Thursday, May 7, 2009

Kettlebell Workouts And The Busy Women

A Short Q & A On Kettlebell Workouts

Q: Do women use kettlebells?

A: Only the smart ones. Exercises such as swings, one-legged deadlifts, and The Windmill. Swings and One-legged deadlifts tighten up the glutes and hamstrings and the Windmill is great for the midsection. Women tend to believe the illusion that they will turn into "Arnold" just be looking at weights.

Q: Is kettlebell training the ultimate way to train?

A: No one system is the ultimate way to train. Do not kid yourself as training is not a black and white world. Is kettlebell training effective for fat loss, strength training, and building muscle? Yes and it is a super fun way to train. In order to keep training interesting, you have to keep it fun and kettlebells are a great fit. You can benefit from kettlebell focused programs or you can incorporate kettlebell training into your current regimen. There is something for everyone.

Q: Is kettlebell training effective for fat loss?

A: Yes however pushing yourself away from the table more often and cutting krispy creme out of your diet is even more effective. Fat loss is 70% diet and 30% training. Unless you are a professional athlete where training is your job. Do not kid yourself into thinking that you train like a professional athlete unless you are one. Kettlebell training can be a very effective way to ramp up your metabolism. However, anyone that tells you that you can lose fat with kettlebell training and a crappy diet is doing you a disservice.

Efficient and Effective Kettlebell workouts can take your fat loss and conditioning to levels you never thought possible. Go to The Busy Woman's Kettlebell Training Page for a complete Kettlebell guide exercises, workouts and more.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Kettlebell Workouts- Fat Burning In 5 Minutes

Fat Burning in 5 minutes really? Yes Doing timed kettlebell workouts are a great way to supercharge your fat loss program. Instead of counting sets and reps as in traditional weight training workouts do your kettlebell exercises in predetermined amounts of time.

The two best exercises to do in a timed workout for conditioning and fat loss are the kettlebell swing and snatch. If you are new to kettlebell workouts click on the link for kettlebell exercise descriptions and additional workouts.

Here's a great workout for fat loss and conditioning two hand kettlebell swings set a timer for 5 minutes start your swings come to a comfortable stop take a short rest and keep swinging.

Depending on your conditioning level and experience with kettlebells you can set your time up or down.

If your not working out with kettlebells head on over to Kettlebell Workouts for some great kettlebell resources.