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Kettlebell Workouts
What is a kettlebell?
The kettlebell is the ultimate tool for all-round power endurance fitness. A traditional Russian kettlebell is a cast iron weight that looks
like a handle with a cannonball attached to it.
The Kettlebell is designed for repetitive base lifting and teaches movement essential to athletic development. You can use kettlebell workouts to achieve any fitness or weight loss goals. Why should volleyball players do kettlebell workouts?Kettlebells are really an all in one fitness tool. No other single training tool trains for volleyball fitness better than kettlebells do.The kettlebell can easily replace barbells, dumbbells, thick bars, belts for weighted pullups and dips, medicine balls, grip devices, and other volleyball strength training equipment. Advantage of Kettlebell WorkoutsKettlebells are great for training for power endurance for volleyball while also developing the cardiovascular system and strengthening joints all at the same time.Perhaps the biggest advantage of the kettlebell is it’s unique design. The kettlebell has a thick handle set apart from a compact center of mass. The kettlebell handle is offset from the tools center of mass. The handle being set apart from the center of mass makes the workout much more demanding than when training with a conventional dumbbell or barbell. When using a kettlebell, the force of the kettlebell insists on pulling you off balance, continuing to constantly make you use your core stabilizer muscles to control the weight during the exercise movement. Kettlebells Don’t Take Up SpaceAnother advantage of training with kettlebells is that fact they don’t take up much space. Kettlebells are much more convenient to train with because they are so easy to store and move around.Kettlebell Workouts Strengthen the Rotator CuffThe kettlebell trains your back to be strong and elastic in movement. With the majority of the kettlebell weight off the center of mass, you are forced to stabilize at the rotator-cuff which makes the shoulder joint healthy. The dynamic movement the kettlebell provides makes it great for shoulder rehabilitation, preventing injury and all around strength development at the shoulder joint.Kettlebell Workouts are Great for Eccentric Strength TrainingThe kettlebell is the ultimate weight lifting tool for conditioning the body for extreme decelerations. Volleyball is full of sudden stops and change of direction movements. You can train with kettlebells to condition yourself to deal with these forces.Kettlebells are great for developing deceleration strength or eccentric strength. Traditional strength training such as Olympic power lifts such as barbell cleans or snatches don’t train for eccentric strength as well as kettlebells do. You cannot swing a barbell between your legs the way you can a kettlebell. The kettlebell can better load your hips because you can take the kettlebell past the lockout position between your knees and back between your legs. The eccentric loading movement of the kettlebell swing is great for training hip extension, the powerful hip strength crucial for jumping in volleyball. Kettlebell Workouts are Great for Training in Multiple PlanesThe position of the handle allows you to pass or juggle the kettlebell from hand to hand for a large variety of exercise routines. Kettlebell workouts can be used to develop dynamic strength in many planes of movement unlike conventional linear strength training. When thinking from a functional training perspective, kettlebells are to traditional free weights as barbells and dumbells are to machines.Kettlebell Workouts Related PagesKettlebell Workouts to Weight Lifting Equipment Kettlebells to Best Volleyball Equipment Home
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