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!
Natch of a Kettlebell Snatch
I built a Kettlebell trainer with a thick wooden dowel and a length of chain attached to either end of the dowel. I grab the dowel — representing the handle of the Kettlebell — and the drape of the chain represents the bell part of the Kettlebell. The idea of the game, the training, is to move the dowel handle/chain bell in a Snatch from the floor to the final position without having the chain bang on the forearm. Sure, the chain is a movable moment, and that’s the point of it. You can train the movement without smashing your arm.
Advanced Kettlebell Recovery Workout
Here is my Advanced Kettlebell Recovery Workout, and the main difference between this step, and the Intermediate step, is that I am back to my base Kettlebell weight, a 24kg bell, that sort of caused the injury in the first place because I was trying to do too much. I also do Yoga, stretching, and a 30-minute walk each day.
The Anarchist Guide to Kettlebells
I know the next wonderful book, and video, project for me is this: The Anarchist Guide to Kettlebells and the domain name for the book is — anarchyKB.com — which now just redirects to the main page of this website. I can already see and feel the weight of the book logo in my hand!
Great Balls of Boles Bells: What a Launch!
The feedback on this project, so far, has been kind, and helpful — and even ecstatic at times! I appreciate that insight because one can quickly become embedded in design, and structure, and wonder if the clouds are able to foresee the trees; and when you get a quick confirmation that, yes, the world is still clear, and yes, the niche is safe; then the universe becomes calm seas and blue skies.
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.
How to Safely Fall if You Stumble
Fifteen years ago, I was just walking in my neighborhood, and I tripped over a crack in the sidewalk, and landed so hard on the opposite leg that my upper thigh muscle reverberated against the bone. That pain crept up my leg, and into the front of my hip. I didn’t walk well for about three months after that tripping accident. I did not see a doctor. I just kept pushing onward through the pain.
Intermediate Kettlebell Recovery Workout
I added a little more variety to the program this week. I’m working on getting my Snatches back in my brain and body. They’re important, and sometimes a little scary, plus I have to watch my hypermobile elbows for safety.
Kettlebell Comorbidities by Gender: Aging, Heart Disease and Depression
We know aging, and cardiovascular disease, are comorbidities in deadly combination — but what about depression? Is depression also considered a comorbidity? Well, the answer has been clear for quite some time that depression is, indeed, a comorbidity for people with other health risks, and now there’s a fascinating new heart study published in the last week — Gender-based depression trajectories following heart disease onset: significant predictors and health outcomes
Double-Jointed Kettlebell Cracking
My elbows and knees are double-jointed — the medical term for that is “hypermobility” — and you can imagine that hypermobility might be an issue in any exercise regimen, especially one like Kettlebells that tests form, muscle and joint stability. Sometimes a joint cracks with sinovial joy, and not ball and socket distress.
Closed Kettlebell Conspiracy
Sometimes, when you start something new — like a Kettlebell program of study — you may feel as if nothing is quite going right. You feel like a failure. You do not meet your goals. You feel like giving up. It’s as if life is set on a conspiracy against you!
Setting Up Your Kettlebell Home Gym
First, you need to buy, or borrow, a Kettlebell. You can buy expensive bells, and cheap bells, online. Remember, the bells you buy will pretty much outlive you, and outlast your next hundred generations, so I am often of the mind that it is better to buy a good quality bell you will want to pick up and use, and share, and hand down.
Kettlebell Creatine, Strength and Protein
None of those injuries lasted very long, nothing terribly is terribly nagging, but as we age, and as we become more brittle, and fragile, we need to be more alert to the special needs of our decaying bodies. To get stronger, we must always remain vigilant against ourselves in feeding our bodies the right things we need to heal, restore, and grow.
Meditative Breath and Workout Breathing
First, is stretching. We have to limber up the vital parts of our bodies — arms and legs, shoulders and chest — before we start swinging or Pressing. We stretch before we move the bell, not after. After a workout, too many major muscle groups are worked in a specific set, and they’re heated, and moving them into stretching right away is not a good idea. Wait a couple of hours after you’ve completed the work if you feel stiff or cramped. You can do a few push ups or pull ups if you need some immediate relief after a workout.
Keep Your Kettlebell Chalk Hand Strong
Chalking your hands is one of the most important things you should do before starting a Kettlebell workout. Chalk will save your hands. Chalk will drive your better half, or roommate, crazy because of all the unmanageable white dust left behind but — “making it snow” — is one of the delights about chalking up your Kettlebell hands!
Counting Kettlebell Dice Reps
Last week, I did too much. I was doing a standing row with a 32kg Kettlebell — just for fun, to see if I could lift it using each hand — and I felt a little twinge in my back on the right side. I shrugged it off, thinking I’d stretch it out later, but the discomfort grew as the week progressed. I foolishly pushed on and pushed myself until my designated rest day.
Kettlebell Recovery Workout
Last week, I did too much. I was doing a standing row with a 32kg Kettlebell — just for fun, to see if I could lift it using each hand — and I felt a little twinge in my back on the right side. I shrugged it off, thinking I’d stretch it out later, but the discomfort grew as the week progressed. I foolishly pushed on and pushed myself until my designated rest day.
This is the David Boles Bells Blog!
The particle of this BolesBells.com website, and in particular this blog, is to share the particulates of Kettlebells training as an undeniable force in raising heart rate, lowering blood pressure, gaining strength, losing weight, and in the celebration of providing for the general welfare.