ScrabbleGirl Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 SOI have two kettlebell classes. One is Kettlercise (cardio based, fast paced, lots of exercises) and the other is Kettlebell Conditioning (more emphasis on form, circuit style stuff). To be fair, I joined the Kettlercise class halfway through the run, but I appear to be getting conflicting info from each of the teachers. The Kettlercise trainer has us doing swings with squats and the Kettlebell Conditioning trainer guy had us doing swings with very little knee movement, it was all about snapping the hips forward. I'm just wondering which one is right or if the squat/swing thing is just something you do when you're better at using the kettlebell?Hope that makes some kind of sense. I stuck to the hip thing/no squatting swing today in the Kettlercise class, but it looked like I wasn't working as hard as everyone else because they were all squatting with the swing. Super confused. Level 1 SheHulk Warrior [str: 1] [Dex : ] [sta: ] [Con: ] [Wis: 1] [Cha: ] Challenge 2: Project Krisptonite Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I took classes with a master trainer who trains RKC trainers and she had us snap the hips with little knee movement. I haven't tried to squat/swing but I'd guess that if you can do it you should probably get a heavier KB. “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
ScrabbleGirl Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Cheers, that's what I suspected. I don't want to slag off my Kettlercise trainer, but the other guy just... seems to know more.Thank you! Level 1 SheHulk Warrior [str: 1] [Dex : ] [sta: ] [Con: ] [Wis: 1] [Cha: ] Challenge 2: Project Krisptonite Link to comment
cianalas Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 You don't want to squat during the swings for a general conditioning workout. While it's not really bad form (in fact, I've got a book that has it as a separate type of swing), your leg muscles will wear out before your core starts getting a decent workout. Link to comment
don-don Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Why don't you ask them why they have you doing it different ways? I would, you are paying for their services, so it's a fair question to ask.With regard to the swings, I find that when I tilt my pelvis and snap my hips, without the squat then I can squeeze my glutes tighter in the movement. I still get something when I squat, just not as much. Link to comment
CapN_Tommy_Sunshine Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Everything that I have read and watched from reputable sources say the swing is hip based, and is not a squatting movement. Check out Pavel Tsatsouline, as he is one of the kettelbell grand masters. Link to comment
Knightwatch Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Agreed with all of the above. Swings are all hips. The Conditioning/Hip Snap guy seems like the more legit class. "The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea... http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell Link to comment
ScrabbleGirl Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yeah, thanks guys. I'm thinking of just sticking to his class and getting my own kettlebells and a DVD for inspiration... Level 1 SheHulk Warrior [str: 1] [Dex : ] [sta: ] [Con: ] [Wis: 1] [Cha: ] Challenge 2: Project Krisptonite Link to comment
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