Is it worth getting a kettlebell or 2? I see people using them and they look pretty good, not body builder big but have a nice body. I'm assuming there is a lot of compound movements doing most exercises with kettlebells. So good addition to add into workouts or can supplement a whole routine?
I'd say one is fine. Yeah, you'll have to take the extra time to work both sides, but who cares?
If you can afford it, spring for pic-rel to have a really great piece of home-gym equipment.
Movements to learn:
>Turkish Getups
>One-handed Swings
>Goblet Squats
>Clean & Press
>Snatch
>B-stance Romanian Deadlift
I appreciate your response anon, and will be looking into some.
Funny you say that, I quit BJJ a few months back cause honestly, I fell out of love with it. But been thinking about getting back in. Congratulations on the medals too. OSS!
How do these compare to barbell olympic lifts in your opinion? particularly for sport performance
They're fantastic for shorter bursts of explosive strength, which eventually compounds into better stamina/endurance. Most kettlebell lifts aren't great for time-under-tension type of gains. They're also very useful for injury prevention, assuming you focus on doing the exercises with great form.
olympic lifts do exactly that, was asking the difference with doing it with a kettle bell vs a barbell
thats interesting, whats the benefit of having more back swing on cleans and snatches?
>thats interesting, whats the benefit of having more back swing on cleans and snatches
You load your hamstrings more and since you're taking advantage of storing and redirecting eccentric energy, you can get more total work done. So you sneak some cardio, endurance and conditioning work into it.
You can do dead stop cleans and snatches and then it would be considered comparable, the ballistic ones with backswing allow more work capacity but have an eccentric component, akin to the relationship between an RDL and a dead lift.
The overhead portion of either snatch or clean/jerk (or press) is easier on your shoulder because it's in the scapular plane. Rack position is easier on the wrists.
What is this?
adjustable kettlebell. overpriced if you dont lack space
if you are already SwoleShack get a 24kg and a 32kg. if you are babby gains/have never trained in an explosive/power driven way get 16kg and a 24kg. buy pavel's simple and sinister book. follow the program for 6-12 months. enjoy having long lasting gpp but be prepared for your barbell numbers to go down. but your actual functional strength (i.e. sport like grappling or martial arts for example) will be astonishing.
>t. grappler just transitioned back into barbell work again after doing only kettlebell swings, get-ups, and dips for 2 1/2 years
It wasn't worth it for me. I traded mine away years ago after following Steve Maxwell's advice to avoid momentum based exercises like kettlebell swings.
yes they are insanely versatile. theyre the best thing to weight chinups and dips with along with a ton of kb exercises that turn you in a machine the way BB and db cannot.
Yup, lots of compound movements and explosive work. KB Swings are GOAT.
is this a meme? what results did you see from them?
Swings did wonders for my lower back pain, work capacity, grip strength, and explosiveness. 75-125 a day seems like the sweet spot.
I use kettlebells exclusively. They are fucking amazing, but you will adapt quickly. I went from doing fine with a 25lb and a 35lb a year ago. Nowadays for a good workout I have to use a 75lb, a 50lb, 2 35lbs and occaisionally the 25lb for isolation. Workout with them outside for bonus gainz.
Good for clean&jerk, snatch, bent press, loaded carries (farmer/suitcase, racked, waiter), deck squats.
OHP, goblet squat and bent over rows are good too, and I guess lunges if you're into that shit.
Swing is the iconic KB movement, but I prefer to snatch, unless going heavy (28~32kg).
And uuuh, halos I guess?
Great for a cheap and compact homegym, but the barbell is just the best at building strength.
Keep in mind that it's pretty much all compound stuff.
Enjoy having no back and no calves
Was thinking the same for swings, halos etc weight based cardio movements etc
Well let's see
> shit for strength
> shit for hypertrophy
> needless for cardio
> but shilled by Joe Rogan and look kinda "le russian hardcore" cool
Choice is yours
Are you using bbaby kettlebells?
my work capacity is awful and its the thing that holds my workouts back. would 100 swings a day help with that?
You'll find your capacity will increase dramatically. The 10,000 swing challenge does 500/day.KB sport people do ten minute long sets of snatch or clean and jerk.
Not like you think, but swings are good. Instead, try 2 kb clean and jerk for 10min straight. Don't put them down, rest in the rack position.
If you get through even 2 minutes on your first try you probably don't have a capacity issue
I loved the idea but I could never stop the sharp pain in my back during swings.
Yes, and never be dogmatic about how you train. There are kb only bodybuilders out there believe it or not
>kb only bodybuilders
got any examples?
Also interested in this
Sounds like bullshit, but I'd like to see the results on the offchance it's true
swings are basically a cardio deadlift. everything else is kind of just like dumbbell stuff. overhead presses, rows, front squats, whatever. you can even curl with it, throw them in a backpack and do some pushups.
also i started doing this the other day but instead of going all the way around my body i stop half way because it feels harder. so like you do half circles in front of your body and stop it when it reaches your side then swing it back and hand it off. its less awkward too
What weight kettlebell should I aim for if I can only buy one? or two? my stats:
6'1 - 185lb - 20 yrs old
200 lb bench
260 lb squat
290 lb deadlift
I dont really train the big 3 but just put them in to get a relative idea of strength. Always been interested in oly and I never thought of doing them with kettles
its kinda hard to have just one if youre planning on doing more than swings because you can swing pretty heavy, but when you want that weight overhead it becomes much harder. but 24kg or 32kg i would say
if I'm getting two would i get a 24 and a 32 or should I get maybe one of those and then a lighter one for overhead work
yes, a 16kg and 24/32 would be good. i would go 32 myself. got a local gym that has kettlebells? if you do then just play around with them and youll know what to get.
Aim to get a job so you can buy 2 you lazy nagger
Hell on your wrists and forearms. Not just sore, they actually hurt.
Talk about being a wristlet.
>hey guys I'm going to buy a kettlebell because I'm fucking superior
>so uhh... how do I use this?
Every day without fail.