3letterslong
Level 6 Valued Member
I want to get back into more advanced kettlebell work (1-arm swings, snatches, cleans, , squats, presses, etc.) again after a few years of just doing TGUs and 2-arm swings. I've got a different body now, one that has functional scapula.
Today I did 1-arm swings and the more I fired my lats to lock my shoulder in place the more force I was able to impart on the bell. It felt good. I was starting to feel really powerful, compacted as a unit. BUT I could also feel that I was capable of so much more if I could just teach my back to fire even harder. I don't think just doing more swings is the answer; based on my past experience, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to specifically teach my back what to do here. I've learned a lot about how my body learns things.
Do you have any exercises or resources for this? (I'm especially interested if anyone has Original Strength drills, but I'm open to anything that doesn't involve a barbell.)
I went through some of my old books like ETK and I wasn't seeing any drills specifically for this aspect of the swing. I guess it's supposed to just get picked up as you build strength in the 2-arm swing.
Today I did 1-arm swings and the more I fired my lats to lock my shoulder in place the more force I was able to impart on the bell. It felt good. I was starting to feel really powerful, compacted as a unit. BUT I could also feel that I was capable of so much more if I could just teach my back to fire even harder. I don't think just doing more swings is the answer; based on my past experience, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to specifically teach my back what to do here. I've learned a lot about how my body learns things.
Do you have any exercises or resources for this? (I'm especially interested if anyone has Original Strength drills, but I'm open to anything that doesn't involve a barbell.)
I went through some of my old books like ETK and I wasn't seeing any drills specifically for this aspect of the swing. I guess it's supposed to just get picked up as you build strength in the 2-arm swing.