Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Lawrence Koomson - Man, 33, seeks puberty
Lawrence Koomson is a doctor living and working in London. On the face of it, he seems no different from any other young man but Lawrence has a secret.
At 33, he's never been through puberty.
Tommy Matthews has been training Lawrence as part of his incredible personal & physical development over the last 6 months. Tommy helped Lawrence through the trials and tribulations of under going puberty at the age of 33.
"I was asked by Maverick Tv to try and get Lawrence fit as his personal trainer, little did I know the challenge I was about to face! All will be revelaed in the programme". Tommy Matthews 05
The documentary can viewed on BBC 1, 10.35pm on Tuesday 6th December.
For more info visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4492814.stm
At 33, he's never been through puberty.
Tommy Matthews has been training Lawrence as part of his incredible personal & physical development over the last 6 months. Tommy helped Lawrence through the trials and tribulations of under going puberty at the age of 33.
"I was asked by Maverick Tv to try and get Lawrence fit as his personal trainer, little did I know the challenge I was about to face! All will be revelaed in the programme". Tommy Matthews 05
The documentary can viewed on BBC 1, 10.35pm on Tuesday 6th December.
For more info visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4492814.stm
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Thursday, December 01, 2005
Why Kettlebells?
Many of you have now been using Kettlebells for the best part of the year. Some of you have just begun to use them. I am sure you will agree; they are a fantastic tool.
We have achieved a lot of good results in the Outdoor Extreme sessions, a lot of these results can be attributable to the effectiveness of the bells. A lot of you have had questions about what they are and why they are one of our main tools of choice. The following should help to answer some of your questions:
What are they?
Kettlebells are traditional Russian training tools. They were originally a tool of some sort, used as a weighted tool and are called girya in Russian. Russian Strongmen were called Gireviks or kettlebell men. Kettlebells have been used for hundreds of years to train strongman, wrestlers and athletes. Strongmen from the turn of the 20th century from all over Europe trained and used Kettlebells as part of their shows and in their training.
The strongman in the current Britain Tour of the Moscow State Circus, Bikram uses them in his show and for his training.
Why we use them?
They are a fantastic portable tool, that can and has been described as a complete handheld gym. The fundamental kettlebell lift the Swing is possibly the greatest single exercise ever.
Steve Maxwell a Brasilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and Conditioning Specialist claims that doing the perfect swing is alone superior to 99% of the sophisticated strength and conditioning programmes.
The swing is a whole body conditioner, there is not a muscle that is not used while you swing. Muscles that due to current lifestyle trends are neglected, primarily glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors and lower backs are used to full range range of movement in the swing. They are also strengthened like nothing else in the Swing.
This strengthening can lead to prevention as well as rehabilitation of lower back pain. The main causes of which are proven to be weak as well as tight lower back muscles, weak glutes and hamstrings and tight but weak hip flexors. The swing alone strengthens and utilises a full range of motion (stretches) all these muscles making it a fantastic exercise in attacking lower back pain.
As well as the benefits of the kettlebells the exercises we have selected are responsible for increasing strength, giving you a better posture, stronger bones and joints, and increasing stamina by improving your heart and lung function. The kettlebells and the exercises are specifically chosen to prevent and rehabilitate injury, which can be caused from activity (tennis, skiing injuries) and from inactivity- sitting at a desk all day! Kettlebells and the exercises used by them have been found to be effective muscle builders and fat burners.
Over the last few years Ketlebells have had a resurgence and somewhat of an invasion into the west. US military and special forces have begun to use them because of the benefits due to their effectiveness and versatility. They are used by Russian weighlifters as a cross training tool as well the Russian Special Forces.
The RKC course I recently attended in the US, had World Champion Powerlifters, Martial Artists and all kinds of Athletes, Trainers, Physiotherapists, Chiropractors and Medical Practitioners in attendance.
Hopefully this has answered some of your questions about kettlebells, what they are and how they work, your results and the way you feel should be doing that anyway!
Keep Swinging!!
We have achieved a lot of good results in the Outdoor Extreme sessions, a lot of these results can be attributable to the effectiveness of the bells. A lot of you have had questions about what they are and why they are one of our main tools of choice. The following should help to answer some of your questions:
What are they?
Kettlebells are traditional Russian training tools. They were originally a tool of some sort, used as a weighted tool and are called girya in Russian. Russian Strongmen were called Gireviks or kettlebell men. Kettlebells have been used for hundreds of years to train strongman, wrestlers and athletes. Strongmen from the turn of the 20th century from all over Europe trained and used Kettlebells as part of their shows and in their training.
The strongman in the current Britain Tour of the Moscow State Circus, Bikram uses them in his show and for his training.
Why we use them?
They are a fantastic portable tool, that can and has been described as a complete handheld gym. The fundamental kettlebell lift the Swing is possibly the greatest single exercise ever.
Steve Maxwell a Brasilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and Conditioning Specialist claims that doing the perfect swing is alone superior to 99% of the sophisticated strength and conditioning programmes.
The swing is a whole body conditioner, there is not a muscle that is not used while you swing. Muscles that due to current lifestyle trends are neglected, primarily glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors and lower backs are used to full range range of movement in the swing. They are also strengthened like nothing else in the Swing.
This strengthening can lead to prevention as well as rehabilitation of lower back pain. The main causes of which are proven to be weak as well as tight lower back muscles, weak glutes and hamstrings and tight but weak hip flexors. The swing alone strengthens and utilises a full range of motion (stretches) all these muscles making it a fantastic exercise in attacking lower back pain.
As well as the benefits of the kettlebells the exercises we have selected are responsible for increasing strength, giving you a better posture, stronger bones and joints, and increasing stamina by improving your heart and lung function. The kettlebells and the exercises are specifically chosen to prevent and rehabilitate injury, which can be caused from activity (tennis, skiing injuries) and from inactivity- sitting at a desk all day! Kettlebells and the exercises used by them have been found to be effective muscle builders and fat burners.
Over the last few years Ketlebells have had a resurgence and somewhat of an invasion into the west. US military and special forces have begun to use them because of the benefits due to their effectiveness and versatility. They are used by Russian weighlifters as a cross training tool as well the Russian Special Forces.
The RKC course I recently attended in the US, had World Champion Powerlifters, Martial Artists and all kinds of Athletes, Trainers, Physiotherapists, Chiropractors and Medical Practitioners in attendance.
Hopefully this has answered some of your questions about kettlebells, what they are and how they work, your results and the way you feel should be doing that anyway!
Keep Swinging!!
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