I see the high-rep low-amplitude swing asthe kettlebell health lift. It is a good way to transition to a heavierkettlebell. Start with high reps with very low amplitude, and increase amplitudeover.
When you do your snatches, try Clarence Bass'method of lowering the weight to a clean position prior to the swing for thenext rep. Although he does it for different reasons, it does save the hands.
I have recurring palm and callus tears havebeen a frustration for me. I won't use chalk as per Pavel's instruction andnever considered tape (or gloves). Just had to do some reps this morning despitehand trauma and I stumbled onto what I think is a good compromise.
I am having difficultywith the two kettlebell overhead squat. I can do overhead squats all day with aloaded barbell and snatch grip ( wide )and a jerk grip.
I was taughtfor Olympic two hands snatching to keep the wrist flexed (palm flexed towardsthe bottom of the forearm) lats tight and triceps tight during the pull andexplosion phase up to the completion of the pull under, at the pull under pointthe wrist is flexed top of hand towards the top of the forearm...
The technique for snatches eludes me. I am usingdumbbellss now. I have done loads of power cleans but never any snatches inprevious training applications. It feels like the swings to me. What am I doingwrong?
My 16kg kettlebell hits rightbelow the heads of the ulna and radius. Right on a hard, sinewy patch before themuscle takes over from the tendon. It sort of hurts for it to hit there with astraight wrist, heck it hurts just holding the darn thing with a straight wrist.Do you get used to this?
Yesterday after my normal workout, I felta little more energetic than normal so I thought I would try something new. Itook a 25 lb rubberized plate and did a modified snatch with the plate. Istarted in a squat position with the weight between my legs holding the platewith a semi-supinated grip.
Today, I was trying outthe one arm snatches at the gym for the first time (with a dumbbell). Over walksa personal trainer and asks me what I am doing. I explain and then she proceedsto warn me that I could mess up my shoulder, by swinging the weight back betweenmy knees like that. Something about stretching the tendon. Didn't give to muchweight to what she said, said thanks and went about my business. BUT I wouldlike to hear your sports science response, so I can have it ready to go nexttime I get a question like that.
Comrades, I am getting frustrated by aseeming physical limitation in my left hand grip while swinging and jerking thekettlebells. The 3rd and 4th fingers of the left hand always give out before therest of me, and I have to stop before I lose control of the KB and accidentallysquash the cat. I've been to a couple sports medicine types and been told I havea nerve impingement in my left arm/elbow and I'll just have to live with it.I've considered adopting a deadlift wrist strap for the left hand. Is that inkeeping with the Party spirit?
One of themany subtle things that I noticed after watching the Russian KettlebellChallenge video was the position of Pavel's wrist at the end of a"clean".
I did this one exercise from thekettlebell video, I forget the name but it was the one where you bend over andpass the kettlebell through your legs in a figure 8 motion. My back was hurtingafter doing this. What should your stance be while doing this?
Finally got the kettlebells - they aretougher than they look and do get you winded. A question to anyone out thereusing them for snatches. I am having a problem getting the 24k kettlebell overmy shoulder due to an old shoulder injury that has healed but left my right arma little weak at the spot when the bell is at about shoulder height.
Any comments ona kettlebell press where the kettlebell is held in front of the forearm? It'scertainly harder than the normal way. The idea is that it may help train theexternal rotators. In the standard position, with the weight behind the forearm,the internal rotators are worked pretty hard, it seems to me.
Ijust got my 36 pound kettlebell today. The exercises were harder than I thought.The only problem, is that when the darn thing swings around and whacks myforearm, it really kills. I try to keep my wrist straight, but in the laterreps, sometimes, it gets pushed back just a bit. Any suggestions?
