Saturday, October 17, 2009

Good Football Exercises

By Jason Myers

Being a strength and conditioning specialist and former aid at the University of Georgia I can tell you that kettle bell strength training is where its at when it comes down to the bottom line. Test the following 3 kettle bell lifts that should be a must in your strength program!

1. The Kettle bell Swing: This is the starting point strength endurance lift that is perfect for overall conditioning and increasing incredible inner strength. This lift is performed by you wavering the bell from between your legs up to chest level. The drawing action of swinging the iron bell includes hundreds of muscles and challenges your cardiovascular system more as compared to anything you have attempted with in other type of weightlifting.

You must perform a hip snap motion by flexing and extending at both your hips and knees in a continuous and fluent action so that you can create the required drive to perform this lift. This hip drive is essential for the game of football!

2. The Single Arm Overhead Kettle bell Snatch: This specific lift is gruesome in it's concentration! This is possibly at the top of the routines for superior kettle bell exercises. This lift is done by properly performing an explosive hip snap motion once again. But, you are only lifting the kettle bell with one arm and allowing the bell to vertically fly up in front of your body by pulling your elbow high and lateral to your head. Once it reaches this high point laterally to your head then you finish the snatch by punching your palm to the heaven shutting out both your elbow and shoulder into place. This particular routine is tremendous for developing explosive leg power, core strength, and shoulder stability!

3. The Kettle bell Front Squat: For this kettle bell drill you can use a single bell or two bells of equal weight. Starting from the floor between your legs just clean the kettle bells to your chest. Make sure your squat stance is firm and stable. From here simple do a front squat going down until your elbows touch your knees. This is how you know you have good depth in the squat. Make sure you incorporate all three of these lifts into your kettle bell workout routines for maximum fitness and athletic routine. Train intensely and enjoy my friend!

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