Kettlebell Strength - Slow Movement & High Tension!

There are basically 2 types of movements involved when talking about strength training. There are movements that are slow, but very challenging and there are moves that are faster and more strength endurance related movements. For the purpose of this article I am going to address the slower challenging strength movements and how it applies to kettlebell training.

When working with kettlebells you immediately find out just how challenging the workout can be. It is a funny design and if you haven't handled it before the movements involved in lifting it can be very foreign to the beginner. This is why I want to explain how the certain slower challenging movements can benefit you when training with the iron bell. To start, you have probably heard me talk about lifts in my other articles such as the single-arm turkish getup or the overhead press and walk. With both of these drills you don't have to execute a bunch of repetitions in order for the lift to be effective.

Once again, these are slow tension movements not strength endurance movements. For example, if you are familiar with the single arm turkish getup then you know that it is one concentrated and controlled movement of the body that yields a high level of exertion for a single repetition! This high level of exertion is caused from you having to statically hold the kettlebell above your head throughout the entire attempt of you getting from the ground to your feet. This steady hold is what gets you a high level of muscular tension, therefore producing a high level of strength for your body. The beauty is that you are also getting the benefit of some significant cardiovascular conditioning with this movement even though it is a slower groove.

For you to gain total control of handling the unique design of the kettlebell you must practice the slower tension movements. This will produce a great bit of total-body strength for you to handle heavier loads. Practice flawlessly and practice often my friends!

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Athletic Development - A True Misconception About How the Athlete Should Build Strength!

I am here to tell you the truth about off-season strength training and total-body conditioning to maximize your performance for the next upcoming season of your sport. You don't need the fully-stocked weight-room to achieve optimal performance. The following philosophy is a proven fact and translates over ALL boundaries to ALL sports!

So you are thinking "what is he talking about?" Well the truth about building strength is easy, but you have to have a definite logical plan in your approach for your optimal performance development. You see the only way to truly get stronger is to maximize muscular tension. Tension is what builds absolute body strength. This is achieved best by engaging in lifts of 3 dimensional movements. Now when I say lifts I don't necessarily mean weights, I mean lifts that create resistance! You should always try to master different ways of handling a load rather than just handling a different load of weight.

For instance, I may be able to deadlift 500 lbs as a football player, but to truly get stronger should I continue to increase the poundage to maybe do 550 lbs? The answer to this is no. Rather than trying to improve the poundage of the DEADLIFT I would better OPTIMIZE my strength by changing to do snatches, cleans, jerks, lifting rocks, sandbags, variation animal walks, and a engaging in an arsenal of plyometric drills.

Now what I have mentioned so far can all be varied by utilizing alternative tools to traditional weights found in a weight-room. To name a few examples: your own body-weight, rocks, sandbags, buckets of water, swinging a sledgehammer, tires, and throwing heavy objects! Creativity is underrated. Any multi-planar movement will stimulate your neuromuscular system to not only adapt to a heavy load, but to adapt to MOVING that heavy load therefore giving you OPTIMAL performance!

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!