What The Heck Are Kettlebells Anyway?

So what the heck are the balls with a handle? Well, they are called kettlebells and have really been catching fire over the last few years. I use them quite a bit myself and with my clients in my studio.

Here is a quick history lesson.

Kettlebells originated in Russia around 1704 and gained popularity in 1913 when they were featured in Hercules magazine.  They gained momentum in the U.S. around 1985.

If you are using kettlebells (kb's) in your training then you already know how awesome they really are however you also realize how potentially dangerous they are if not used with perfect form.

Essentially, kb's are bowling balls with handles. In comparison with other weight-training tools, the strange form of kb's design makes trainees to pay attention to their every movement, which leads to an entire-workout with many different movements that concentrate on the lifter's core. 

Typically, kb's are constructed in iron or steel and are available in weights that vary from 2 to 100 pounds. No matter what the weight from lightweight to the heaviest kb's most of the muscles in the body will get exercised when utilizing them.

Because kb's are now being discovered by present day weight trainers, a lot of companies offer more cost-effective options compared to iron originals. Some kb's are even adjustable, permitting you to easily handle them with different weight without needing to possess a room filled with kb's on the ground.

On the top of enhancing your physique, a kb's routine, if done correctly, will enhance your cardiovascular health, while you move effortlessly in one exercise to another without a break.

Using kb's can be as simple or as difficult while you choose. For most people, an excellent use is by using them rather than hand weights or barbells to do familiar exercises. The bench press, military press, curls, along with other common exercises could be carried out using kb's. The only real difference when utilizing kb's may be the form of the load.

When you become comfortable want to bolster your relationship with kb's by carrying out kettlebell-specific exercises. Fortunately, you will find many exercises which were produced particularly for that unique shape and size of kb's. Specific exercises, like the kb swing and also the aptly named the Turkish Get-Up, provide the kb's user a huge number of intense exercises custom-designed to challenge the whole body and make muscle.

If you are looking to super-charge your workouts and burn fat then kb's may be the thing for you to try but make sure that you are using extremely good form to avoid injury.

Cheers

Bouncelife