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January 1, 2007

The Russian kettlebell: the tool that gets everything done

Com. Geoff Neupert, RKC, an accomplished Olympic weightlifter and kettlebell instructor has made an excellent point:

“Some people in the fitness industry discount the importance and impact kettlebells have and have had on people interested in fitness and athletes.

“They're just a tool, these people say. I agree.

“But the point my colleagues are missing is that this tool is more appropriate and its use is more prudent than many of the tools they are now using. Therefore I can only conclude that they recognize it as a tool, but don't know how to use it correctly.

“When I was little my dad had this really cool screwdriver. Its handle contained many different screw head tips and it had its own ratcheting technology. I'm not a tool guy, so forgive the poor description, but as you pushed the screwdriver into the screw, it actually turned the screw for you. You could back out a screw the same way. You could also lock the mechanism in place when more torque was needed, like a regular screwdriver. Sure, you could have a whole set of screwdrivers, Phillip’s heads, and flat heads, large and small –but why? Why when you can use just this screwdriver. Oh, sure, it didn't have any really large heads, but it all the normal size heads in the handle.

“The kettlebell is to fitness what my dad's screwdriver was to tools.”

Russian kettlebell power to you!

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Posted by james at January 1, 2007 10:10 AM