High rep, timed set kettlebell training, emphasizing the Fedorenko Method, can turn an average joe into an athlete, and an athlete into a superstar, while the huge caloric demand of kettlebell lifting will fry the fat right off your body. Kettlebell lifting is strength, cardio, and flexibility training all rolled into one set.
Kettlebell lifting is initially deceiving. While stuck in that learning curve, it may be sometimes be difficult to experience the type of workout that you're actually training to endure and potentially capable of. The intensity of the workout isn't felt as much in the legs, back, and wind, but locally, in the smaller muscles of the hands, wrists, forearms, upper arms. The lifter's interaction with the bell is crude, not polished. Too much unnecessary stiffness and strain is introduced into the set. The lifter needs to change his or her mindset and entire approach to resistance training, because in effect it's not just resistance training, but sophisticated cardio, and joint mobility. This only happens over time, depending upon many factors, which include the lifter's previous exercise history, kinesthic awareness, athletic ability, and probably most of all, open-mindedness.
But once past those first few weeks, things begin to shift. Workouts are experienced systemically, with every inch of your body contributing to every repetition, and there will be hundreds. Kettlebell liftings is about learning to move, and once that's mastered, getting fit is the easy part.
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1 comments:
Great blog!
I have to agree with you that once the techniques involved in kettlebell training are mastered some phenomenal workouts can be accomplished which over time can have a dramatic impact on the body.
I used to compete as a cyclist and often liken the feeling of fatigue and increased metabolic rate after a race to the feeling that can be achieved in as little as 30 minutes of hard kettlebell training.
My own preferred method is to perform a 100 rep set of kettlebell snatches followed by 3 or 4 two minute sets of double kettlebell clean and jerks, finishing with heavy single arm jerks for reps of 15+ on each arm. I find this keeps my metabolic rate revving for hours after and works very well and conditioning the body as a holistic unit.
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