How are Kettlebells being used at Crossfit Montreal?
We incorporate a lot of Olympic lifts in our training and if you look at the basics of KB training, you figure out pretty quickly that they are similar to Olympic lifting. You need to have the butt back, the weight on the heels, maintain the lordosis of the lower back, load the hamstrings etc. For that reason, we have our clients learn the KB swing very early in their introductory phase of Crossfit. It has actually helped a few of our clients solve their balance problem while performing the squat. Because of the weight of the KB in front, they are able to sit back further without falling back. We also have them do presses with the KB. What do you see as the benefits of Kettlebell training? The KB is a really efficient tool to develop anaerobic endurance and strength endurance. Ran in a circuit, it gives an amazing, potent workout. Also (as it was demonstrated in one of the CrossFit journals), the trajectories of the KB swing, snatch, and clean are very similar to the trajectory of a ki
