Kettlebell training for musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health: a randomized controlled trial

Jay, Kenneth; Frisch, Dennis; Hansen, Klaus; Zebis, Mette Kreutzfeldt; Andersen, Christoffer H; Mortensen, Ole Steen; Andersen, Lars L.

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3136

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“…This investigation evaluated the acute hormonal response to a kettlebell swing protocol used in previous investigations of physiological responses and adaptations to kettlebell swing exercise (Jay et al, 2011;Lake & Lauder, 2012). Ten men performed 12 rounds of 30 seconds of kettlebell swings alternated with 30 seconds of rest.…”

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“…Currently the kettlebell is used in fitness programs such as Crossfit and Pavel Tsatsouline's Russian Kettlebell Challenge as well as in some strength and conditioning programs. The offset center of gravity and unique construction of the kettlebell provide the user a tool that is suitable for ballistic, full body exercise (Jay et al, 2011). Only a few studies have investigated the efficacy of kettlebell training.…”

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The Acute Hormonal Response to the Kettlebell Swing Exercise

Budnar

Duplanty

Hill

et al. 2014

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the acute hormonal response to a bout of kettlebell swing exercise. Ten healthy men (19-30 y, 23.6 ± 3.5 y, 174.6 ± 5.7 cm, 78.7 ± 9.9 kg) who were engaged in resistance training at least twice per week but were inexperienced with kettlebell swings participated in this study. Participants were familiarized with the kettlebell swing exercise during an initial visit. During the subsequent experimental protocol visit, participants performed 12 rounds of 30 seconds of 16-kg kettlebell swings alternated with 30 seconds of rest. Heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured at the end of every round of swings. Fasted blood samples were collected pre-exercise (PRE), immediately post (IP), 15 minutes post (P15), and 30 minutes post exercise (P30) and analyzed for total testosterone (T), growth hormone (GH), cortisol, and lactate concentrations. Participants completed a total of 227 ± 23 swings (average swings per round: 19 ± 2). HR and RPE increased significantly (P < 0.05) throughout the exercise protocol. Lactate concentrations were significantly increased at all post exercise time points compared to PRE. T was significantly increased at IP compared to PRE. GH was significantly increased at IP, P15, and P30 compared to PRE. Cortisol was significantly increased at IP and P15 compared to PRE. 12 rounds of 30 seconds of kettlebell swing exercise induced an acute increase in T, GH, and cortisol concentrations in resistance trained men. Additionally, this exercise protocol induced a large increase in HR and lactate concentration. Thus, the kettlebell swing exercise might provide an effective method for simultaneous endurance and resistance training.

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The Acute Hormonal Response to the Kettlebell Swing Exercise

Budnar

Duplanty

Hill

et al. 2014

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…To date, studies examining kettlebell science have tended to focus on either physiological variables [5][6][7] or biomechanical variables [8,9]. A number of studies have also compared kettlebell exercise to treadmill running [7,10].…”

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The Effect of Kettlebell Swing Load and Cadence on Physiological, Perceptual and Mechanical Variables

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Gibbard

Raymond

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Abstract:This study compared the physiological, perceptual and mechanical responses to kettlebell swings at different loads and swing speeds. Following familiarization 16 strength trained participants (10 males, six females, mean age ± SD = 23 ± 2.9) performed four trials: 2 min kettlebell swings with an 8 kg kettlebell at a fast cadence; 2 min kettlebell swings with an 8 kg kettlebell at a slow cadence; 4 min kettlebell swings with a 4 kg kettlebell at a fast cadence; 4 min kettlebell swings with a 4 kg kettlebell at a slow cadence. Repeated measured analysis of variance indicated no significant differences in peak blood lactate or peak net vertical force across loads and cadences (P > 0.05). Significant main effect for time for heart rate indicated that heart rate was higher at the end of each bout than at mid-point (P = 0.001). A significant Load X cadence interaction for rating of perceived exertion (RPE) (P = 0.030) revealed that RPE values were significantly higher in the 8 kg slow cadence condition compared to the 4 kg slow (P = 0.002) and 4 kg fast (P = 0.016) conditions. In summary, this study indicates that the physiological and mechanical responses to kettlebell swings at 4 kg and 8 kg loads and at fast and slow cadence were similar, whereas the perceptual response is greater when swinging an 8 kg kettlebell at slow cadence.

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“…Interest in the relative benefits of including kettlebell exercises, like the 2-handed swing, in athlete and general population training programs has recently increased (2,9,10,11,12,13,15,18). Research has demonstrated similarities between mechanical output from 2-handed swing exercise, which is illustrated in Figure 1, and back squat and jump squat exercise (10).…”

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Magnitude and Relative Distribution of Kettlebell Snatch Force-Time Characteristics

Lake

Hetzler

Lauder³

2014

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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The aim of this study was to compare mechanical output from kettlebell snatch and 2-handed kettlebell swing exercise. Twenty-two men performed 3 sets of 8 kettlebell snatch and 2-handed swing exercise with a 24 kg kettlebell on a force platform. Vertical and horizontal net impulse, mean force, displacement, the magnitude and rate of work vertical CM displacement was significantly larger than horizontal CM displacement, regardless of exercise (20±3 vs. 7±1 cm, p<0.0001); 2) the magnitude (253±73 vs. 3±1 J, p<0.0001) and rate of work (714±288 vs. 11±4 W, p<0.0001) performed to vertically displace the CM was larger than the horizontal equivalent in both exercises, and the magnitude (5±2 vs. 1±1 J, p<0.0001) and rate of work (18±7 vs. 4±3 W, p<0.0001) performed to horizontally displace the CM during 2-handed swing exercise was significantly larger than the kettlebell snatch equivalent; 3) this was underpinned by the magnitude of horizontal impulse (29±7 vs. 18±7 N.s, p<0.0001) and the impulse ratio (23 vs. 14%, p<0.0001). These findings reveal that, apart from the greater emphasis 2-handed swing exercise places on horizontal mechanical output, the mechanical output of the two exercises is similar. Research shows that 2-handed swing exercise improves maximum and explosive strength. These results suggest that strength and conditioning coaches should consider using kettlebell snatch and 2-handed swing exercise interchangeably for the ballistic component of athlete strength and conditioning programs.

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Kettlebell training for musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health: a randomized controlled trial

Cited by 97 publications

References 25 publications

The Acute Hormonal Response to the Kettlebell Swing Exercise

The Acute Hormonal Response to the Kettlebell Swing Exercise

The Effect of Kettlebell Swing Load and Cadence on Physiological, Perceptual and Mechanical Variables

Magnitude and Relative Distribution of Kettlebell Snatch Force-Time Characteristics

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