Lauren Brooks is the owner of On The Edge Fitness and BuggyBellz and is the
creator of the highly acclaimed three-volume DVD series "The Ultimate Body Sculpt and Conditioning with Kettlebells!
We've found a great article that gives you the reasons why it’s become the number one exercise most people should be doing:
Reason #1 – It’s Better for Your Back
Firstly, and perhaps most significantly, Dr. Stuart McGill found kettlebell swings show a reversed polarity of posterior shear at L4 and L5 when compared to traditional posterior chain exercises.1 This is important because for those with lower back issues traditional posterior chain exercises such as deadlifts, good mornings, etc. may exacerbate the condition, while swings may not. For those looking to strengthen the lower back and unable to use these traditional exercises the swing may be just the thing they’re looking for.
Reason #2 – Lower Loads are Safer
Because of the dynamic nature of the swing the opportunity to overload or injure the body is quite low. A well-performed swing is ballistic in nature. A swing should be punched forward by the hips, not pushed slowly into place. For those wondering what I’m speaking about picture the difference between a bullet and a missile. In the RKC we speak of ballistics and grinds. A ballistic is a bullet – one moment of acceleration then it is coasting after being fired. A grind is like a missile – constantly being pushed along, no matter how fast or slow it moves.
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