So, I'm reading Men's Fitness magazine the other day and came across an article titled, "Summer Body." I usually read through these magazines quickly to get some ideas on what not to do during my training. What do I see as I turn to the next page? I see a guy doing a swing with a dumbbell.
Right away I start perusing the article on how they teach the reader to swing a dumbbell between their legs. First, the guy is squatting way to much. Second, the picture shows the guy coming all the way up onto the balls of his feet at the top of the swing. Lastly, given the popularity of Kettlebells, why the hell would they advertise this movement with a dumbbell?
I guess I should be happy that they at least are introducing the swing into the general population, but at least do it right and use a #@#@ Kettlebell.
Previous to this article, they were teaching the dumbbell snatch, a move that has become popular by Crossfit, a great movement btw, but would recommend using a Kettlebell again. They recommend trying the move with the greatest amount of weight you can pull. Let me ask you this, How many readers are going to go to the gym this month and try to do the DB snatch with a heavy weight? Something they probably have never done before. Do you think a lot of these readers are going to injure themselves??? What the hell is going on
Believe it or not, but a lot of people get ideas and training tips by reading magazines. Some offer great advice don't get me wrong, but from what I've seen so far, its scary. Go back to some primitive movements like the Bear crawl and simple squat thrusts. Movements that are multi-joint and really get the heart rate up. KEEP IT SIMPLE.
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