Treadmill Schmeadmill
September 1, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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Swinging a kettlebell for 30 minutes is more of a workout than 90 minutes on a treadmill.
How kettlebells gained recognition…
August 20, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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Kettlebells first gained recognition as an excellent weight loss tool when they were featured in the fitness magazine, Hercules in 1913.
A kettlebell man
August 19, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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The kettlebell was so popular in Tsarist Russia that a strongman or weightlifter was referred to as a girevik or ‘a kettlebell man’.
The Russian for kettlebell is Girya
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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The Russian name for a kettlebell is Girya.
Burn Baby Burn!
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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A kettlebell workout can burn over 1500 calories per hour or over 800 per hour assuming half the time is spent resting.
Kettlebell Handles in the Nineteen Hundreds
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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In the mid nineteen hundreds all weight lifting sets used to come with handles to allow dumbbells to be transformed into kettlebells.
They are commonly referred to nowadays as ‘plate loaded kettlebells’.
Related article: Bruce Lee Used Kettlebells
I bought this DVD when I first started using kettlebells. The "Enter the Kettlebell" book provided details, but this DVD shows the proper application. Pavel personally shows how to do fundamental kettlebell exercises: swing, clean, press, and snatch.
