5 top reasons to perform Kettlebell Swings

1. Full Body Power - Power is defined as the ability to perform work rapidly or W/T. As a person ages they will loose muscular power before muscular strength, there is not a single exercise in my mind that will develop tremendous power and strength as the Kettlebell Swing.

2. Posterior Chain - We live in a a Mirror Mentality fitness world. We only train the muscles we can see in the mirror. If I asked you what the first exercise of choice would be for the average male gym rat, your answer would probaly be the bench press, and the second exercise of choice would be bi-cep curls. Both exercises really only serve to feed our ego's when we look into the mirror. But if you really want to feel better than you must address the muscles that you can't see the hips, back and shoulders. The swing will fill this bill quite well.

3. Core Function - The Core (or trunk hips, abs, shoulders). perform more than crunches, the core must function with body in everything from standing, walking, to running all movement begins at the core. The kettlebell swing depends on good Core function to be completed properly. Without the core working with your arms and legs your swing will look absolutely ugly, but a good core = a great swing.

4. Healthy Shoulders - The true role of the rotater cuff is to stabilize the shoulder joint and keep it in it's socket. At the top of the Swing the shoulders must stay tight and maintain themselves tightly in their sockets, if not the person performing the swing will feel as if their reaching or like their shoulders are coming out of socket. A correct swing makes the rotatar cuff perform it's job correctly and keep the shoulders in socket.

5. Reveals weakness in the kinetic chain - The swing reveals weakness in the body. Can the client or athlete

Finish with the hips? - Core and Glute weakness

Hinge or squat - Lack of Glute function

Casting - Lack of Core strength and shoulder stabilization.

Correct the swing and you help to correct and address your weakness.

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