Thursday, 12 June 2008
Newsletter Issue 3
I hope this email finds you fit and well.
In this our 3rd instalment of the Extreme Kettlebell Newsletter among other things we’ll discuss the benefits of Olympic Weightlifting.
Olympic Weightlifting.
Regardless of whether you are a seasoned athlete, weekend warrior or someone just wanting to get in shape everybody can benefit from performing the lifts known as Weightlifting or the Olympic Lifts. As EKI’s you know the benefits of Kettlebell snatches and clean and jerks, the Olympic or classic variations of these lifts are equally beneficial.
Where the Kettlebell varieties are fantastic for strength endurance and power endurance the Olympic versions are better suited less for the endurance aspect and more for strength, power and acceleration development.
Some of the benefits of Olympic Weightlifting include:
- increased strength, power and speed
- improved body composition
- improved coordination, range of movement, balance and overall athletic ability
- increased bone density
- improved structure and posture
A couple of interesting statistics from Fred Hatfield aka Dr Squat from research taken at the 1964 Mexico Olympics :
“Sports scientists found that Olympic lifters were able to both vertical jump higher than any class of athletes (including the high jumpers), and run a 25 yard dash faster than any class of athletes (including the sprinters).”.
So among other things, if you want to run faster or jump higher the Olympic Lifts will help. The outcome would be different however if the same experiment was carried out today as most if not all athletes would perform Olympic Lifts or variations of them as part of their training.
We are running our first Olympic Weightlifting course in London on the12th and 13th of July which you should have received communication about. If you are interested at all or have any queries please contact the office.
Other News:
- Congratulations go out to the guys who attended the Advanced EKI last weekend. Special thanks go out to Roscoe, Janke and Jamie who helped sort my tight hips out. They have gotten tighter recently and the guys reminded me of the hip flexor activation that we use on the EKI course to improve deepness in the front squat. I had a squat session yesterday and my hips were much improved, cheers guys! The activation worked wonders as although my hips were tight they obviously weren’t primed or working optimally.
- Guys we would really like to hear from you all and find out how you are getting on with yours and your clients training. If you are putting up good numbers or times or if you are achieving brilliant results with your clients and businesses let us know and we’ll post it on our upcoming newsletters.
- For those who have attended the Advanced Course we are looking to set up a Kettlebell Lifting Club which will meet monthly. Before we move any further with this we need to know who is interested and what your thoughts are.
Keep Lifting and Keep Strong,
BJ and Tommy
In this our 3rd instalment of the Extreme Kettlebell Newsletter among other things we’ll discuss the benefits of Olympic Weightlifting.
Olympic Weightlifting.
Regardless of whether you are a seasoned athlete, weekend warrior or someone just wanting to get in shape everybody can benefit from performing the lifts known as Weightlifting or the Olympic Lifts. As EKI’s you know the benefits of Kettlebell snatches and clean and jerks, the Olympic or classic variations of these lifts are equally beneficial.
Where the Kettlebell varieties are fantastic for strength endurance and power endurance the Olympic versions are better suited less for the endurance aspect and more for strength, power and acceleration development.
Some of the benefits of Olympic Weightlifting include:
- increased strength, power and speed
- improved body composition
- improved coordination, range of movement, balance and overall athletic ability
- increased bone density
- improved structure and posture
A couple of interesting statistics from Fred Hatfield aka Dr Squat from research taken at the 1964 Mexico Olympics :
“Sports scientists found that Olympic lifters were able to both vertical jump higher than any class of athletes (including the high jumpers), and run a 25 yard dash faster than any class of athletes (including the sprinters).”.
So among other things, if you want to run faster or jump higher the Olympic Lifts will help. The outcome would be different however if the same experiment was carried out today as most if not all athletes would perform Olympic Lifts or variations of them as part of their training.
We are running our first Olympic Weightlifting course in London on the12th and 13th of July which you should have received communication about. If you are interested at all or have any queries please contact the office.
Other News:
- Congratulations go out to the guys who attended the Advanced EKI last weekend. Special thanks go out to Roscoe, Janke and Jamie who helped sort my tight hips out. They have gotten tighter recently and the guys reminded me of the hip flexor activation that we use on the EKI course to improve deepness in the front squat. I had a squat session yesterday and my hips were much improved, cheers guys! The activation worked wonders as although my hips were tight they obviously weren’t primed or working optimally.
- Guys we would really like to hear from you all and find out how you are getting on with yours and your clients training. If you are putting up good numbers or times or if you are achieving brilliant results with your clients and businesses let us know and we’ll post it on our upcoming newsletters.
- For those who have attended the Advanced Course we are looking to set up a Kettlebell Lifting Club which will meet monthly. Before we move any further with this we need to know who is interested and what your thoughts are.
Keep Lifting and Keep Strong,
BJ and Tommy
posted by Tommy Matthews @ 11:00
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Thursday, 5 June 2008
Newsletter Issue 2
I hope this finds you fit and well.
Welcome to issue 2 of the Extreme Kettlebell newsletter.
It looks like summer might be arriving- finally. It might be a chance to get outside and practice some Kettlebell lifting outdoors. A little sun and some much needed vitamin d will do you wonders.
Once you have your kettlebell outside you can try some juggling:
http://www.optimallifefitness.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35
Another drill is a Swing Toss. All you do in a swing toss is essentially swing the bell and throw it as far away from you as you can, walk up to the bell and repeat. Continue for a length of field or park, pick the bell up walk back to where you started this is one set, repeat for desired number of sets.
Just be mindful of small children and animals!
Upcoming courses and dates:
Our first ever Olympic Lifting course gives you an introduction to performing and teaching the Snatch and Clean & Jerk as well as all of the progressive and assistance lifts. The course will be held in Central London on the 12th and 13th of July.
To book a place:
http://www.olfstore.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=154
Our next EKI course is in London on the 19th and 20th of July if you know of anyone who is interested please forward on this newsletter.
Next week in the Extreme Kettlebell newsletter we’ll discuss the benefits of Olympic Lifting, just in case you aren’t aware of them.
All the best,
BJ and Tommy
Welcome to issue 2 of the Extreme Kettlebell newsletter.
It looks like summer might be arriving- finally. It might be a chance to get outside and practice some Kettlebell lifting outdoors. A little sun and some much needed vitamin d will do you wonders.
Once you have your kettlebell outside you can try some juggling:
http://www.optimallifefitness.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35
Another drill is a Swing Toss. All you do in a swing toss is essentially swing the bell and throw it as far away from you as you can, walk up to the bell and repeat. Continue for a length of field or park, pick the bell up walk back to where you started this is one set, repeat for desired number of sets.
Just be mindful of small children and animals!
Upcoming courses and dates:
Our first ever Olympic Lifting course gives you an introduction to performing and teaching the Snatch and Clean & Jerk as well as all of the progressive and assistance lifts. The course will be held in Central London on the 12th and 13th of July.
To book a place:
http://www.olfstore.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=154
Our next EKI course is in London on the 19th and 20th of July if you know of anyone who is interested please forward on this newsletter.
Next week in the Extreme Kettlebell newsletter we’ll discuss the benefits of Olympic Lifting, just in case you aren’t aware of them.
All the best,
BJ and Tommy
posted by Tommy Matthews @ 10:53
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