Psychological Benefits of Exercise Plus How to Do a Dead Lift
I know someone who has a LOT of stress in his life. He recently started trying to work out regularly and I talked with him this week about how much I hope he will really make it a part of his life. I'm certain it will help to relieve a big percentage of the stress that is always weighing on him.
I always feel really good and I sleep extremely well even considering how many millions of things I always seem to have buzzing around my mind. I feel especially great after every training session, whether I'm working with my trainer or here at home. IT CLEARS YOUR HEAD!!! Doesn't matter what's going on in my life after a good hard training session I will feel happy, calm, and very relaxed. Since I do this all week long, the effect is cumulative and spreads out over the rest of my time.
Yesterday my knee was bothering me just a little so my trainer decided we'd do a "heavy lifting" session. Dead lifts, bench presses, no real jumping around. Focused work that requires a lot of control.
The dead lift is my trainer's favorite exercise. It's easy to do incorrectly. The dead lift really works your BUTT and THIGHS not your back and arms! I was able to assume the exactly correct posture because the starting position is the same as the start of the kettlebell swing. It's critical to have your back in the correct position. This is what it means to "lift with your legs not your back"!
Here are some excellent detailed instructions on how to do a dead lift correctly: Dead Lift Video
Of course you can do the dead lift with a kettlebell! This trainer has put together a perfect video for perfecting the kettlebell dead lift and I really like how she points out that the posture is the same as doing the swing: Kettlebell Dead Lift DAMN look at that woman's ABS!!! She's had a baby, people. Believe it.
The more lifts I learn the more I realize what a solid, foundational exercise the kettlebell swing is. Get a kettlebell and swing that sucker EVERY DAY and don't be afraid to go for it with a challenging amount of weight!
I always feel really good and I sleep extremely well even considering how many millions of things I always seem to have buzzing around my mind. I feel especially great after every training session, whether I'm working with my trainer or here at home. IT CLEARS YOUR HEAD!!! Doesn't matter what's going on in my life after a good hard training session I will feel happy, calm, and very relaxed. Since I do this all week long, the effect is cumulative and spreads out over the rest of my time.
Yesterday my knee was bothering me just a little so my trainer decided we'd do a "heavy lifting" session. Dead lifts, bench presses, no real jumping around. Focused work that requires a lot of control.
The dead lift is my trainer's favorite exercise. It's easy to do incorrectly. The dead lift really works your BUTT and THIGHS not your back and arms! I was able to assume the exactly correct posture because the starting position is the same as the start of the kettlebell swing. It's critical to have your back in the correct position. This is what it means to "lift with your legs not your back"!
Here are some excellent detailed instructions on how to do a dead lift correctly: Dead Lift Video
Of course you can do the dead lift with a kettlebell! This trainer has put together a perfect video for perfecting the kettlebell dead lift and I really like how she points out that the posture is the same as doing the swing: Kettlebell Dead Lift DAMN look at that woman's ABS!!! She's had a baby, people. Believe it.
The more lifts I learn the more I realize what a solid, foundational exercise the kettlebell swing is. Get a kettlebell and swing that sucker EVERY DAY and don't be afraid to go for it with a challenging amount of weight!
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