Kettlebells anyone??

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  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    thankyou IronSmasher
  • sgmomma
    sgmomma Posts: 299 Member
    This reminded me i have a unopened kettlebell dvd I ordered this summer and never started bc I was training for a 1/2! Mama wants kettlebells for christmas!
  • joe_d
    joe_d Posts: 73 Member
    I've been doing KBs off and on for about 3 years now. I really like the challenge, and I like getting some strength work in but also the occasional routines that provide interval-like cardio.

    I agree with other folks here that you need to get good RKC based info. The key, and it may not be apparent from watching DVDs, is the need to tighten some key muscles as you do the moves--it's all about creating a strong, stable foundation for that clean, press, snatch, Turkish get up or whatever. And it may seem like you're lifting with your shoulders or arms, but most of the time your form depends on your legs and core muscles. If you have bruises on the back of your wrists from doing cleans, you are either using too light of a bell and/or you're not coming up fast enough with your legs and your arm punch.

    Also, combo moves are great. E.g., last night as part of the workout we did a bunch of clean/press/swinging clean/squat moves in a ladder (2 sets a side, then 3, then 4) repeated 5 times using a bell one size heavier than normal. That sort of workout involves a bunch of large muscles which increases your calorie burn.

    I'm on older guy and I don't get 1200 calories out of my workouts--wish I did! However, my Polar HRM reports I get on average 100 calories of burn for every 10 minutes of workout if I'm going at a reasonable pace. I just restarted my KB workouts 2 months ago after having been away for a while because of some medical stuff. So maybe my burn will increase--but I doubt it as I'm getting to 90% of max heart rate during the more intense segments, so it's hard to imagine I could burn more. Probably a limitation of my age at this point.
  • vienna26
    vienna26 Posts: 115 Member
    no; they would have to work up to that... But it is not difficult to work up to it and along the way... over the top calorie burning

    How many calories do you burn normally doing a kettlebell workout? And are you using a HRM?
    I use a hrm when i use mine and for a 20 minute session it records around 215 cals lol i wish i could burn 1200cals in a session though haha i usually do a 50 min session and that burns around 500 so 100 for 10 minutes
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    I have just started kettlebells.

    I want to learn the basics through RKC but there are no local instructors and nothing on You Tube as far as I can see.

    Are there any DVDs from a RKC source?

    http://breakingmuscle.com/news-articles/kettlebells

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