Basic Kettlebell Press Videos and Tips
August 27th, 2009
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by Mike T Nelson · Filed Under: Kettlebells
The Kettlebell Press
Basics are best, but it seems some tend to forget that. Heck, I tend to forget that at times.
Below are two videos on how to perform the kettlebell (KB) press; a basic strength move that you will also learn at the RKC.
The first one reviews the barebones of how to do it correctly. I had to learn this the hard way and thought I was doing it correctly, and I was not even close! Luckily, I did a session with Sr. RKC Geoff Neupert a few years ago and he set me straight. Over the past couple years I’ve played around with it and taught others, so check out the short clip on how to get the basics of the KB Press down pat.
If you care looking for a bit more variety on your KB Press and you are doing great on the standard version, here are a few more options for you
1) Bottoms Up KB Press
2) Open Palm KB Press
3) Pizza KB Press
4) By the Horns KB Press
For further information, check out my article at Dragon Door
4 Tips for KB Pressing Power
by Mike T Nelson, RKC, Z-Health Master Trainer
All of this is a great start, but it is not a substitute for a session with a coach who can evaluate your form in person.
Email me at michaelTnelson@yahoo.com if you are interested in a Z-Health/Kettlebell combo session to take your kettlebell work to the next level and make sure you have the basics down cold.
If you are not in the White Bear Lake Minnesota area, look for a Z-Health or RKC in your neighborhood.
Drop me a comment and let me know how your Kettlebell Press is coming along!
Rock on
Mike T Nelson
PS
Geoff Neupert’s “Kettlebell Secrets Teleseminar” wraps up tonight, Thursday Aug 27 with Pavel Tsatsouline himself.
Listen as Pavel simplifies the process of muscle-building identifying the only three components necessary for building slabs of rock-hard muscle, dispelling the myths of the “musclemags”…
To find out how you can listen in for FREE, click HERE
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Are you a fan of BUCs–bottoms up cleans? Gray Cook mentioned that he liked BUCs as a self-limiting exercise in the spirit of barefoot running and jumping rope, and I thought that was quite an interesting observation..
I think the bottoms up press is a good exercise and I have used the bottoms up clean (to set up for the press).
I have experimented on myself with the bottoms up clean and squat, but I have not used it on an athlete yet.
I like the idea that it is self correcting, but I prefer to work on their exercise form with mobility work to remap their body (better awareness of the movements they are doing). I may experiment with them more when athletes are training on their own.
Have you tried it? What are your thoughts?
Thanks again for the comments and I apologize for my latest on responses here.
Rock on
Mike T Nelson