Alaska80
Level 6 Valued Member
Just curious. This was a recent excerpt from one of Geoff Neupert's emails:
[Most of us got into KB training because we bought into the concept that we could do more, with less.
And, if you recall, that was the original premise of the Soviet/Russian research studies back in the late 1980s, kettlebell training by itself:
[+] Strengthened barbell lifts <---------- This is what my question is on
[+] Decreased times in sprints and running endurance events <------ Have seen this to be true in my training
[+] Improved power outputs in jumps <------ No noticeable increase or decrease, I seem to maintain power in this area with my general training regardless
Much of that research was based on the single KB Snatch (LEVEL 2) and the long cycle (double KB) Clean + Jerk (LEVEL 4) and if I recall correctly, they used LEVEL 5 programming.]
Now, I understand Geoff knows more about programming and strength training than I ever will. I have nothing but respect for the man. This is a statement though that was originally published by Pavel and has been thrown out by numerous KB gurus.
I LOVE double KB work and think the DBL LCCJ is the best "one" exercise in existence. However, from my personal experience; EVERYTIME I have trained exclusively with KB's my barbell lifts got weaker when I returned to them. Not stronger.
My question is has anyone at the I/A level experienced an increase in their BB strength after a pure block of DBL KB's? Am I missing something?
[Most of us got into KB training because we bought into the concept that we could do more, with less.
And, if you recall, that was the original premise of the Soviet/Russian research studies back in the late 1980s, kettlebell training by itself:
[+] Strengthened barbell lifts <---------- This is what my question is on
[+] Decreased times in sprints and running endurance events <------ Have seen this to be true in my training
[+] Improved power outputs in jumps <------ No noticeable increase or decrease, I seem to maintain power in this area with my general training regardless
Much of that research was based on the single KB Snatch (LEVEL 2) and the long cycle (double KB) Clean + Jerk (LEVEL 4) and if I recall correctly, they used LEVEL 5 programming.]
Now, I understand Geoff knows more about programming and strength training than I ever will. I have nothing but respect for the man. This is a statement though that was originally published by Pavel and has been thrown out by numerous KB gurus.
I LOVE double KB work and think the DBL LCCJ is the best "one" exercise in existence. However, from my personal experience; EVERYTIME I have trained exclusively with KB's my barbell lifts got weaker when I returned to them. Not stronger.
My question is has anyone at the I/A level experienced an increase in their BB strength after a pure block of DBL KB's? Am I missing something?