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<br>Most people probably still think of kettlebells mainly as equipment for high repetition and/or high-intensity workouts, which they are great for.
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Things T o D o With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 Kettlebellkings
Things To Do With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 Preparedby Kettlebellkings Table ofContents Introduction 1 Things To Do WithHeavy Kettlebells: Part 1 1-5 Introduction The ultimate guide to Kettlebells summarizes three years of experience with kettlebells as an accessory movement to a power lifting schedule. You will find instructions on how to swing, how often to exercise and how to acquire kettlebellsyourself. Things To Do WithHeavy Kettlebells: Part 1
Things To Do With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 Things To Do With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 Most people probably still think of kettlebells mainly as equipment for high repetition and/or high intensity workouts, which they are great for. However, kettlebells can be used for high weight/low repetition movements as well if you really want to build muscle, especially one of the most important muscle groups in your body. Some people know this, which is why our 48Kg|106 Lb Powder Coat kettlebellis alwaysoneofour top sellerswhenit is in stock. At Kettlebell Kings we recently launched even heavier kettlebells in 56, 68, 80 and 92 kilograms, designed for those who want to take their lowrepetition kettlebellmovements to the next level,sowe wanted to do a series onsome of the best uses for them. For the purposes of this series, heavy is a relative term. The movements we will cover in this series can be done with any kettlebell that is heavy relative to your current strength. For example if you currently train with an 8 kilogram bell for high rep workouts you could do these same movements we showherewith a20 or 24kilogram bell.We chose to showcasesomeof the super heavy bellswehave designed for folks with a pretty high level of fitness, kettlebell or lifting experience but you can do the samemovements with kettlebells which areheavyrelative to yourcurrent training. Jessica and Seneca from Texas Kettlebell Academy have put together an instructional piece on the 'Heavy Kettlebell Deficit Deadlift (squat hybrid)' which we will go over here. The purpose of the 'Heavy Kettlebell Deficity Deadlit' is to strengthen the posterior chain. What is that? Only one of the most important groupsof muscles in yourbody whichaffects yourability to move. The posterior chain is a group of muscles consisting of tendons and ligaments on the posterior of the body, including the biceps femoris, gluteus maximus (main extension muscle of your hips), erector spinae (straighten and rotate the back), trapezius (large muscles that cover almost your entire back), and posterior(butt). Things To Do WithHeavy Kettlebells: Part 1
Things To Do With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 These muscles are responsible for running, jumping and getting up and down all of which are required in every day life but even more so in competitive lifting and athletics because of the necessity of powerful hip extension, which this lift helps. Overall, that makes the Deficit Deadlift a great lift for overall improvement in and outside thegym. LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE READ SO FAR? SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS SERIES BY ENTERING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE SIGN UP FORM ON IN THE RIGHTCOLUMN. The Deficit Deadlift : https://youtu.be/UPqnN9cR7po/ increased range of motion compared to normaldeadlift place kettlebell in between platforms/boxes and stand on them above the kettlebell kneesareover the ankles, the weightis back on yourheels spine is straight, lift with arms first, keepbackstraight anddrivewith forcethrough heels youdonot haveto drop kettlebellallthe wayback downwhen coming downbut youdowant to getlow How to incorporate into yourtraining: Do a density cycle in which you build reps over time and reduce rest in between each subsequent time. For example, every minute on the minute do 'X' amount of reps and rest the remainder of the time until the nextminute starts. Overtime, try to get more repsandlessrepsin the samecycle. Ex: Do 5 reps, say it takes you 20 seconds, then rest 40 seconds until the next minute, repeat for 'X' amount of total minutes? If your goal is 50 total reps, then 10 minutes inthis example. Then nexttime do6reps, rest the remainderofthe minute andrepeat on the nextminute. Yourgoalisto be ableto domore repsovertime andincreasethe strength of yourposteriorchain, quads andback. Things To Do WithHeavy Kettlebells: Part 1
Things To Do With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 Ultimately, doing movements like this will increase both your strength and endurance. It has functional use for every day movements because of the hip extension as well as competitive fitness, athletics and kettlebell sport training because of the of blend strengthand endurance. Edit: We have created Part 2! To see a demonstration of using heavy kettlebells like Atlas Stones in Strongman competitions, read part2! Have a look at our heavier kettlebells in 56, 68, 80 and 92 kilograms, designed for those who want to take their lowrepetition kettlebellmovements to the nextlevel. We recently launched even heavier kettlebells in 56, 68, 80 and 92 kilograms, click the weight toview! For afull post aboutthe differentweights youshouldbetraining with based on yourgoals, youcan readHERE. LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE READ SO FAR? SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS SERIES BY ENTERING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE SIGN UP FORM ON IN THE RIGHTCOLUMN. What IsNext? Ifthis isyourfirst time readingone of our posts,wecreate kettlebellworkoutsin collaboration with kettlebell experts designed to give you maximal results and not take up much of your time. We send these to your in box automatically every week! We recommend you read more about receiving a quick, free, dynamic kettlebell workout every week you can clickbelow. Also, we recommend you subscribe to our posts so you can be notified when we publish more in this series. Additionally, you can be notified when we publish new articles about specific kettlebell movements or techniques as well as niche pieces like this designed for specifictraining. Things To Do WithHeavy Kettlebells: Part 1
Things To Do With Heavy Kettlebells: Part1 AboutJessica Jessica Gorman is the Assistant Coach at TXKB, and specializes in kettlebells, clubbells®, TACFIT® and active flow bodyweight training as primary tools for building strength and increasing endurance, energy and fitness levels. Jessica is a member of TXKB's competitive Kettlebell Sport team, and has earned her Master of Sport and several CMS ranks in Long Cycle and Biathlon. She had the honor of beingone of the firstwomenin the USto compete in LongCyclewith two 16kgbells(Feb2015),and currently trains under TXKB’s Head Coach, AaronVyvial. Coach Gorman's certifications and credentials include: CST Level1 TACFIT Level1 KETAcademy Instructor Level 1 OKC Instructor Certification IKLF Level 1 Instructor USAKL/Bolt City Director IKFF Level 1 As well as private sessions & Master-level seminars with several male and female world championship lifters We frequently publish contentin which wetry to help maximize yourkettlebellexperience,ifyou would like to be notified when we publish something new click the link below to sign up for notifications. Things To Do WithHeavy Kettlebells: Part 1