Kettlebell's are a great tool to burn fat and lose weight that also build a lot strength and power throughout the body. Another benefit of kettlebell training is that it can be done anywhere, not just at the gym. You can train at the park, in your back yard, inside your house or anywhere you have enough room to move around.
I love to use my kettlebells in our spare bedroom because living in a condo downtown I have few places to choose from. Most of my kettlebell workouts involve swings, snatches, cleans and presses. Nothing beats getting a good sweat and pushing myself into oxygen debt for fat loss and improving my conditioning. Often when doing a kettlebell workout you will start to gas out and need to stop moving, this is when push-ups come into play. As you are finishing up a set and want to take a rest, put the kettlebell down and bang out some push-ups. You will find that even though you are too gassed to perform more swings, you can do many push-ups before total body fatigue sets in.
In fact, kettlebell swings paired with push-ups are one of my favourite fat burning workouts. Swings work the legs and back, push-ups work the chest, shoulders, triceps and core muscles. They are a perfect combination! And make no mistake, just because you used to do kettlebells in gym class doesn't mean they are easy and useless. Push-ups can really build a nice chest and upper body overall and that is before you even try some of the many variations!
Here is a little kettlebell circuit with push-ups that will burn some fat and really improve your posture and mobility:
kettlebell swing (posterior chain)
Push-ups (core stability and upper body pushing strength)
deep rack squat (legs and core)
rack lunges (lunging movement necessary in all sports)
clean and jerk (pull and push for the upper body)
Turkish get-ups (rotational and core muscles)
This is just an example of how to incorporate push-ups into your workout. I often use t-push-ups as a warm-up movement also to improve my thoracic spine mobility. Check out this video below for some great push-up ideas!
I love to use my kettlebells in our spare bedroom because living in a condo downtown I have few places to choose from. Most of my kettlebell workouts involve swings, snatches, cleans and presses. Nothing beats getting a good sweat and pushing myself into oxygen debt for fat loss and improving my conditioning. Often when doing a kettlebell workout you will start to gas out and need to stop moving, this is when push-ups come into play. As you are finishing up a set and want to take a rest, put the kettlebell down and bang out some push-ups. You will find that even though you are too gassed to perform more swings, you can do many push-ups before total body fatigue sets in.
In fact, kettlebell swings paired with push-ups are one of my favourite fat burning workouts. Swings work the legs and back, push-ups work the chest, shoulders, triceps and core muscles. They are a perfect combination! And make no mistake, just because you used to do kettlebells in gym class doesn't mean they are easy and useless. Push-ups can really build a nice chest and upper body overall and that is before you even try some of the many variations!
Here is a little kettlebell circuit with push-ups that will burn some fat and really improve your posture and mobility:
This is just an example of how to incorporate push-ups into your workout. I often use t-push-ups as a warm-up movement also to improve my thoracic spine mobility. Check out this video below for some great push-up ideas!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Ipe3-jD0g