I am a celebrity trainer in Los Angeles. I focus on heavy club bell and kettle bell training. Mobility is the key to your health. (and yes... that's my real name)
I'm a big kettlebell fan but "for the least amount of money" is bullplops. Those iron balls are very expensive. The cheapest is nothing, cannot beat that.
What is a good brand to purchase? I see some affordable ones on Amazon but video reviews show how unbalanced they are, exposed steel rusting on the bottom, and not flat on the bottom for storing. What is a good manufacturer of 1, 1.5, and 2Lb ones to start with?
I got the 2 handed club course and the adex adjustable club. I trained with a group of professional arm wrestlers for 2+ years and realized that I need functional strength and have been working on that. 25 lb club is where I am at and I think 30 lbs would be too much. To be fair I've been swinging a weighted sledge hammer on my own. Just for a frame of reference I have arm wrestled guys who powerlifting over 600 and claimed to lift over 800 lbs and crushed them slowly. I thought I would be able to do more for this workout. I was wrong lol. I wonder how well Mark would do arm wrestling. Haha I think he would destroy most local pros in his weight class.
👍🏼 Thanks Mark, I consider you as my “Resistance Movement Sei Fu” and this video explains all I need to share of the whys I have KBs, Clubs & Maces to keep this 67 yo 💪🏼alive & healthy. Much 🤙🏼 Alohas! &🙏🏼
I was exclusively KB for a few years but fairly recently started lifting at the gym 1x week when I realized I had a free option through my work. I like the variety. So, for me it's not an either-or.
At 68 and having left behind mu gym days a ling time ago, kettlebells, stretching, walking and breathing correctly are my bread and butter. I'm not a physical therapist but I noticed that working with this 'system' my ciatic pain is gone, my posture is a lot better, I have avoided painful injuries and my overall sense of wellbeing is notoriously improved
Just want to jump in and say its need to see someone speaking about good movement. This is missing from almost everyone's physical literacy. Everything you do should not be about wearing your body down and pushing it to the limit that is macho bullshit and modern bodybuilding trash that has ruined genuine Physical education.
Depends how much and what you do. Mark's own basic "tetris of kettlebells" suggested doing 2 exercises on 1 day, another 2 exercises on 2nd day, 1 day of rest. Repeat. But if you'd do it with a light enough kettlebell I reckon you could do a "deep 6" every day and would still recover without any issues
If you are looking for great movements that translate to KB, DB or Barbell I suggest you Google Javorek Complexes. Istvan Javorek, a strength coach who was trained in the Soviet Strength, Conditioning and movement coach who escaped the oppressive communist state of Romania. Romania was a Warsaw Pact Country, thus allied to the USSR. Ukraine was a SSS, Soviet Satellite State. They one of two Warsaw Pact Country to compete in the 1984 Olympics which was boycotted by the USSR and other Soviet Satellite States. Anyway, Javorek when he came to the USA developed a series of exercises that can be done with KB, DB or BB. Since KBs where not a thing in the USA when Javorek came to America he improvised with dumbells. These complexes which consisted of 5 to 6 exercises done in continuous fashion where developed for Soviet Wrestlers back in the 1960s. Fun fact, the Russian Bear (Alexander Karelin) used to do the complex with double 48 kg Complex # 1 Upright Row Snatch Push press Good morning Bent row 6 reps × each exercise weight for most people 45 lb to 135 lb. Javorek has written multiple books for those interested in studying. I myself as a wrestler did these complexes back in the 1990s. They can be adjusted for strength building or conditioning or strength endurance conditioning which is what wrestlers need. Wrestlers need to be strong but they cannot get fatigued. As the sign in the wrestling room at my HS still reads today, Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All.
To support Mr. Wildman's thesis, when I was growing up in Northern California, there were ranches below my house and the boys who worked on ranches were stronger and tougher than the weightlifters. The ranchers' lives were based more on movement than maxing out with weights and they had superior strength and health.
Yeah, to a point. I grew up on a dairy farm, and do construction now. Physical labor builds you up till your about 30 or so, then the repetitive movement starts destroying you and you need the "gym" or exercise to keep you going........or what usually happens, pound ibuprofen to get through the day till you have your back surgery and go down hill from there.
@@farstrider79 Facts. Work and exercise/movement practice are not the same. When practicing movement or exercising one can stop when fatigued. When working, tasks require as many reps as they require, often far more than the body is actually capable of adapting to and recovering from. I have noticed over 4 decades of hand tool usage and construction work and exercise that work tends to create imbalances while exercise mitigates these imbalances.
Thanks to you Mark (and others like you!) i am switching my focus from weights to kettlebells, sandbags, loaded carries, etc. so training which involves movement patterns that have a direct carryover to real life scenarios. And i can attest to the power of kettlebell training: i've been doing that for a little over a year now and for the first time in my life i've experienced tangible benefits in my overall strength and conditioning. Totally agree with Mark here.
I never did anything for 52 years, it was very bad. Little by little I entered the movement world and at 67 I feel late 40s… strength & movement in all three translations and all there rotations is what makes you farm boy strong. I live in Ohio and trust me they are very strong here after bailing hay all day. I thinking Mark has done this a time or two. Thank you for the content
I didn’t grow up on a farm, but I baled hay for a few summers during the mid 70’s when I was in junior high. Do that for eight hours a day and you can cancel your gym membership.
It is not too late. Here's to hoping you start working on that. I recommend you start real small and see where that takes you. Just walking is great. No equipment or gym needed to get started. Do it for you. Don't worry what others are doing or where they are. Good luck
It’s necessary to keep upright in life as you age, and be able to attend to your own toileting. Undertaking the discipline is a good way to feel proud of yourself.
Thank you for the encouragement @rikkic7000, @juliehock6059, and @ericrydman7098. I appreciate it far more than you can know. Motivation and discipline are not my strongest attributes.
Change it I’m 55 and fit and healthy with good movement, can climb my tree and jump out from it with no problems. Use clubs, maces kettlebells rope climbing, gymnastic rings. You can do it.
I got to the point when i can use both , kettlebell and barbell . Barbell as a power base , kettlebells as functional movements . Works fine . Thank you , Mark , my first kettlebell teacher .
Yeah I definitely don't notice kettlebells helping my barbell back squat as much as it helps other lifts. Some things in the gym are worth getting strong in outside of kettlebelling
