Monday, June 04, 2007

For the love of kettlebells

The kettlebell. AK-47 of physical training hardware. Hunk of iron on a handle. Simple, sinister, brutal—and ferociously effective for developing explosive strength, dramatic power and never-say-die conditioning. The man’s man’s choice for the toughest, most demanding, highest-yield exercise tool on the planet. Guaranteed to forge a rugged, resilient, densely-muscled frame—built to withstand the hardest beating and dish it right back out, 24/7.


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Am I crazy? Does that not sound like a ton o' fun? Swinging around hunks of iron? Must be some primeval, instinctual, elemental affection for exercising sheer power with simple implements. Anyhow, I've bought a set and have been playing with 'em for a week now, and thoroughly love it. I swung about 3200kgs of kettlebell during my workout today - sets of 20 on each kb from 16-28kg. Then finished with a 100 set on a 12kg. Was doing 5x L-pullups and 15-20sec of ring support position in the circuit, with generous 1-3min breaks in between.

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