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February 12, 2007
Propped up kettlebell presses
Old school Soviet bodybuilders did some of their kettlebell overhead presses while holding on to a post with their free hand. Pat Casey, a bench press great of the golden age of powerlifting, also used to do his one arm dumbbell military presses holding on to a sturdy object at his chest level such as the top of an incline bench. The Soviets used to do the same thing for one-arm curls but we will not go there.
This technique will allow you to do more reps with a heavy weight (it’s too awkward for singles or doubles). You may do a couple of sets of five propped up presses on your Enter the Kettlebell! variety day.
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