Anyone familiar with Kettlebell workouts?

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  • sbeisel1
    sbeisel1 Posts: 181
    The KettleWorX dvd's mix it up enough that you are not doing the exact same thing every day. right now one day is core, next is cardio and last is resistance. there are also target workouts, legs, abs, arms & shoulders and back.
  • goldenpawz99
    goldenpawz99 Posts: 22
    Hey everyone....thanks for your replies! Lots of good input. I will incorporate more work outs in a week. I currently am a beginner at it and I'm doing Kettlnetics by Michele Kai. Her form and instruction is really good. I follow along pretty well. I was also interested in the Kettleworx too. I will check out YouTube also. Thanks again!
  • peuglow
    peuglow Posts: 684 Member
    Do lots of research on google (not here).....the instructor that you chose (or DVD) should be from a Russian Kettlebell certified instructor to receive proper training on form. You can really hurt yourself if your form is not on point......I love Tracy Reifkind's DVD Give and Take but it doesn't teach form. There are some decent form tutorials on youtube but a real life RKC instructor is best. Kettlebell swing is one of the hardest workouts I've done....you can burn up to 1200 calories an hour doing an intense workout. Best of luck!
    that's what I'm saying! My coack is RKC, and he's a brute!
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    Make sure the instructor is RKC certified or at the very least has a specialty kettlebell certification or other training. Personally, I'm not kettlebell certified but have taken a specialty CEC in using kettlebells for rehabilitation so that I can use them with some of my clients who specifically need that type of training. Unfortunately, however, there are a lot of trainers out there who think their personal training certification or group exercise certification will allow them to teach kettlebell work and it doesn't. Jillian and Bob, I know aren't specially trained in kettlebells so I would avoid anything by either of them if you want the proper form. Art of Strength is good, Pavel is the best. I wouldn't trust anything by Crossfit because they are known by actual exercise physiologists as not using proper form because of working more for speed. So, rule number 1, find an RKC certified instructor. Rule number 2, slow down and do the move properly so that you can use them to heal injuries instead of to cause them.
  • james_macneil
    james_macneil Posts: 2 Member
    I started traning KB's at my MMA gym about 6 mo. ago and they are my favorite. My fiance and I are working with a good friend Tracy Reifkind. She just came out with a book called The Swing. She has an amazing success story and lost CRAZY weight with just a good diet and KB swings. Check her out. If your in the Northen CA area, she does classes and privates.

    http://tracysfoodandthought.blogspot.com/

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Swing-Revolutionary-Kettlebell-Program/dp/0062104195/ref=pd_cp_mov_2

    Oh and she is RKC also.
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    I bought KettleWorx and Im going to start it tonight. FYI - Target has it for $49 vs $89 + shipping from the manufacturer.
  • EchoOfYourPast
    EchoOfYourPast Posts: 459 Member
    I recently bought the Kettle Worx DVD set with the 5 lb. Kettle bell. I really enjoy the workouts...hoping to do more of them once i finish the 30-day shred. I think once i start doing them more frequently i will get a heavier kettle bell.

    Sandra :)
  • goldenpawz99
    goldenpawz99 Posts: 22
    I bought KettleWorx and Im going to start it tonight. FYI - Target has it for $49 vs $89 + shipping from the manufacturer.

    Hey...thanks! I'll check into Target!

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