zachgheaja
First Post
I do apologize if this has been covered, but I could not find a forum search function.
I have noticed in some circles there is the propensity to perform the kettlebell swing to a range of motion that ends with the kettlebell high in the air up above the skull. I am clueless as to possible reasons for this and am curious. I do not plan on doing it this way, regardless, I am interested in the reasoning.
I've seen this variation performed in "The Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starrett. I will go on record that his pullup technique advice has helped me tremendously. But most of the book features very odd looking exercise form, which is puzzling, as this book is meant to be correctional. Maybe its the author's body structure that is throwing me off, he looks really tight or on the balls of his feet when he should be on his heels. Probably was not the best idea to model for his own book, but hey I'm ranting now.
Another example:
http://worldkettlebellclub.com/kettlebell-swing-hip-snap-bullcrap/
I stumbled onto this article, which says something to the effect of "Valery mastered the snatch, but Pavel didnt" . as well as the claim of Valery was first to have brought the kettlebells to the united states. Which honestly, is irrelevant at this point, at least in my mind. So obviously I am not viewing this site with any sort of credibility. Basically it seems this guy has a hard-on for Pavel. And i surmised this during a grand total of 30 seconds exploring the content.
One reason I can come up with NOT to swing the bell over your head is it looks incredibly easy to over extend your spine into a compromising position not to mention the extra probability of dropping the bell on your face. This seems counter-intuitive to the over all safe movement the swing should be.
Thanks for your input.
I have noticed in some circles there is the propensity to perform the kettlebell swing to a range of motion that ends with the kettlebell high in the air up above the skull. I am clueless as to possible reasons for this and am curious. I do not plan on doing it this way, regardless, I am interested in the reasoning.
I've seen this variation performed in "The Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starrett. I will go on record that his pullup technique advice has helped me tremendously. But most of the book features very odd looking exercise form, which is puzzling, as this book is meant to be correctional. Maybe its the author's body structure that is throwing me off, he looks really tight or on the balls of his feet when he should be on his heels. Probably was not the best idea to model for his own book, but hey I'm ranting now.
Another example:
http://worldkettlebellclub.com/kettlebell-swing-hip-snap-bullcrap/
I stumbled onto this article, which says something to the effect of "Valery mastered the snatch, but Pavel didnt" . as well as the claim of Valery was first to have brought the kettlebells to the united states. Which honestly, is irrelevant at this point, at least in my mind. So obviously I am not viewing this site with any sort of credibility. Basically it seems this guy has a hard-on for Pavel. And i surmised this during a grand total of 30 seconds exploring the content.
One reason I can come up with NOT to swing the bell over your head is it looks incredibly easy to over extend your spine into a compromising position not to mention the extra probability of dropping the bell on your face. This seems counter-intuitive to the over all safe movement the swing should be.
Thanks for your input.