Short-term detraining is not enough to reduce positive adaptations of kettlebell training on power and strength variables in physically active women

Home-Based Kettlebell Exercise and Coronavirus Outbreak: Practical Suggestions

“…A kettlebell is a round-shaped steel or cast-iron weight exercise that offers a low-cost opportunity to train multiple muscles through functional exercises and can be performed in home-based physical exercise manner (15,17,23). Kettlebell exercise can be used to improve and maintain aerobic capacity and power and maximal and explosive strength and mental health (15,21,22,25). A typical kettlebell session can involve 15-60 seconds of physical exercise using a dynamic total-body kettlebell exercise, followed by 15-60 seconds of rest, repeated for 10-20 minutes (9,11,15,21,22), and can be performed 2-3 times a week.…”

“…Kettlebell exercise can be used to improve and maintain aerobic capacity and power and maximal and explosive strength and mental health (15,21,22,25). A typical kettlebell session can involve 15-60 seconds of physical exercise using a dynamic total-body kettlebell exercise, followed by 15-60 seconds of rest, repeated for 10-20 minutes (9,11,15,21,22), and can be performed 2-3 times a week. With these characteristics, the kettlebell might be an exercise tool of interest to the field of public health (as an inexpensive and low-cost alternative).…”

Kettlebell Exercise as an Alternative to Improve Aerobic Power and Muscle Strength

“…Kettlebell exercise is an alternative to performing functional power and strength exercises (Otto et al, 2012; Williams and Kraemer, 2015), and like RCT, it has been used to improve both aerobic capacity/power and maximal and explosive strength in physical fitness and sport performance facilities (Chan et al, 2018; Eckert and Snarr, 2016; Falatic et al, 2015; Rufo-Tavares et al, 2019). A typical kettlebell session can involve 15–60 seconds of exercise using a dynamic, total-body kettlebell exercise (e.g., two-handed swing, one-handed swing, snatch, squat, clean and press, etc.)…”

“…A typical kettlebell session can involve 15–60 seconds of exercise using a dynamic, total-body kettlebell exercise (e.g., two-handed swing, one-handed swing, snatch, squat, clean and press, etc.) followed by 15–60 seconds of rest, repeated for 10–20 minutes (Eckert and Snarr, 2016; Falatic et al, 2015; Rufo-Tavares et al, 2019). As a consequence, kettlebell exercise may elicit cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and metabolic responses sufficient for improvements in strength, aerobic power, and overall physical fitness (Chan et al, 2018; Rufo-Tavares et al, 2019).…”

“…For these reasons, many strength and conditioning professionals have encouraged the use of kettlebell training as a useful tool in order to improve muscular strength, power and maximum oxygen uptake (Chan et al, 2018; Eckert and Snarr, 2016; Falatic et al, 2015; Rufo-Tavares et al, 2019). For example, Otto et al (2012) compared the effects of 6 weeks of traditional weightlifting with kettlebell training, in healthy men, on strength (back squat 1RM) and power (vertical jump and power clean 1RM) and showed that both types of activity were effective in increasing these abilities.…”