The official Kettlebell Thread

[Son Goku]

Well the goal was to be constantly working out, rather than me subliminally finding excuses to slack off. Also, I was a bit self conscious starting off and taking breaks between sets/sessions and what's not in the middle of everyone being productive. I just figured after gaining some level of conditioning where I'm used to what I'm constantly putting my body through, gain a bit more confidence in my skill/form/stamina, then I can assimilate back into it, keep my head down (Pause) and get what I got to get and leave. But at this point, It's about comfort starting out so I can work on pushing myself out of that shyt persistently and gain knowledge/results.

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Meh. Gymtimidation is real but there are tons of bums/scrubs/fatties/whatever at your level or lower at every gym.


Most folks that have a gym membership don't even go regularly, and most of the ones that do don't look like it.


99.9% of folks ain't checking for you like that in the gym. I'm a people-watcher and an elitist so I do it but it's not the norm.


Those same folks that you think might be judging you might be what you need to help you hold yourself accountable.

 

[The ADD]

Meh. Gymtimidation is real but there are tons of bums/scrubs/fatties/whatever at your level or lower at every gym.


Most folks that have a gym membership don't even go regularly, and most of the ones that do don't look like it.


99.9% of folks ain't checking for you like that in the gym. I'm a people-watcher and an elitist so I do it but it's not the norm.


Those same folks that you think might be judging you might be what you need to help you hold yourself accountable.

^^^

 

[RicanFury]

can anyone suggest a guide or app or site to for intro/begginners use for kettlebell workouts?

 

[ABlackMan]

can anyone suggest a guide or app or site to for intro/begginners use for kettlebell workouts?

YouTube shorts

 

[BillBanneker]

YouTube shorts

can anyone suggest a guide or app or site to for intro/begginners use for kettlebell workouts?

Mark Wildman on YouTube has a lot intro/tutorial videos that I’ve used.

 

[Reptile]

Everytime I do this shis my shoulders kind of hurt and they feel.....stiff/locked a bit. Its more uncomfortable than painful. Lower back be kind of hurting too (also I have a anterior pelvic tilt)

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

This thread should get more traffic. Hope this helps someone.

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Everytime I do this shis my shoulders kind of hurt and they feel.....stiff/locked a bit. Its more uncomfortable than painful. Lower back be kind of hurting too (also I have a anterior pelvic tilt)

For swings or something else?

 

[Reptile]

For swings or something else?

Its from kettlebell swings

 

[WaveWhisperer]

Im hopping on the wave, i need bigger shoulders, i neglected them for so long i only started taking them seriously a year ago

 

[BillBanneker]

Its from kettlebell swings

What size kettlebell are you using? It’s sounds like either the bell is too heavy for you or you’re not properly using your glutes/hamstrings to generate power and you’re compensating by using your arms and low back.

If you’re doing a ton of volume swings I can see some fatigue/soreness in your lower back but you shouldn’t be feeling anything in your shoulders , unless you’re doing american swings?

 

[Reptile]

What size kettlebell are you using? It’s sounds like either the bell is too heavy for you or you’re not properly using your glutes/hamstrings to generate power and you’re compensating by using your arms and low back.

If you’re doing a ton of volume swings I can see some fatigue/soreness in your lower back but you shouldn’t be feeling anything in your shoulders , unless you’re doing american swings?

The fukk are "American Swings" and my kettlebell is 25lbs. I was doing 4 sets of 30 with 30 seconds breaks.

 

[BillBanneker]

The fukk are "American Swings" and my kettlebell is 25lbs. I was doing 4 sets of 30 with 30 seconds breaks.

American swings are just when you swing the kb overhead rather than chest height. Sounds like with the 30 reps/30 seconds rest your body isn’t used to the volume yet, which can stress your stabilizer muscles quickly.

 

[Reptile]

American swings are just when you swing the kb overhead rather than chest height. Sounds like with the 30 reps/30 seconds rest your body isn’t used to the volume yet, which can stress your stabilizer muscles quickly.

Any recos? I really wanna do this shyt man Ive been watching videos and shyt Ive been watching that one evil Jason Statham looking mf too.

 

[BillBanneker]

Any recos? I really wanna do this shyt man Ive been watching videos and shyt Ive been watching that one evil Jason Statham looking mf too.

I would just start with taking 1 to 1/2 minutes rest in between the 30 rep sets and see how that goes. If you notice less tightness/discomfort then lower the rest periods the next week, etc.