Excellent. Thank you. I had seen a series of videos but lost track of where they were, but by searching under the name found them again, and this one's great. Thanks again.
Yep, thanks, that's exactly what I ended up doing at the gym yesterday - engaging lats, shoulders, core, and powering down. I find that if I focus on ending with my butt slightly lower than my hips (i.e., starting position for deadlift), I avoid the "swing" way back behind me at the endpoint down, the bell ends up just slightly behind me between my legs, and this really gets the burn in all the right areas. More "power down" than "swing an arc down." Not sure this is making sense, but this helps keep everything tight for me.
Lol, yeah, when I was looking up subs that was one I laughed at. Right along with pulling a sled loaded with boulders.
Yeah, but like buying individual dumbbells for home or similar, never been too much of a fan unless I'm pretty certain it's a fixed weight for something - otherwise I keep buying as I develop up.
That's an interesting one, I can see that. The only difference I might see, is the acceleration/explosive power v. constant motion of the crunch. I found the kettlebell is nice, because I can really "throw" it down with speed and force, using these muscle groups. But I think your idea is a great one nonetheless. Good rotation in. Thanks.
I consider the slam almost a total body exercise, with the emphasis on power. I feel it especially in my lats, shoulders, tri's, core/abs, glutes and legs. Not so much chest or biceps. I've found the key is to set my lats and shoulders and avoid the arc'ing swing, and really hammer it down in a more linear way, landing just behind my feet between my legs.
