I kind of hate fitness classes. I’m not sure why, either. I’ve done them before and I genuinely hate the blasted things. Even when the training modalities are things I like, I find that I get sick of the methodologies behind these classes very quickly.
However, I ran across a study that claims classes are more effective in multiple ways than individual training.
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What do we do when science and anecdote collide?
I ask because I love exercise science. I find the subject fascinating. I’ve written several posts in recent weeks looking at studies.
But I also recognize there are limits to what science has to teach us about exercise. What do we do when the two run smack into one another?
Just how much conditioning do you get out of traditional kettlebell training?
I’ve written before that kettlebells are great for conditioning, but I haven’t really supported that. Not scientifically, at least, and it’s time I fixed that.
However, like almost everything with regard to kettlebells, the science is a little muddled. Part of that is due to design, but is that all there is?
Let’s take a look at see.
Continue reading “An Overview of the Conditioning Impact of Kettlebell Training”For kettlebell practitioners, there are two types of swings. The two-arm is sort of the entry-level swing while the one-handed is the more advanced move.
However, many people who use a kettlebell never seem to progress beyond the two-handed stage. After all, the one-handed swing is a logical progression if you’re looking to do cleans, snatches, high pulls, or any number of other exercises.
If you’re just looking to get fit, though, is one better than the other?
Continue reading “One-Arm Or Two-Arm Swings: Which Is Better?”The kettlebell swing is the fundamental kettlebell movement. It’s the first thing a practitioner learns with a kettlebell in their hands, and for good reason. After all, it’s the movement so many others are built around.
However, it’s not really understood in a lot of ways.
That’s understandable in a lot of ways. It’s a movement that doesn’t quite work to the way many of us learned to train. There’s no simple movement pattern clearly designed to train a couple of muscles at a time. There’s no grinding out a rep to get a max or anything else.
It’s an odd approach to a lot of our minds, but it’s time to start trying to sort this mess out. Bear with me, though, because this will take a while.
Continue reading “Unraveling The Kettlebell Swing”When it comes to fitness, I’m far from monogamous. In my lifetime, I’ve had a lot of different training modalities throughout the years. I used to run way back when. I’ve lifted weights. I’ve even tried various video workout systems.
One thing that’s always intrigued me is kettlebells.
Perhaps that’s what I turned back to them on Monday when I was going to start full-body training?
Let me explain.
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