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Colorado's
Russian Kettlebell
The #1 Handheld Gym For Extreme Fitness
World's #1 portable gym makes you as strong as you want to be!
Why
Kettlebells Dominate other Exercise Equipment:
Why
does the kettlebell dominate other equipment?
The Russian kettlebell owes half of its power to the proprietary RKC training
system. The other half is due to the kettlebell's design, namely a thick
handle removed from a compact center of mass.
The kettlebell is the ultimate in conditioning the
body for extreme decelerations. Think of all the sudden
stops and direction changes on the football field. If you have not conditioned
yourself to handle these forces, you will perform sub-par and run a high
risk of injury. Traditional strength training, even the Olympic 'quick
lifts', does not address this issue as the weight is either dropped or
treated to a slow negative. As Brett Jones, RKC Sr. put it, "You
cannot swing a barbell between your legs." You could try it with
a dumbbell -at least until the sheer width of it takes your knees out.
The compact kettlebell can be dropped from the lockout between your knees
and way behind you where it will impact load your hips.
This dynamic loading sets up the hip muscles for a powerful contraction.
The kettlebell is the definitive tool for
developing the hip thrust, the power generator in all
athletics. Be it a jump, a kick, or a punch, when expertly performed,
it comes from the hip.
The kettlebell will make your back resilient.
Unique Russian exercises condition your back from every conceivable angle,
statically and dynamically. One would have to take up powerlifting, yoga,
strongman, gymnastics, and a couple of other things to half way imitate
the benefits of kettlebell training.
Kettlebell's offset center of gravity maximizes
shoulder strength, flexibility, and health. Most Russians
have never heard of 'rotator cuffs.' Save for combat wounds, shoulder
injuries are virtually unheard in the Russian armed forces. They train
and test their personnel with repetition one-arm snatches with a 53 lb.
kettlebell rather than pushups.
The kettlebell is an outstanding grip, wrist,
and forearm developer. A thick and smooth handle combined
with the ballistic nature of many exercises loads the grip like rock climbing.
Bottom up cleans and similar leverage drills unique to kettlebells take
care of the wrists.
The Russian kettlebell is a complete, no-compromise, extreme
hand held gym. "We train with kettlebells in case civilization
is temporary," stated the Philadelphia Kettlebell Club.
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