Showing posts with label lean muscle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lean muscle. Show all posts

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Kettlebells and Pure Hard Muscle!

The key to building strength is tension. You must tension the body in order for it to adapt by producing force to move a load, thereby making the muscle stronger. Strength can also produce muscular size if the load of the weight is manipulated to do so. Now I think we all agree that kettlebell training is not bodybuilding, but that doesn't mean that a sizable rock hard body can't be the result of some serious training with kettlebells!

So what drives you? What motivates you to hit the gym? Well, the fact is that kettlebell training can be a great muscle building method for those of us that are looking to get into the greatest possible shape and put on a little size at the same time. Kettlebells can easily be used for more endurance and strength endurance type lifts, but they can be structured here to put on muscular size by lifting with heavier bells. You can pyramid with bells by increasing the weight while you do a series of overhead snatches.

This particular type of kettlebell lift is great for core strength and certainly stimulates the nervous system while releasing an array of hormones such as growth hormone and testosterone within your body. This is what produces a lean body and promotes the addition of lean muscle mass. Building muscle with kettlebells is like any other style of training, but more intense with faster results.

I don't know another method of training that is so intense and is so quick to produce the lean muscle and fitness that everyone desires. If you want to build muscle and, at the same time, get into the greatest shape of your life then you need to start training with this ancient iron device!

To learn more about Kettlebells, Fitness, and achieving Total Mind-Blowing Strength come and visit me at: http://www.efandps.com
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I'm Brandon Richey the Strength and Conditioning Pro!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Kettlebell Fat Terminator - The Swing and Push-Up Combination Totalling 400 Reps!

You may now be familiar with the very common kettlebell exercise known as the swing. This is the base lift with the kettlebell that involves the pull method in my training philosophy. This is an exercise that targets hundreds of muscles and generates an awesome production of lean muscle mass and terminates fat completely! With this article I'm going to combine a push method of 10 different styles of push-ups totaling 100 reps with 300 reps with the swing to make it a physically mind-blowing workout of 400 reps.

To start, you need to come up with 10 different styles of push-ups. If you can't do that off of the top of your head then I'll make it easy for you. Focus on weight distribution by taking one or more of your limbs out of the movement. For instance, if you are pretty advanced then simply get into an upright push-up position and lift one of your legs off of the ground and do 10 push-ups that way. To come up with another style simply switch legs. This immediately gives you 2 different styles. You can move on to do the same thing with your arms. The key is to come up with 10 different styles to do 10 repetitions with if you can. If you simply can't come up with 10 styles then you can stick to the same old traditional way. To execute the workout you want to complete 30 double-arm swings with the bell and then immediately without rest hit 10 repetitions of one of your styles of push-ups. After each combination only give yourself about 1 minute to 1 minute and 30 seconds rest.

At first, the rest time will seem too long, but you will find out real fast that about 6 to 7 sets into the workout you will wish it was longer. This is one kettlebell strength training workout that is a sure Fat Terminator!

To learn more about Kettlebells, Fitness, and achieving Total Mind-Blowing Strength come and visit me at http://www.efandps.com
To be one of my members and to receive more tips on INSANE BODY CONSTRUCTION please visit me at:http://www.efandps.com/www.efandps.com/Brandons_Members_Newsletter.html
I'm Brandon Richey the Strength and Conditioning Pro!

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