Kettlebells

[solardrive77]

Hi Guys,

I have been training with intensity with Hypertrophy for a few months now and have seen decent gains teamed up with a solid clean diet and creatine, however, I'm thinking of dropping the traditional iron and splashing out on some kettlebells for a different training experience.

Anyone had any experience or advice lifting with the 'bells?

[Gym rat]

I have not used kettleballs but I have seen people useing.I rather to stick with iron instead of useing kettleballs.

[AgentOrange]

I have not used kettleballs but I have seen people useing.I rather to stick with iron instead of useing kettleballs.

why? explanation please

[Gym rat]

That is just view on kettlebells .

[nate225]

Kettlebells are a great alternative & awesome for GPP work (the Magpies squad guys have invested in a set & use them a fair bit).

Rolling KB tri extensions are great for bench lockout too.

Nate

[Varven]

Kettlebells are a "complementary" source of resistance.

If you are looking for pure hypertrophy, stick with iron.

If you need something to complement your gpp training like Nate said, or want flexiblity for martial arts, or sport or whatever, go with kettlebells.

[Dragon]

A change is as good as a holiday - give it a go and report back!

[silver01]

Hi, I am new here. Try: content.php?id=138 The guy is RKC trained and very well versed on kettlebells.

[silver01]

Oh, well that didn't work. Google PhysicalCultureNZ. That should get you there.

[MikeBC]

Hi

If you are just after building muscle then traditional bodybuilding is the way to go. However, if you are after more functional strength, have limited time or perhaps want more of a fighters physique then kettlebells are great as the train the whole body as one and can definitely put on some muscle if correct nutrition is used.

I do however believe that kettlebells offer bodybuilders some advantages such as

• They hit the muscles differently than with a lot of bodybuilding movements ie, training movements rather than muslces

• If you are doing fast lifts like, swings, snatches etc they hit the fast twitch muscle fibers which are neglected with slow controlled bodybuilding movements and these fibers can be quite conducive to muscle growth ie, think sprinters and power athletes.

• You can perform power type cardio movements such as swing and snatch intervals that are great for burning body fat and conditioning negating the need for a lot of boring cardio ... a lot of research is promoting higher intensity training for fat loss now and not long slow cardio

• Kettlebells help maintain & develop flexibility and as you are training a lot of muscles together helping prevent muscle imbalances and injuries

On a personal note, my shoulders really thickened up from kettlebell training, more than when doing bodybuilding and I think it was to do with high volume snatches, turkish get ups and walking overhead holds not even presses. I think shoulders tend to like fast movements, which is why swimmers have big shoulders I suppose.

Hope that helps, any question please feel free to email me at mike@kettlebellsnz.com

Cheers

Mike Capper, RKC CKT

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[Ringside Gym]

If you are interested in trying out Kettlebells we have a large selection of bells from 8 kg through to 56kgs.

Kettlebell Conditioning classes are Tue and Wed nights at 7.10pm.

For a free one week trial call 3556776.

Ringside Gym

Les Mills Undercover Carpark Building 186 Victoria St,

Auckland City.

http://www.ringsidenz.com

On a personal note I have competed in numerous bodybuilding competitions and are happy to show anyone how to kettlebells as a training tool regardless of training goals from weekend warrior athletes looking to improve their game to the next want to be Mr Olympia

[luv.me.oats]

cool Mr Ringside, are you a trainer at Les Mills?

Whats your name - I bet I've seen you in the snake pit.

I'd be keen to give it a go, oh, btw, what happened to the female spartan thing - Alex Porter said there was going to be something happening

[laurasaur]

Ringside looks awesome, I'm definately coming along after I finish my cycling comp... excited!!

[Ringside Gym]

Hi Laurasaur,

Sounds good.

The sooner the better with regard to cycling performance.

Now you know Lance Armstrongs secret weapon.

See here:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_ ... worko.html

The kettlebell classes are on a Tue and Wed night at 7.10pm.

I take the wed night class.

[Ringside Gym]

An Olympic Bar only weighs 20kgs. Surely you can squat this weight in a power rack without having to revert to using curl bars etc?