cervelo1980 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The swing is a power exercise, similar to a squat. The arm swing does increase the weight of the kettlebell as it accelerates to the ground, making the exercise more challenging. However, beginners should be aware that there of the force pulling down on the shoulder joint capsule as the kettlebell is falling towards the ground, so start off with a light weight with fewer reps per set. Otherwise, it is a safe and effective exercise working many major muscle groups simultaneously.

thinkdeeper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree! i do this with my dumbell and it worx fine most of the time.

Cassyan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I don't want to be negativistic, but I don't get it: what's all the fuss with kettlebells? Most of those exercises can be done with a simple dumbbell.

arosch1980 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nice video...good stuff

xcoastie99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Great video, very inspiring ( I am looking online to buy a kettlebell now). Don't pay any attention to the "experts" telling you how to workout, they can post their own video if they like.

penguinsandwich (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Looks great to me! About half of the KB stuff you see here shows people doing explosive (or even not-so-explosive) SLDL with KBs. So many people are afraid to sit back both in the squat and with KBs that it leads to this, I guess. Personally, I'll risk my knees before I risk my lower back (not that I think you're doing either here).

kettlebellinstructor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm RKC certified and agree with wolfram and iceman. The knees should lock out during the KB swing, but as a result of the hip pop, rather than the hips locking out as a result of the knee lockout. The power for the swing should come from the hips, glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexor. mstehle could easily fix this by starting out with his hips higher - in fact, he may have tight hamstrings, which are limiting the power in his swing.

kettlebellinstructor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm RKC certified and agree with wolfram and iceman. The knees should lock out during the KB swing, but as a result of the hip pop, rather than the hips locking out as a result of the knee lockout. The power for the swing should come from the hips, glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexor. mstehle could easily fix this by starting out with his hips higher - in fact, he may have tight hamstrings, which are limiting his movement.

kettlebellinstructor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm RKC certified and agree with wolfram and iceman. The knees should lock out, but as a result of the hip pop, not as a result of

gaucoin13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh great, Wolfram49 sounds like he really knows his stuff. Old-school squat technique is not the way to do things, it's perfectly okay to have the knees travel past the toes as long as your heels are planted and your form is good. There's also no reason he shouldn't lock his knees at the top of the motion as well, this is just old information that became gospel in any gym and it has no place in the real world especially when you consider more funtional movements.