Request for Resources on Kettlebells, Foam Rollers

[Andy_S]

Fellows:

I recently joined a new and very well equipped gym: as well as running machines, bikes, weights, machines, bodyweight gear and all the usual "etc" stff, it has a matted area with kettlebells and foam rollers.

Can anyone recommend good basic resources (books, clips, online articles) on:
Kettlebells
Foam rollers

Cheers in advance.

[Bhassler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2m6a-pSdxM

Other kb guys:
Steve Cotter
Matt Flynn
Mike Mahler

If you go to the StrongFirst site you can find out what Pavel and his guys are up to these days.

Also, don't forget this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9Zwye7B1s

[windwalker]

you might try this site
http://formosafitness.com/products/

http://formosafitness.com/products/gym-rings/

Gym rings allow you to do a lot of bodyweight training you couldn’t do without the rings. That’s why they’ve been a staple of gymnastics for decades. Our rings are made from nearly indestructible plastic, solid and strong webbing, and binders that don’t slip.

looks interesting

[Peacedog]

Dragon door still has Pavel's older e-books.

Charles Poliquin maintains that the kettlebell swing is bad for the lower back regardless of whose method you use. Something about shearing forces on the discs. Until that debate gets settled, I would definitely avoid kettlebell swings and stick with deadlifting.

[Andy_S]

Chaps, cheers muchly.

[I-mon]

KB swings are fine. Polinquin (whose material I generally like, a lot) is most likely talking shit to protect his brand. Bret Contreras (the "glute guy") and many many others have been using KB swings and studying their effects, and (unlike Polinquin) publishing results. Many people maintain that deadlifts are bad for the lower back as well.

Learn good technique from a good coach, don't go crazy with big weights until your form is perfect, progress slow and steady.

[Ian]

Charles Poliquin maintains that the kettlebell swing is bad for the lower back regardless of whose method you use. Something about shearing forces on the discs. Until that debate gets settled, I would definitely avoid kettlebell swings and stick with deadlifting.

http://www.strongfirst.com/optimizing-b ... ell-swing/

The findings of the study demonstrated that the forward acceleration of the kettlebell in the swing phase produce increased posterior shear forces in relation to compressive forces. You may expect this due to the mechanics of projecting the kettlebell horizontally. If you compare this to a deadlift, for example, you’d expect more compressive force due to the downward pressure of the load and maintaining a vertical path of the bar.

Swings require stability, yet they also promote stability. If there is true instability of one or more vertebral segments, then according to the McGill data, it would make sense that those exposed to posterior shear loads could potentially have intolerance with kettlebell swing. An important point to remember here is that these types of cases are quite uncommon, but they do exist.

The study concludes that the majority of people should greatly benefit from the effectiveness of the kettlebell swing to strengthen the posterior chain, but there may be isolated cases who may experience shear load intolerance and may not be ideal candidates.

Article by Andy Bolton:
http://www.strongfirst.com/kettlebells- ... in-heaven/

[I-mon]

Thanks Ian.