I really haven’t done a review since 2019? Well, for good reason. This year seems like a reasonable time to bring it back. Not quite done surviving yet, but at least I have a better sense of myself.
Once you start to get a feel for a competition bell—how it rests on your forearm, where your hand sits in the window, how much paint sticks to your biceps after several long sets—you start to build a bit more efficiency holding it. Today we are going to talk about the Hook Grip.
Learning how to hold a competition bell in the Rack Hold is going to be a foundational skill. As my dear friend Adrian used to say, “We rest in the rack!”
Here are a few tips to take care of your competition kettlebell. It may be made of steel (and forged of fire?) and will last you a lifetime, but it still needs a little TLC every once in a while to stay that way.
Why do our parents always tell us to eat, but always comment on our bodies?