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Kettlebell Exercises.

January 21, 2012

The kettlebell has rapidly been gaining popularity in the health and fitness market. The thing about kettlebells is that they are a serious piece of kit. When you swing a 16kg or 20kg weight around in the air you need to have some idea of how to handle it. That’s why I’d suggest anyone starting [...]

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Anatomy Of The Kettlebell.

January 25, 2011

The kettlebell or girya (Russian: гиря) is a traditional Russian cast iron weight that looks like a cannonball with a handle. The best kettlebells are hollow but cast the same size so that different weights have the same footprint. The kettlebell has become a popular exercise tool due largely to the efforts of strength and [...]

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Art of Strength Providence Kettlebell Workout.

July 20, 2010

This evenings workout was once again the Providence Kettlebell workout. I love this Kettlebell workout although I really should put together more of my own. I’ve been doing this workout with a 20kg Kettlebell for a while now so I may just get myself a 24kg Kettlebell and see if I can manage it with [...]

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Workout for July 17th 2010 Kettlebell and Bodyweight Workout.

July 17, 2010

This evenings workout was a kettlebell workout using a 20kg kettlebell and my own bodyweight: After warming up I performed: Ten rounds of squat thrusts for 30 reps and then one arm kettlebell swings 15 reps each arm. A round is one set of squat thrusts and one arm kettlebell swings done back to back [...]

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Workout for 18th August.

August 19, 2009

1. Split lunge (left/right) 2. Double overhead press 3. Squats 4. Double floor press 5. Double bent over row (left/right) 6. Suitcase 7. Twisting crunch 8. Triple crush After a quick warm up I performed each exercise for 2 minutes time or until fatigued whichever came first using a pair of 16kg kettlebells and a [...]

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Art of Strength Newport kettlebell workout.

August 1, 2009

Art of Strength: Newport is the second in the world’s 1st work along kettlebell DVD series by Anthony Diluglio. This workout is a circuit style kettlebell workout, it’s a tough workout divided-up into 10 “rounds” including a 5 minute snatch test. Most rounds take about 4 minutes and consist of continuously alternating between two exercises [...]

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Two new kettlebells.

July 24, 2009

I’ve been thinking about getting a new kettlebell for a while now. I finally bit the bullet today and bought two new kettlebells, a 16kg and a 20kg. Since I already have a 16kg I’ll have a pair so I can do workouts requiring a pair of kettlebells. I’ll use the 20kg kettlebells for the [...]

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Art of Strength Firepower Kettlebell Workout.

June 17, 2009

This workout from the Art of Strength calls for two kettlebells, since I only have one 16kg kettlebell when the exercises called for two, I substituted with dumbbells. The workout is based on a ladder concept. Each of the 5 rounds has that number of exercises, and each exercise is 1 minute long. So round [...]

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Basic kettlebell workout.

June 12, 2009

These basic kettlebell exercises are performed for 2 minutes time in reps of 5 right, 5 left, 4 right, 4 left and so on down to one or if the exercise calls for 2 hands to be used then the exercise is done for the full 2 minutes.1 minute rest between exercises. This was my [...]

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Basic kettelbell full body workout.

May 31, 2009

Kettlebell exercises are an excellent addition to whatever else you’re doing for building a “bullet proof” body and if your a mixed martial arts proponent, the type of conditioning needed to dominate opponents in the ring. I’d recommend starting with the following 10 kettlebell movements. Each set is done for 2 minutes time, counting down [...]

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