The foundation of training with kettlebells is the swing. The swing is strength and power in motion. "Doing the kettlebell swing alone is superior to 99% of the sophisticated stength and conditioning programs out there" says Steve Maxwell, Senior RKC and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu World Champion.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
The Swing
The foundation of training with kettlebells is the swing. The swing is strength and power in motion. "Doing the kettlebell swing alone is superior to 99% of the sophisticated stength and conditioning programs out there" says Steve Maxwell, Senior RKC and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu World Champion.
One-arm Swing
The one-arm swing requires more muscles to be used due to the asymmetrical load. In order to keep your left and right sides of your body symmetrically balanced & aligned, without any forward pull from the side the bell is on, the "non-working" side actually engages more muscles and works the hardest.
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