Frequently Asked Questions MEGATHREAD - Page 6

Ideal Paradigm · #51 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by avilezj

Some definitions you want to add:
Density
Intensity
Volume

I'll add those in.

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Originally Posted by NonStop

Shouldn't you explain the abbreviations of USST and SSST (they can be confusing as in ETK its implied USST is 24kg snatches but it has come to be used for 32kg snatches).

I didn't know that. Whenever someone says USST or SSST, I usually think of the 24KG first, and even then, people now usually specify with which weight they are using.

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Originally Posted by NonStop

Also, you say the best place to start is ETK. Shouldn't the question be rephrased to what is the best place to start for kettlebells?

As this is a Kettlebell centered forum, with a few exceptions (NW & PTTP, etc.) I thought it would be automatically implied. If you look at all of the threads where newbies ask where they should start (they don't specify with what), the answer is almost always ETK, not NW nor PTTP.

Ideal Paradigm · #52 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by avilezj

Some definitions you want to add:
Density
Intensity
Volume

Just added all of these, used the Density definition from ETK, as for Intensity and Volume, I used what (I think) is the common definition for them.

If anyone think those need to be redefined, please let me know. Thanks.

NonStop · #53 (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ideal Paradigm

I'll add those in.

I didn't know that. Whenever someone says USST or SSST, I usually think of the 24KG first, and even then, people now usually specify with which weight they are using.

As this is a Kettlebell centered forum, with a few exceptions (NW & PTTP, etc.) I thought it would be automatically implied. If you look at all of the threads where newbies ask where they should start (they don't specify with what), the answer is almost always ETK, not NW nor PTTP.

Well, when I made a thread and called it the USST, many people were very confused.

Hmm, well, I think of this as a kettlebell enthusiastic forum, but not necessarily centered. I personally would just quote what Pavel says on his site:

Which strength book or tape should I get?

If you ‘just want to be strong’, get Power to the People!. Comrades who have no access to weights need The Naked Warrior. For a total package of killer strength, conditioning, and fat loss get Enter the Kettlebell!! (or From Russia with Tough Love for Comrades ladies).
Which stretching book or tape should I get?

If extreme flexibility such as suspended splits is your goal, Relax into Stretch is for you. If your sport does not require that you tie yourself into pretzels and you want what Brazilian Jiu Jutsu World Champion Steve Maxwell called “a kind of flowing mobility that allowed me…to move smoothly and comfortably from position to position, out of bad spots and into good ones”, get Super Joints.