because I thought they were fun.
But ... such is life.
leecordova
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I own 3 kettlebells. One is a traditional 1 pood kb, and the other two are conventionally weighted at 45 lbs each. I love using my kb's and I feel that anyone can benefit from using them, not just contact sport athletes.
Yes, some of the exercises take practice to learn such as the clean, and the snatch. But as mentioned, the swing is the easiest to learn for most people.
Here's a routine I like to do with my kb's:
1. Renegade pushups/rows with two 45 lbs kb's
2. Front squats (two 45 lbs kb's held in the clean position)
3. KB Clean & Press (1 pood)
4. KB snatch (1 pood)
Sometimes, if I'm short of time I'll do just the clean and press. 3 sets of 10 and I'm beat.
Something else I like about my kb's is how portable they are. Occasionally, when I go on road trips I will take my 1 pood kb along. It easily fits in my car, and I can do a workout in any hotel room because I know I won't need much space.
Yes, some of the exercises take practice to learn such as the clean, and the snatch. But as mentioned, the swing is the easiest to learn for most people.
Here's a routine I like to do with my kb's:
1. Renegade pushups/rows with two 45 lbs kb's
2. Front squats (two 45 lbs kb's held in the clean position)
3. KB Clean & Press (1 pood)
4. KB snatch (1 pood)
Sometimes, if I'm short of time I'll do just the clean and press. 3 sets of 10 and I'm beat.
Something else I like about my kb's is how portable they are. Occasionally, when I go on road trips I will take my 1 pood kb along. It easily fits in my car, and I can do a workout in any hotel room because I know I won't need much space.
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