The David Boles Bells Blog.
Ring Them Boles Bells!
“Ring them bells
from the sanctuaries
’Cross the valleys
and streams”
Pressing Kettlebells Over the Age of 50!
Cardio Health Comes From Strength, Not Cardio
Good cardio health, to me, means lowering your blood pressure. You lower your blood pressure by working your heart in the right, most efficient, way. Weightlifting can build muscle, but just lifting heavy things is not always the best way to keep a predictable cardio result.
Gaining Grip Strength
If you use Kettlebells to build arm, torso, and shoulder strength, please know you are building up your grip strength, too! Grip strength is important because it determines how many grocery bags you can carry at a time, how long you can hold onto your perilously hanging friend over the rocky cliff, and how many pounds of pressure your hand can create to crush a can, cut some tin, or shake a hand!
Sleep Your Way to Strength
Sleep is vital. I never used to believe that when I was younger because I worked a lot, I went to school a lot, and I was fine — or so I thought — sleeping 4-5 hours a night for decades. There was work to be done, I can sleep in my grave. However, now that I am older, and more brittle, and maybe just a wee bit wiser, I accept the importance of sleep now as non-negotiable.
Your Poop and You!
There’s nothing worse than starting a Kettlebell routine, and then feeling that recognizable call of nature when you have to park the bell, and then go park yourself on the porcelain throne! Then you have to clean up, and return to your workout, and then worry about building up a bit of swamp ass in the gym, or stinking up your home gym.
Vegan Protein Supplements
If you’re a plant-eater like me, and Vegan, like me, and if you want to lift heavy Kettlebells to gain strength, like me, then you’re probably going to have to supplement your protein intake beyond eating simple foods — and you can also do that even as a meat eater, unlike me. Here’s how I meet my daily protein goal of 150g per day.