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Hyper Training Lab: Speed, Strength and Linear Movement

HyperCosmo — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:00:19 +0000

Join Hyperwear Training Ambassador, Jim Bell, as our guest coach in this week’s Hyper Training Lab! Today’s focus targets the athlete, or those who approach aggressive training as their sport of choice. Here, Jim takes movements that use linear speed strength and power to create a challenging circuit for the athlete.

Focus Movements:

1. Shotgun squats: speed squat with explosive chest press

2. Explosive chest toss with jump

3. Broad jump

4. Band resisted sprints

Add these exercises to your next workout, and don’t forget to tailor weight and repetitions to fit your training needs. Remember, it’s your move!

CLICK HERE to view this week’s Hyper Training Lab video.

Monday Morning Scoop: Improve grip strength with the SandBell

HyperCosmo — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:00:54 +0000

Good Monday morning! As you’re beginning the week, planning your schedule and figuring out when to squeeze in those workouts, consider exercising an area that is generally over-looked.

When deciding which muscle groups you’re going to work on during a particular workout, you’re probably not saying to yourself, “Okay, I’m going to do back today, legs tomorrow and grip-strength/forearm on Wednesday.” But, you might want to consider adding in some grip-strength and forearm focused exercises for a number of reasons.

Your finger movement and dexterity is controlled by all of the muscles in your hands and forearms. Having strong hands and fingers means more than a confident and firm handshake. Think of ALL the daily movements you do that require your hands—locking doors, blow drying hair, tying shoes, buttoning a shirt, assembling equipment, changing the radio station. Almost everything you do requires exerting activity from your fingers and hands, even the activities you do almost unconsciously.

“Improved gripping strength produces faster results in the gym because you are able to hold onto heavy weights… In sports requiring the use of a racquet or bat, you’ll be able to swing it harder without losing your grip,” says David Benjamin in the online article “Benefits of Hand Grip Exercises” on livestrong.com.

Want an easy way to improve grip strength, while still completing your everyday exercises—PICK UP A SANDBELL!! Seriously.

The active, shifting movement of the sand inside the SandBell (or steel inside the SteelBell), constantly activates and challenges the muscles in your hands and forearms. Practically every exercise you can do with a SandBell will also challenge those grip strength muscles that you now know are so important.

For SandBell exercise ideas, view our Hyper Training Lab videos. The videos are a great tool for expanding your fitness knowledge and uncovering new ways to challenge your body, get fit and increase your performance levels.

Hyper Training Lab: Metabolic Circuit for Lower-Body w. Diane Vives

HyperCosmo — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:00:40 +0000

In this week’s Hyper Training Lab, Diane uncovers a great metabolic circuit that focuses on lateral movements of the lower body. This not only increases the energy demands by doing a four-exercise circuit that targets one movement area, but also includes lateral movements that many of us neglect. Lateral lower body exercises allow us to train movements needed for changes of direction and frontal plane (left to right) stability, which can enhance running efficiency and injury prevention.

Lateral Lower Body Blast:

Lateral Speed Squat: Start in wide position, making sure to sit back in proper position, and lunge from left to right without picking up the feet.
Lateral Lunge with Reach: With this lunge you introduce a step, be sure to load the SandBell on the outside and pay attention to the grip-strength muscles being activated.
Lateral Box Shuffle: It’s important with this exercise to really push off the outside leg. The SandBell load helps emphasize the change in direction when transitioning over the box step.
Skaters with SandBell Reach: Make sure to push off each foot and to take the SandBell toward each shoe to load on your basis of support.

Build from 12 repetitions per exercise for 2-3 sets, once a week for beginners, and more advanced exercisers can begin at 24 repetitions per exercise for 3-4 sets, once a week.

This circuit is a great challenge to keep in your arsenal of training tools. Incorporate these exercises, and ones similar to it, to make sure you’re strengthening those lateral movement muscles. Go out, give this a try and let us know what you think!

To view this week’s Hyper Training Lab video with Diane Vives, click here!

Hyper Training Lab: Partner Circuit Examples w. Diane Vives

HyperCosmo — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:30:42 +0000

Partner Circuit Examples

Welcome back to this week’s Hyper Training Lab with Diane Vives! There are many great applications that make the SandBells and SteelBells great tools for partner work. This could be a station within a bigger circuit, or a great way to set up an entire circuit for partners. The SandBell movement actions of tosses and strikes add a fun and effective element to the workout.

Split lunge with flips (Pillar Two – Level Change): Great isometric hold to increase leg strength while creating a fun stability challenge with the SandBell tosses
Partner Plank Flips – Mirror/Follow Leader options (Pillar Three – Upper Body Push/Pull): Trains the upper body while keeping you motivated with the great interaction of a partner. Great stability strength and single arm strength while performing the flip action.
Partner side strikes (Pillar Four – Rotary Stability/Rotation): Focus on turning the shoulders as a unit with the action of the mid-torso. Great for core strength and the rotational strength needed in changes of direction in sports agility movements
Partner shuffles (Pillar 1 – Locomotion/Biomotor Skills): Here we focus on lateral locomotion and challenge hand-eye coordination with the chest pass. Great for increasing the energy demands of the overall circuit and still maintaining the fun factor with partner work.

Look out for more great challenge circuit ideas in next week’s Hyper Training Lab that are perfect for conditioning and pushing toward your personal best!

Click to view this week\’s Hyper Training Lab video!

Hyper Training Lab #8: Conditioning Circuit with Upper-Body Movements w. Diane Vives

HyperCosmo — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:04:59 +0000

In this week’s Hyper Training Lab, Diane focuses on creating a metabolically challenging circuit that concentrates on upper-body movements. These exercises are a fantastic way to amp up your conditioning routine, as well as improve on upper-body strength endurance.

Upper-Body Blast:

Dive bomber: Start in pike position, pull chest through to low position to challenge shoulders and create a great extension through the lower body
Upper-body step-ups: Start at the top, executing great range of motion, and as you step up work to stabilize and get single arm involvement
Slide shuffle: This exercises involves the challenge of doing an upper-body shuffle on the slide, works the stabilizer muscles and strength of the upper-body
SandBell punches: Focuses on grip strength and getting a controlled, punching strike with each movement

Make every rep count and follow good form. It’s your move!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv5U9Ut15gY[/youtube]

Workout Wednesday: Warehouse Edition 6.22.11 Circuit training with SandBell and TRX Suspension Trainer

HyperCosmo — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:35:55 +0000

It’s summer, it’s hot and honestly, beating the heat just isn’t an option. So, embrace it! This week, the Hyper Wear staff took to the warehouse to bring you one intensely-fun circuit workout using SandBells and the TRX Suspension Trainer!

Set-up: Depending on how many SandBells you own, you can complete each circuit using the same SandBell, or create each circuit station with multiple SandBells. You’ll also need to find a place to securely attach your TRX Suspension Trainer for the t-pull station.

Warm-up: Five to ten minutes of jogging, jumping-jacks, jumping rope, etc.

Duration: 45 seconds at each station, with a 15 second transition in between stations.

Station 1. Level change with dead lift – For this two handed Romanian dead lift, begin with feet hip-width distance apart, keep your back flat and knees slightly bent. Raise and lower the SandBell to the floor, hinging at the hips and making sure the back is flat and that you’re completing the drill within your range of motion

Station 2. T Pull – Using the TRX Suspension Trainer, set your back and shoulders so you’re in a solid plank position leaning backward with feet slightly raised off the ground. With hands outstretched, forming a “T” shape with your body, bring hands together and apart, slightly lowering and raising your body. This drill focuses on posterior shoulder muscles, so be sure to keep your arms straight and extended and that each motion is smooth and controlled.

Station 3. Prong plank with alternating leg lifts – Begin in the plank position, elbows each resting on a SandBell (this is for comfort, if you don’t have two SandBells then complete the exercise with elbows on the floor). Make sure to keep everything from your shoulders to trunk still and straight, and then alternate raising each leg six to eight inches off the ground. When alternating, raise the leg straight up and not out to the side and focus on maintaining core stability.

Station 4. Scissor locomotion – Start with legs split, in a slight lunge position and feet hip-width distance apart. Slightly jump while “scissoring” your legs front to back and maintaining the lunge position, keep feet hip-width distance apart at all times and land on the balls of your feet.

Station 5. Figure eight – Start with feet spread and knees slightly bent in a squat position. Grab and hand off the SandBell to each hand while making a figure eight motion, going under and over each leg. Focus on grip strength and hand-eye coordination to improve agility, stability and overall coordination.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRDk7fFvI-Y[/youtube]

Repeat the circuit four or five times, and be sure to end with a five minute cool down. For those of you wanting to take this circuit to the next level, complete this circuit series while wearing your Hyper Vest PRO!

Workout Wednesday ~ 5.25.11 ~ SandBell sandbags & Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

HyperCosmo — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:00:31 +0000

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products? Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

Throw on your Hyper Vest PRO and let’s get started!

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1. Push Up & Row – Get into push up position with a SandBell on the floor between hands. Perform a push up, allowing your chest to touch the SandBell before pushing back up. At the top of the push up, grip the SandBell with one hand and twist your body as you lift the SandBell into the sky (your body will make a T position at the end of the movement). Lower the SandBell back to start and repeat, using the other arm for the row.

2. Split Stance w/ Back Foot on Box Squats – It’s a mouthful! Using a plyobox or other stable raised surface, get into a split stance with the toes of your back foot up on the box. Holding a SandBell at the chest, on the back, or out in front of you with straight arms, squat and return to standing. Switch legs for next round.

3. Standing Twists, Straight Arms – Hold your SandBell with both hands at chest level. Extend arms straight out in front of you. Holding your core tight, keep your arms straight and hands at chest level, twist right to left.

4. SandBell Reach – Split stance, holding a SandBell in the hand opposite to the front leg. Bend forward, stretching the SandBell as far out in front of you as you can go without extending the front knee past the front foot. In one smooth motion, bring the SandBell back to your chest and then reach back behind you with it, as far as you can. Straight line with the body; hips pushing forward; front toes raise off the ground. Switch to other side for next round.

5. Slow Motion Slams – A new favorite! Same motion as slams, but in slow motion! Begin with SandBell overhead and then lower it slowly to the floor, arms stay relatively straight, as you squat all the way down to lightly touch it to the floor. Slowly return to standing with SandBell overhead. This one is not about speed, but about how slow you can go, so the lower number of reps in a minute, the better!

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

Workout Wednesday ~ 5.18.11 ~ Hyper Vest PRO weight vest + SandBell sandbag weights

HyperCosmo — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:00:12 +0000

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products? Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

Throw on your Hyper Vest PRO and let’s get started!

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1. Scoop Toss – Grip SandBell with two hands, take a wide stance, hang SandBell low between legs. Swing SandBell up and out and release as your knees and back straighten (you are going for distance on the toss). Run to the SandBell you just tossed, pick it up and toss it back in the other direction.

2. Side Lunges – Holding a challenging weight of SandBell on one shoulder, begin with feet about hip distance apart. Step right leg out far to the side, pointing toes at a 45 degree angle. Keep the left foot toes all pointing straight forward. Left leg will straighten and right knee will bend to about 90 degrees (don’t let knee extend past toes on right foot). Push off of right foot to return to standing and lunge in the other direction. Switch which shoulder the SandBell is on after two lunges on each side (and continue lunging and switching for the entire minute).

3. Standing Twists – Hold your SandBell with both hands at chest level. Elbows pointing out (not by your sides). Holding your core tight, twist right to left.

4. Crab walk – Remember this one from PE class? Sit on your bottom, then put your feet and hands down onto the ground. Lift bottom off the ground so that you can walk around on hands and feet. Two options with SandBells: Place a SandBell on your stomach and keep your core tight as you crabwalk around OR Put the SandBell in front of your feet and kick it as you walk along, moving it forward by turning it over slowly with one foot then the other.

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

Workout Wednesday ~ 5.11.11 ~ SandBell sandbags and Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

HyperCosmo — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:00:22 +0000

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products? Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1. SandBell Kettlebell Double Arm Swings – Stand with feet wider than hip-distance apart. Get a good grip on the SandBell (grip into the sand, not just the rim), using both hands. Bending at the hips, swing the SandBell between legs and then forward until level with the ground. Change directions to swing the SandBell back down between the legs.

2. Sumo walk – Set up two SandBells on the ground (as cones) about 20 feet apart. Pick up two other SandBells to use as your weights. Get into squat position and keeping the knees bent in squat position, side step from one cone to the other. While you are moving with your legs, do shoulder presses with your arms, holding the SandBells.

3. Knee Drives – Hold a SandBell in front of you with both hands, arms bent at 90 degree angles. Lift your right knee, driving it into the SandBell and quickly returning it to the ground. Repeat with the left knee. You will feel like you are marching with high knees, driving the knees into the SandBell and keeping the SandBell as still as possible.

4. Quick feet SandBell flutter kicks – You will need a partner for this one… One person lays on their back, knees up bent at a 90-degree angle. Partner stands near the feet with the SandBell held near the partners feet. Partner kicks in small, flutter-kick movements, aiming to hit the SandBell with the laces of the shoes. This is more tiring than it sounds, so we recommend doing this for 30 seconds then flipping to your stomach for the last 30 seconds. Now, your partner is in the same position, but you are kicking the SandBells with your heels.

5. Floor scrubs – You will need a slick floor for this one. Kneeling next to the floor, take a SandBell in each hand and keeping the core tight, lean forward and “scrub” the floor with your SandBells. You can move your hands just back and forth or side to side or push them out and do a push up. Just get creative and have some fun with it!

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

SteelBell + Stronger Grip Loadable Sledgehammer MMM#105

HyperCosmo — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:53:23 +0000

Good Monday Morning!

The final week of the Pick 3 Series is upon us. It’s time to work some conditioning with my favorite tools in the toolbox: the SteelBell from Hyper Wear and the Loadable Sledgehammer from Stronger Grip. Equal movement patterns, equal results, two times the fun!!

With proper instruction, the sledgehammer can be utilized for fantastic conditioning and power development. Make sure the focus is on the technique and the speed of the movement. Be sure to never overload your athlete with something they can’t handle.

The SteelBell is safe to slam on all surfaces; however, be careful to avoid any sharp surfaces with rocks or debris. Both movements compliment each other with the SteelBell being more appropriate for younger and inexperienced athletes before using the sledgehammer.

Check it out!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xz_QxmuEdo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

SteelBells + Stronger Grip Loadable Swinging Mace = Shoulder Madness MMM#104

HyperCosmo — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:12:53 +0000

Good Monday Morning!

Round Two of Hyper Wear vs. Stronger Grip involves shoulder mobility. I’m using a 20 lb Loadable Swinging Mace from Stronger Grip and a 20 lb SteelBell from Hyper Wear. And it goes without saying that I’ve got on the form-fitting, award-winning Hyper Vest PRO from Hyper Wear!

The Swinging Mace is a fantastic piece of training equipment; however, I would recommend building up to the exercise if you are a beginner to fitness. The SteelBell offers a similar training demand with a shorter lever and is a safer option, but I would say places an even more challenging demand on your grip. Enjoy the exercise and check in next week for the final round of SG vs HW!!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=perS7SGZHu0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

SteelBells + Stronger Grip Indian Clubs = Good Workout!

HyperCosmo — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:41:28 +0000

Good Monday Morning!

There’s a new Pick 3 Series coming your way today! This series focuses on how in sync our products from Hyper Wear are with products from Stronger Grip. I’ll be focusing on my favorite grip strength, mobility, and conditioning exercises with each over the next few weeks.

Week 1 begins with grip strength and my favorite exercise using both of the products.

These are custom-made, loadable Indian clubs from Stronger Grip. With tons of movements and exercises to do with clubs, this particular double swing allows me to work on gripping and re-gripping while going through as large of a range of motion as I feel like.

The SteelBells from Hyper Wear add instability from the weight shifting. The steel shot shifts much faster and more frequently than sand so the double-arm flip and catch is much tougher.

Enjoy!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4YZoRAbNKo&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

Weekend Warrior – Denver Fredenburg with Hyper Vest PRO

HyperSuzi — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:00:25 +0000

A few weeks ago, you had the opportunity to “meet” Denver Fredenburg, one of the new members of the Hyper Team. He is an enthusiastic and high-energy addition to our crew. Denver has instituted the staff workout and as a result, you can find us sweating in the warehouse on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons! Stay tuned, as these workouts will soon be open to the public…for FREE!

Anyway, I asked Denver if he ever did anything out of the ordinary in his Hyper Vest PRO on the weekends…you know, weekend warrior-style. Here’s the picture I received from him Sunday night:

That vest is loaded with 17 pounds and I’m sure the kid weighs at least that! Thanks for the pic, Denver! We love to see our employees as passionate about our products as our customers are!

Are you a Weekend Warrior? Send pics and descriptions of the unique ways you use your Hyper Wear products to suzi (at) hyperwear (dot) com and you just might be our next Weekend Warrior!

American Council on Exercise Rates the SandBell

HyperCosmo — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:30:20 +0000

Here at Hyper Wear, we encounter so many amazing people every day! We are presented with many, many truly awesome opportunities to share our products with an enormous range of people. We love to hear feedback and love to see people enjoy fitness because of our products. That’s what Thankful Thursdays are all about – us saying, “Thank You!” to a specific customer, group, publication, etc. that has helped us along the road to success.

Editor’s rating:

The American Council on Exercise editors did another independent review of one of our products – the SandBell this time. They gave it four of five stars with the only concern being that the grip workout might be too difficult for people with certain conditions like arthritis.

Here’s a quote:

“The key noticeable differences included the aspect of improving grip strength, which improves shoulder stability, and the ability to drop these products without fear of injury or damage to the floor. The Sandbells can be gripped through the middle of the disc or by the ends (as illustrated on their website). We utilized both grips and enjoyed the natural free motion it allowed at the wrist/distal joint, something limited when using kettlebells, dumbbells or medicine balls. Grip strength is obviously very important within several occupations and this device provided an effective way to train to strengthen one’s grip. Unlike a kettlebell with its off-center of mass (requiring both stability and mobility) that creates much discomfort to the back of the forearm, the Sandbell allows the user to maintain a neutral wrist (stability) while moving it as needed (mobility). Their shape also eliminates any concern of rolling or moving, a factor that exists with dumbbell or medicine ball.”

Read the Full Review and let them know what YOU think of the SandBells!

Wednesday Workout ~ 4.20.11 ~ Hyper Vest PRO, SandBells, SteelBells

HyperSuzi — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:00:29 +0000

We have a major treat for you this Wednesday! We made a short video clip showing you how to do the exercises from our Tabata-style workout using the Hyper Vest PRO, SandBells, and SteelBells. Take a look, try the exercises, let us know what you think!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwaYbJ0d04[/youtube]

So, do I have a career behind the camera or what?!

Stay Hyper!

Bill Meyer Combines Hyper Wear with Stronger Grip – MMM #101

HyperCosmo — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:57:11 +0000

Good Monday Morning!

Time for Round Two of the face-off between Hyper Wear and Stronger Grip! These are two fantastic companies that produce fantastic products and information in the health and fitness arena. And each is led by an amazing man…Hyper Wear’s Cosmo Raines and Stronger Grip’s Ryan Pitts! In case you missed Round One, you can see it here.

If you haven’t had a chance to pick these guys’ brains on their creative work yet, get in touch and see the brilliance behind their craft.

This week’s combination utilizes Cosmo’s SteelBell and Hyper Vest PRO with Ryan’s loadable kettlebell and monster sledgehammer. These tools collide to create a fantastic countdown series of muscle-destroying exercises!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLv2WE8BseQ[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

Improve Kettlebell Swing by Training with a SteelBell Part 1 of 3 – MMM #92

HyperCosmo — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:00:38 +0000

Ok gang, time for another “Pick 3″ Series.

This time around we’re taking a closer look at how Hyper Wear’s dynamic equipment works well with Kettlebell Sport training. To start off the Pick 3, we’re looking at the swing motion of Kettlebell training, which is a foundational movement for improved strength, endurance, and technique for the clean and the snatch.

Watch as utilizing the SteelBell Swing from Hyper Wear improves an athlete’s ability to grip and regrip a Kettlebell for the endurance of a 10-minute competition set. Also, the added instability of the steel shot shifting about inside of the SteelBell creates a higher demand of grip strength that the solid handle of a Kettlebell doesn’t offer.

With these benefits, an athlete’s swing technique and strength can improve greatly through Hyper Wear training! Check it out!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yey89BDGW4M&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

Tim Meyer Combines Stronger Grip with Hyper Wear – MMM #76

HyperCosmo — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:06:04 +0000

Good Monday Morning!

Austin Aztex Head Strength Coach, Tim Meyer, combines two of his favorite sets of toys — Hyper Wear’s Hyper Vest PRO and Ryan Pitt’s Stronger Grip’s Sledge Hammer and Gut Wrencher. Tim takes his toys on a six-set workout. Both Hyper Wear and Stronger Grip have specialized products that don’t just strengthen your body, they strengthen your grip — the true center of functional strength.

Just think about it — who doesn’t need greater grip strength?

So go get some great grip goods from Hyper Wear and Stronger Grip and try out Tim’s Workout at your own place!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3TRd1GLCw[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

Strongman Atlas Stone Lifts with the SteelBell – MMM #57

HyperCosmo — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:00:55 +0000

Good Monday Morning, folks! This edition is coming to you from South Padre Island, Texas – hence the reason for it being a little later than normal this week…I’m on island time!

The good news is, you’ll be seeing the fruits of our labor in the next few weeks as we show you our beach workouts featuring the SandBells, Hyper Vest PRO, and Hyper Vest COOL.

But before we jump into the beach workouts, enjoy this week’s video featuring our SteelBells. If you’ve ever seen the strong men perform atlas stone lifts, you’ll love this video. Keep in mind that the SteelBells provide an additional challenge due to the dynamic shifting of the steel shot within the bag. Watch us lift like pros, while keeping safety first – because even if you drop 150 lb SteelBell on your foot, you’ll be ok!

Enjoy!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQY0AqkTdQ[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #57

Kettlebell Swing with SandBell and SteelBell – MMM #51

HyperCosmo — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:32:21 +0000

Good Monday Morning!

So this week in the comparison series, we step up to the plate against one of the most popular training tools of late: the Kettlebell. Now, the Kettlebell offers absolutely wonderful benefits in full-body strength, stabilizing, and explosive movements; however, almost every one of these moves can be done using a SandBell or SteelBell. The difference is, Kettlebells are notorious for causing bruising and worse injuries when used improperly while the SandBell and SteelBell are second to none when it comes to safety of a piece of weighted equipment. In addition, there are so many moves you can perform with the SandBell and SteelBell that are just not possible with the Kettlebell.

Today’s video shows a very popular Kettlebell exercise, the traditional “swing” movement, but done with a SandBell and SteelBell. I myself am not an avid Kettlebell user; however, several of my friends in training are. Each and every one of them to whom I’ve showed Hyper Wear’s products have taken to them and seen the benefits instantly!

As always, feedback is welcomed because what is a forum of exercise videos without some good, healthy banter between fitness advocates!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdqtnIWl3H8[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #51