Anyone have much experiance using kettlebells? I was looking in to buying an ebook by Mike Mahler on Explosive Kettlebell Training For Speed and Power. Anyone train with kettlebells or even better, used this program?
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Andrew, I don't currently have much experience with them. I've had a brief introduction to them a couple years ago, but haven't really ever played with them much. It's something I'm hoping to play around with and maybe do some reading over break.
I've heard a lot of good things and think it's interesting..
I've heard a lot of good things and think it's interesting..
http://www.mikemahler.com/prod...losive_strength.html
This is the link. There is an interesting rotational exercise that looks awesome for baseball players.
This is the link. There is an interesting rotational exercise that looks awesome for baseball players.
If you go on renegade's website under certified trainers they show the whole list...next to the name on some of them it shows a graphic that says "Kettlebell Specialist" email one of them and see what they think
I do know that kettlebells can become an "art form" after the body gets used to them, unlike med balls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wi-vQ93hU
the above is a youtube video from one of John Davies Renegade Kettlebell DVDs...
And as always you can ask the trainer...
I do know that kettlebells can become an "art form" after the body gets used to them, unlike med balls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wi-vQ93hU
the above is a youtube video from one of John Davies Renegade Kettlebell DVDs...
And as always you can ask the trainer...
I use KB's a lot for baseball training and have obtained several kettlebell certifications and stuff like that. Mahler is pretty good but not for a beginner since he tends towards the hard core strength stuff. Here is my view of how to approach learning KB's:
- Beginner: in my opinion everyone should start with Enter the Kettlebell (book of DVD) by Pavel Tsatsouline. This book is the basic bible for KB's and Pavel is the guy who started the whole movement in the US. Even if you move up quickly, many people refer to this book for basic terminology and form so you don't want to skip it. There is also a workbook called "Rite of Passage" by AOS (see below) which puts Pavel's stuff into a very specific program and is excellent for basics. Any way you do this, you MUST understand how to do swings, TGU's, cleans and statches with perfect form before moving on to harder stuff.
- Intermediate: I really like the stuff by Anthony Diluglio at AOS. "Smokin Ladders" in about the best KB/tabata program I have run across and it works great for baseball general conditioning.
- Advanced: this is where you would look at guys like Mike Mahler or Steve Cotter or Steve Maxwell. After you have a basic understanding of how KB's work and your body has adapted, you can more specific i.e. baseball, MMA, etc...
As a footnote, there is some baseball specific KB stuff here http://www.kettlebelltrainingforbaseball.com/ including a free PDF but I never found it particularly compelling.
Hope that helps.
- Beginner: in my opinion everyone should start with Enter the Kettlebell (book of DVD) by Pavel Tsatsouline. This book is the basic bible for KB's and Pavel is the guy who started the whole movement in the US. Even if you move up quickly, many people refer to this book for basic terminology and form so you don't want to skip it. There is also a workbook called "Rite of Passage" by AOS (see below) which puts Pavel's stuff into a very specific program and is excellent for basics. Any way you do this, you MUST understand how to do swings, TGU's, cleans and statches with perfect form before moving on to harder stuff.
- Intermediate: I really like the stuff by Anthony Diluglio at AOS. "Smokin Ladders" in about the best KB/tabata program I have run across and it works great for baseball general conditioning.
- Advanced: this is where you would look at guys like Mike Mahler or Steve Cotter or Steve Maxwell. After you have a basic understanding of how KB's work and your body has adapted, you can more specific i.e. baseball, MMA, etc...
As a footnote, there is some baseball specific KB stuff here http://www.kettlebelltrainingforbaseball.com/ including a free PDF but I never found it particularly compelling.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the info, Plankspanker. I might add some into my workout, but it is very true that your body adapts to them quickly.
I have some good beginner level stuff for KB baseball training (whole body including wrists/forearms and core) I have a workout i use when we can't get into the weightroom. Send me an email if you want to take a look.
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Now I see...thanks!
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Now I see...thanks!
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