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Post by matclone on Mar 25, 2007 14:38:51 GMT -5
Big, did you ever train with these? Some claim that kbs are, or were, widely used, including by wrestlers. Is this true?
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Post by Big on Mar 25, 2007 14:44:01 GMT -5
Yes, we had them at my wrestling club in Russia. They are used for picking them up and lifting overhead kind of like power lifts but with one hand.
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Post by JensenS on Mar 25, 2007 16:08:07 GMT -5
I've read a little about them. They seem to be a great tool, never really seen them that much here though.
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Post by matclone on Mar 25, 2007 16:25:44 GMT -5
I've got one now and am still trying to settle on the best way to incorporate it into my workouts. It's a great piece of iron with a thick handle. They come in different weights, and there are many different things you can do with them, but to me it seems they are best suitable for high-rep weight trng such as with one arm swings or one arm snatches. You may think 36 or 44 pounds isn't much, but once you get into the rhythm of the movement and start swinging and throwing the iron, it weighs a lot more, and it doesn't take much to turn into an aerobic workout.
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Post by DH on Mar 25, 2007 16:40:46 GMT -5
I know that Sean Bormet's Overtime School of Wrestling in Illinois has a whole workout routine with kettlebells. Here are some photos from their kettlebell workouts: overtimewrestling.com/photos/S-C_coaches |
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Post by Big on Mar 26, 2007 0:42:45 GMT -5
The real tough ones are the 64 pound and 128 pound ones. I remember in Russia we had a 16kg (32pounds), 32kg (64pound), and 64kg (128 pound ones). I was really small back then but I could get 16kg ones over my head a few times but not 32kg.
You can get a very good strength workout with them as well as muscular endurance workout. Try lifting a 128 pound one overhead a few times. You will be tired quick.
If you go with the heavy ones, you are basically training more for explosive power. So, you would lift it over your head once and then take a little rest and go again.
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Post by satiev1 on Mar 26, 2007 1:50:09 GMT -5
dragondoor.com has the all the info on them. Great tool. They build a lot of ballistic power forearm strength.
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Post by RYou on Mar 26, 2007 20:21:22 GMT -5
Are these similar to ben-wa balls ?
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Post by gripsnhips on Mar 27, 2007 13:53:10 GMT -5
Schuyler used to put us through "Dumbell" matches. We'd pummel the air with dumbells and do other wrestling motions for 10 minutes straight.
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