Kettlebell Opus- Newsletter #14

   How does kettlebell training help athleticism compared to traditional weight training?
 
   In kettlebell training joints reach full extension and lockout. In traditional weight training the weight must decelerate before lockout and lockout may never be achieved. Athletics requires the ability to move through full range of motions and at full speed. The best way to develop power is to explosively carry out a motion through its full range. Kettlebells are ideal for this because the body must express its full power from the ground up just like in athletics. The entire body must be involved and work as one unit thus developing total body power. Outside of the Olympic lifts which are very difficult to teach and execute, it is kettlebell training that will provide the greatest training efficacy for the athlete.

   It is important for the athlete to get properly trained with kettlebells. The bells may then be used by themselves or as an adjunct to traditional weigh training.