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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Kettlebell Swing Science
« on: July 27, 2012, 04:10:29 pm »
Excellent article, as usual.
The swing does so many things... it's probably one of the top exercises ever in terms of how many things it does at the same time.
My question would be - how to choose the "best" weight for your kettlebell. Is it a matter of "choose the heaviest KB that allows you to perform the movement correctly" or is it something more than that?
What if I can do them correctly for 5 reps with a 40 kg kettlebell and 20 reps with a 24 kg kettlebell? What if I can use more speed with the 24? And so on.
These are important questions but I think they aren't "essential" to be answered. The fact of the matter is that whether you choose a very heavy or a lighter kettlebell you'll still get a heck of a workout for your hips.
It also helps for hip flexor flexibility in my opinion, since you're basically doing a ton of hip hyperextensions at a pretty high speed so you're basically doing hip flexor dynamic stretching. Helpful if you're in anterior pelvic tilt.
As a side note, I personally found out that keeping the chin tucked down a bit helps you hip hyperextend better in the swings.
The swing does so many things... it's probably one of the top exercises ever in terms of how many things it does at the same time.
My question would be - how to choose the "best" weight for your kettlebell. Is it a matter of "choose the heaviest KB that allows you to perform the movement correctly" or is it something more than that?
What if I can do them correctly for 5 reps with a 40 kg kettlebell and 20 reps with a 24 kg kettlebell? What if I can use more speed with the 24? And so on.
These are important questions but I think they aren't "essential" to be answered. The fact of the matter is that whether you choose a very heavy or a lighter kettlebell you'll still get a heck of a workout for your hips.
It also helps for hip flexor flexibility in my opinion, since you're basically doing a ton of hip hyperextensions at a pretty high speed so you're basically doing hip flexor dynamic stretching. Helpful if you're in anterior pelvic tilt.
As a side note, I personally found out that keeping the chin tucked down a bit helps you hip hyperextend better in the swings.
