TravisDirks
Level 3 Valued Member
Hi all, it's been awhile as I've been of gallivanting in the wilds of strength training. I recently decided bring conditioning back on the table and started simple and sinister 5 days a week with a sort of strongman Saturday. I progressed to 100lbs getup's for 10 and wanted to go up. The gym didn't' have any more kettlebells so I grabbed a 110lbs exercise bar. I made the getup easier than expected, but the lack of center knurling made itself known on the decent. I was coming in a little hot.
Now with a kettlebell I would normally just cover with my off hand and let the weight pull me into a roll over. Which is what I did out of instinct. With no weight outside the forearm and my elbow on the ground my wrist is not happy. Though it's been a couple weeks it seems to be slowly mending. Clearly I should have felt things out with a lighter weight first. I will say that my practice learning hear of going non-dominate side first served me well as my "good" hand is fine.
I wonder if anyone has any advice for moving from kettlebells to barbells for getups? Just looking for any other gotcha I might run into. Also Barbells vs dumbells. I feel like barbells are better as they seem more ponderous giving more time to move around them and keep the balance. Any one prefer dumbbells?
Now with a kettlebell I would normally just cover with my off hand and let the weight pull me into a roll over. Which is what I did out of instinct. With no weight outside the forearm and my elbow on the ground my wrist is not happy. Though it's been a couple weeks it seems to be slowly mending. Clearly I should have felt things out with a lighter weight first. I will say that my practice learning hear of going non-dominate side first served me well as my "good" hand is fine.
I wonder if anyone has any advice for moving from kettlebells to barbells for getups? Just looking for any other gotcha I might run into. Also Barbells vs dumbells. I feel like barbells are better as they seem more ponderous giving more time to move around them and keep the balance. Any one prefer dumbbells?