subject: Kettlebells: The First Word In Sports-specific Training? [print this page] Kettlebells: The First Word In Sports-Specific Training?
The popular trend in the US is to participate in sports-specific training for tennis, soccer, lacrosse, football, etc.
And the biggest market for sports-specific training is the youth market. Parents all across the nation are spending millions of dollars each year to help their precious children obtain that ultimate dream the college scholarship in their sport of choice.
Unfortunately, ignorant coaches and personal trainers have jumped all over this bandwagon and opened up speed camps and sports specific facilities in the desire to grab a piece of the pie.
Arguably the simplest way to make your child run faster, further, longer and jump higher is to get him or her physically stronger and physically better conditioned.
One tool stands out in bold contrast to all others: The Kettlebell.
It looks like a cannonball with a handle on it, but it delivers all-around strength, power, mobility, flexibility and stamina when used correctly.
Pre-pubescent kids should not be lifting heavy weights. The National Strength and Conditioning Association recommends that they use lighter weights for higher reps. The Kettlebell is the perfect tool for this job. It gives your child the opportunity to learn how to move his body and then load that movement to get stronger, while providing the safest opportunity to make mistakes, which are inherent and necessary to the learning process.
Simple Kettlebell exercises such as the Swing, the Get Up and the Goblet Squat prepare the adolescents joints hips, shoulders, and knees, for the demands of any sport and teaches your young athlete how to move under different conditions that he will find the athletic arena speed and resistance (think tackling).
These Kettlebell exercises also quickly strengthen heart and lungs, giving any athlete virtually unstoppable and unlimited stamina.
These Kettlebell exercises also quickly strengthen heart and lungs, giving any athlete virtually unstoppable and unlimited stamina. Before you as a committed parent invest your hard earned money in some sports specific camp promising your son or daughter a path to the big time, ensure they have their foundation set. Kettlebells are the perfect place to start.
For more information about Kettlebell training look for a Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified Instructor.
