Kettlebell Talk - A Conversation With My Brother on His Most Recent Battle With the Iron Cannonball!

I am one of two of my parents' children and I am the oldest son. So being the big brother I always took on my responsibility in making sure that my little brother would be tough enough to play the sports and be competitive with other kids his age. I did this by making sure to participate in years of physical torture and normal aggravation towards him in the role that all older brothers generally take part in, at least to some degree. This awesome job that I did in being the big brother has certainly paid off with his kettlebell training. I guess I knew all that big brother torment would eventually payoff somehow!

I had the fortunate opportunity to hangout with my "little" brother recently. I say that word "little" jokingly because now my so-called "little" brother stands about 6'2" and weighs in at about 220 lbs on average. I also made sure to take on my responsibility in keeping him interested in training his body long after the days of serious athletic competition. Well, like always, he met all the challenges and has certainly responded very well. He recently filled me in on how he has incorporated the iron bell into his personal program to achieve size, strength, and overall conditioning.

He used an approach that was rather simple, but the level of difficulty was immense. Basically, he explained that he was structuring a powerlifting type workout focusing on variation squats, deadlifts, and chest presses. He elaborated saying that he wanted to do a somewhat traditional powerlifting type workout with the inclusion of high volume kettlebell swings between every set of squats, deadlifts, and presses. He said that he even incorporated a normal progression of pyramiding working up to intense weight with the traditional lifts while still hitting the swings between every set. All I could say was WOW, as I followed up by asking him how long he was able to last. He said "as long as I could, and then I left the weight-room!" The result is that he has had an increase in size, strength, and overall endurance. Now I will always be the "Big" brother, but I may not try to aggravate him so much anymore without thinking twice. Ok, I've thought about it. He's not getting off that easy!

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The Kettlebell - A Great Supplemental Tool For the Powerlifter!

Most of the powerlifters that I have spoken to primarily include 3 big lifts into their program. The usual bench-press, back-squat, and deadlift are all 3 staples of the powerlifting culture. They may include other side or additional lifts like RDL's and pull-ups, but they generally have a fix on the main 3.

If you are a powerlifter and are curious about what a kettlebell is then I will explain. It is basically a cast-iron cannonball with a metal handle attached to it. They come in many sizes ranging from 8.8 lbs. all the way to 105lbs.! The bell is a great tool for building strength due to its unique shape. The shape of the bell causes your body to counter-react to it in order to stabilize the bell because it is always pulling away from your body. This stabilization is quickly amplified when utilizing this tool in certain lifts that really challenge your body causing it to adapt quickly.

The bell can readily be incorporated into your program and the technique of some primary lifts can be learned quickly. Its a very dynamic way to train the body and certain lifts are quicker and more explosive type lifts to execute when using the bell. This is also a benefit because it not only assist you with tremendous strength from stimulating the stabilizer muscles, but it also helps by increasing your range of motion and flexibility! The bell is also very hard to handle because of its shape. You will quickly find that by using the same weight kettlebell at the same weight as you may use a dumbell is completely different. The kettlebell is much harder to handle than the dumbell even at the same weight.

To further enhance your powerlifting program include the kettlebell into your program before your next event. This is a device that will absolutely make the difference in your program. Don't wait, learn and apply!

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