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You may not be using barbells right now. Don’t worry – this information is still for you because you’ll get some new ideas on how to structure your kettlebell training programs.
https://chasingstrength.com/kettlebell-workouts/ There seems to be so much great information about kettlebell training it’s hard for the average person to know where to start and to actually be satisfied with that starting point. Many of us come to kettlebell training from a background of barbell lifting (myself included) and recoil at the thought that kettlebells are the “only tool you need.” Limiting ourselves to “just one tool” isn’t going to happen. There was a great thread started on the RKC Instructor forum about mixing kettlebells and barbells together so I thought I’d post my thoughts/experiences for you to use and learn from so you can skip making the same mistakes I did. “Movement Prep” is now a term that’s replaced “Warm Up” in our strength training vocabulary. As the name suggests, this is work that precedes the main training goal and prepares your body for that training. I think using kettlebells as movement prep before your barbell work is a great way to go. Here are some exercises that I would use: I am currently training for Olympic lifting and am using Get Ups as part of my “movement prep” (although I still call it a “warm up”). Now obviously, we all have our limitations and our strengths so your movement prep doesn’t have to include all the exercises on the list – they’re just suggestions. Use your brains and select your exercises according to your current needs and the demands of your barbell training. For example, if you were going to use kettlebells as movement prep for a Squat workout, your movement prep might look something like the following: The more I use it and play with it, the more I am a fan of the Get Up. I’ll probably write an extensive piece on it in the future, but needless to say, there is A TON of undiscovered benefit in that exercise waiting to be tapped by each individual willing to spend time there, which is why it’s part of my warm ups. Gray Cook and Brett Jones put out what I consider to be “THE Primer” on the Get Up, Kettlebells From the Ground Up. Using this alone for 10 minutes before your main workouts, barbell or kettlebell, will sky-rocket your progress and give you faster results for the simple fact that you will clear out movement restrictions and overcome faulty movement patterns. In Part 2, we’ll cover “Feeders” – what they are and how to use them. Learn More on My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/GeoffNeupert/videos |