Getting the Most Out of Your Kettlebells

Posted on Feb 01, 2008 - 7:37am by MarkFu in Equipment, People, Weblogs

On their fine website, Elite FTS posted Part 1 of an article by Josh Henkins, titled “Filling the Holes” in which Henkins outlines the benefits and ways to supplement the heavy bilateral barbell lifts with other tools like kettlebells, sleds and sandbags to improve the quality and volume of your training. Some techniques by Pavel Tsatsouline are also shared. Josh also describes and illustrates what he considers to be the five best kettlebell movements to prevent injury. For me, this could be the best reason to read and follow his advice.

Val’s Kettlebells I got my first kettlebell, a 20 kilo from Val, the Babe of My Existence on my birthday, back in August of 2007. I liked it so much, I bought others and so did Val. Folks at the gym asked where they could get them and being the sales...
Val’s Kettlebells There are plenty of place to go to buy kettlebells. Check out Val's Kettlebells for the lowest price for high quality kettlebells. Val also sells bars and bumper plates. For more information, send an email to Val at: valskettlebells@gmail.com ...
Getting Started With KettlebellsA Barbarian Blogroll Plug for Jeff at liftkettlebells.com who has some great new content, including video at his new and growing kettlebell-dedicated site. You can find out who Kettlebell Kate is and what the SovietForce kettlebell gym is all about, (hopefully those guys know the Cold War is over)! Both...
Val’s New Painted KettlebellWe have been having fun with kettlebells over here. Not only do we swing and snatch them, but we paint 'em too! You have seen my blue-green 24 kilo creation and the candy apple Big Red 32 kg paperweight. Those were my modest attempts at kettlebell creativity and about as...
Fun With Heavy KettlebellsWhen you are ready to move beyond mere kettlebells swings… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcwGXapR-Wg And what about the geriatric guy who uses a pair of 80 pound kettlebells each day? Pretty sick, isn’t it?...
Carwash and KettlebellsOne of the great things about kettlebells is you can squeeze a workout in just about anywhere, but probably not in a phone booth. (Are there any more of those these days?) Late Sunday afternoon, I went to the local car wash and when I went to get some stuff...
Another Painted Kettlebell You saw my painted 24 kg kettlebell several days back, so take a look at a 16 kg KB Tori Lehman bought from Val’s Kettlebells and painted herself. She has artistic flair and some pretty good designs,according to Val. Take a look at her first effort. ...