Kettlebell Force - The Strength and Conditioning Professional's Best Friend!

I have been a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) for many years and have trained athletes in all types of sports. I have to say that I wished that I had been introduced to kettlebells the day I started my career. However, the good news is that this ancient device has been a best friend of mine and has pushed my clients, family, friends, and myself to all new levels of strength and fitness that I never thought possible. If you are a strength professional read on to learn how this device will make your life a whole lot easier.

To start, I can say that over the many years of my career I have trained people in powerlifting, olympic lifting, and designed athletic performance programs for an array of sports teams. The kettlebell has made this job of mine much easier since I have included it into my primary method of training. I think that you can agree that the objective to develop total athleticism today involves building the athlete to be bigger, faster, and stronger.

The beauty of the kettlebell is that the method of training with it can involve both big power building movements, as well as, obtaining overall tremendous conditioning. Kettlebell training is certainly a "hybrid" type of exercise that can combine all the movements and produce all the benefits that are necessary for optimal athletic performance. If you are a strength coach or strength professional then trust me you don't need your job to be anymore difficult than it already is.

If you are for making your job easier then you need to take the time to get familiar with the dynamic form of training that is involved with kettlebells. As a strength and conditioning professional it should be part of your duty in the first place. I'll even make it easy for you by letting you know that you can access all of my articles for free so you have all the information you will need on training with the ancient device. Train hard and enjoy!

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The Kettlebell - My First Experience With This Tool of Fat Destruction and Muscle Construction

I have about as much of a qualified past as anyone when it comes to me lending my two-cents about anything that pertains to fitness or strength training. I am an ex-athlete and have always been very active in terms of training my body to pass the "eyeball test" ,as well as, being able to perform. I had the fortunate opportunity to serve on the football strength and conditioning staff at UGA under an outstanding program with great overall leadership. No, that is not a dig at other programs outside of UGA, but it is the truth.

With my athletic background I have always considered myself to be fairly fit and strong, but that was all quickly progressed even further when I got introduced to the kettlebell. The first one that I ever purchased was a 20kg (44lbs). I quickly learned how to execute the infamous "swing." I have always been able to execute Olympic style lifts but with the bell I had to continue to use my hips to snap and generate momentum to keep the bell moving. I quickly realized how exhausting this single lift was in my first attempt. From here it was all big progress!

I quickly moved on to the 24kg (53lbs) and further executed more intense lifts like the single-arm overhead snatch. My heart felt like it would beat out of my chest after executing 20-30 reps of these at one time. The conditioning was almost overwhelming and so was my excitement. I got even more fired up when I started doing one-arm push-ups and eventually one-arm one-legged push-ups! Now like athletes my body has a lot to do with my work, but I had not done things like this since I was in high school. Even being a strength specialist I still got impressed with this device quicker than anything else I have ever included in my personal programs.

Just like you it was all new to me at one time. I really wished that I could have had access to this gruesome tool when I was a teenager.

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!