As kettlebells gain in popularity an increasing number of overweight and out of shape people will find kettlebells. What they may not realize is that this is no ordinary workout. I am speaking from experience here. I am easily 50 lbs overweight and have poor mobility from the weight and other things. Here are a few things such a person may expect trying to start out with ETK.
1. Let your Doctor know what you are doing. I am sure he or she will be very happy you are doing something for your health but they might have some input as to how much they want you to do.
2. Don't even think about the PM. You need to address a plethora of issues first. Keep doing the face the wall squats, the pump stretch, halos etc. Your world is going to be doing range of motion drills and basic kettlebell handling first.
3. TGU Turkish Get Ups are especially difficult. Get used to doing naked(with out weights) first. Again you want to get your body accustomed to the movements which is diffcult enough with extra bodyweight. To build shoulder strength half get ups are fine.
3. Swings are your friend. Take it easy though. If you can only do a few minutes at first, thats fine. You are using muscles for the first time plus you are also asking your heart to do alot of work. Give yourself time to build up here. Again see #1.
4. RKC's are also your friends. They want to see you succeed with your goals what ever they might be and they want you to like kettlebells. They have definately been doing this longer than you have and can help you with moving with the kettlebell properly and teach methods that will help you in your routines.
And a little more about my own experiences. I ended up getting a 12 and a 16 kg bell just because of my own shoulder problems. I still cannot do a proper get up but I continue to practice naked ones and half get ups with weights. With my developing abdominal muscles it looks like my belly is pushing out a little more since fat and muscle cant occupy the same space at the same time. I am starting to develop some endurance with swings but need alot more strength and practice with snatches.
These things will come with time and I am really excited about it. So don't be discouraged when you read some of these other posts and think wow I am nowhere near that. Because there are a bunch of people just like you that are either just starting out and facing similar challenges. I might not ever press a beast but I would be thrilled just the same in a healthier body.
AlexSI
1. Let your Doctor know what you are doing. I am sure he or she will be very happy you are doing something for your health but they might have some input as to how much they want you to do.
2. Don't even think about the PM. You need to address a plethora of issues first. Keep doing the face the wall squats, the pump stretch, halos etc. Your world is going to be doing range of motion drills and basic kettlebell handling first.
3. TGU Turkish Get Ups are especially difficult. Get used to doing naked(with out weights) first. Again you want to get your body accustomed to the movements which is diffcult enough with extra bodyweight. To build shoulder strength half get ups are fine.
3. Swings are your friend. Take it easy though. If you can only do a few minutes at first, thats fine. You are using muscles for the first time plus you are also asking your heart to do alot of work. Give yourself time to build up here. Again see #1.
4. RKC's are also your friends. They want to see you succeed with your goals what ever they might be and they want you to like kettlebells. They have definately been doing this longer than you have and can help you with moving with the kettlebell properly and teach methods that will help you in your routines.
And a little more about my own experiences. I ended up getting a 12 and a 16 kg bell just because of my own shoulder problems. I still cannot do a proper get up but I continue to practice naked ones and half get ups with weights. With my developing abdominal muscles it looks like my belly is pushing out a little more since fat and muscle cant occupy the same space at the same time. I am starting to develop some endurance with swings but need alot more strength and practice with snatches.
These things will come with time and I am really excited about it. So don't be discouraged when you read some of these other posts and think wow I am nowhere near that. Because there are a bunch of people just like you that are either just starting out and facing similar challenges. I might not ever press a beast but I would be thrilled just the same in a healthier body.
AlexSI