I find its simple but effective for building muscle strength, explosive movement , cardio and most important to me... core strength.
The kettle bell originated from Russia in the 1700s. Apparently it was used as a scale weight for farmers to determine how much grain they had in "poods" (16kg increments) others say it was a cannon ball with a handle on it so it was faster to load in the Russian military.
Whatever the origin, I like how the exercises with the kettle bell use techniques that work more than one muscle group, incorporate body stability and depending on the exercise work explosive movement. This is perfect enhancements for the martial artist, especially working the core muscles and the posterior chain not to mention a strong grip!
We introduced them to the MAfit class recently and I would like to bring them in occasionally to add that advantage, however, I think I will need to get some heavier ones to challenge the male students and leave the "girly" ones for me:)!
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I'll wrestle you for the girly ones.
The ones we used were heavy after 20 reps.
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