13 Jul Barbells, Kettlebells, And The Link To 31 Things We All Want…

Let’s face the facts.

The fitness industry has a lot of nonsense out there.

There’s way too many “gimmicks,” gadgets, fads, scams, “fitness gurus,” and outright misinformation in fitness.

It’s sad and I see it all the time.

I bet you do too.

That’s exactly what I stand AGAINST.

Here’s something that is the flat out truth though.

The best training implements are the simplest.

Simple, in terms of what they are.

Keep in mind, simple does not mean easy.

Let’s take a look at a list of common fitness goals most people want.

Some things on this list are things I want and I know they are things you want, as well.

Here they are.

1. Lose weight (consistently a #1 goal)
2. Burn body fat
3. Build more muscle
4. Feel stronger
5. Be more confident
6. Get in better shape
7. Lose 10-20 pounds (the most common numbers)
8. Exercise more
9. Have more energy
10. Improve flexibility and mobility
11. Look better
12. Have a hot body
13. Get 6 pack abs
14. Feel better
15. Improve athletic performance
16. Get ripped
17. Have an athletic looking body
18. Feel great about ourselves
19. Look great in our favorite clothes
20. Feel powerful in our body
21. Feel healthy
22. Be a better person
23. Live passionately
24. Feel vibrant and alive
25. Compete in an athletic event
26. Win a competition
27. Feel younger
28. Prevent injuries
29. Move better
30. Feel invincible
31. Become superhuman (yeah, some of us want that)

This is a list of 31 things we all want, right?

That brings us back to barbells and kettlebells.

They are the means to the end.

The fact is that all of the things on this list can be accomplished by using just these 2 tools.

They can be accomplished by properly using a barbell and a kettlebell, the ultimate strength and conditioning tools we have available to us.

That’s right, I would argue that everything on this list can be achieved by using these 2 tools appropriately.

However, some people insist on doing things like:

• complicated, expensive, and restrictive exercise machines
• absurd exercise “devices” that promise a ripped, muscular body (or some other result) with something that either doesn’t work or is totally and completely unnecessary
• treadmills and other “death by cardio” LSD (long slow duration) exercises that do nothing to strengthen the body
• ridiculous and unsafe fitness programs that completely “miss” the benefits of strength and movement and instead focus on entertainment value
• and other methods, systems, tools, programming, and “exercises” that are utterly useless for a majority of people and fail to actually make us better

Barbells and kettlebells are proven.

They are powerful.

And, they are incredibly effective for a variety of training goals.

Despite popular belief, they are also extremely appropriate for just about everyone, from youth to senior and everyone in between.

They represent the very best in strength, human movement, motor control, skill development, neuromuscular efficiency, and athleticism.

Are barbells and kettlebells the ONLY thing we should do?

Don’t misunderstand, I’m not saying that at all.

What I am saying is that they should be the foundation for our training to provide significant progress towards the goals we want.

I know that barbells and kettlebells will not and do not appeal to everyone and that’s actually a shame.

One reason is because they do require hard work and skill development and many people are simply looking for the “easiest way” to get a result.

We don’t need to learn the whole array of exercises with these tools either.

Learning how to squat, deadlift, swing, get up, press, (and maybe clean, and snatch) will give us everything we’re trying to achieve and a lot more.

Everything…

I keep saying this, but it’s all about one thing: FUNDAMENTALS.

Master the fundamentals, progress the fundamentals, get massive results, end of story.

Barbells and kettlebells will give us everything we want, if we truly understand this and learn how to use these powerful tools properly.

Again, don’t misunderstand that I’m saying this is all we should do.

Understand this is the foundation to getting what we want, plain and simple.

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