This may help.

Something I see often in today`s fitness industry all to often is "experts" trying to create dependency on them from clients. That makes sense in a way, I get it. Someone has grown reliant on them and therefore keeps giving them money to keep seeing them for the service or product. As I write that I can't help but think this is a parallel to a drug dealer and a junkie (in a small way). To me though it seems a little short sighted. Why? Because this industry should not be about a dependency being created, it should be about educating and creating someone that can do it on there own. Now I am not saying you need to get a degree and so on but you should understand the why's and how's just as much as the whats. Many fitness gurus advertise products and services like ,"get shredded abs in seconds", or ,"get the body you have always wanted in X days". It seems to work, these people are making money. Let us conclude that a person pays the money and does the course and is successful. What happens if they get injured and take 3 months off and put on weight and lose the "shredded abs"? They do the course again? What if they can't or they can't afford it? Well it may be a struggle to get back those "abs". What I am saying is that knowledge is power. If you go and see a personal trainer, exercise physiologist or a strength and conditioning coach they are a product of knowledge and experience. For me I want to share some resources that may help you. If tomorrow I woke up and everyone was fit, healthy and chronic disease free I think I'd be happy about that. To be clear some of these resources I used long before going to get a formal education in the fitness field and some I picked up whilst at university.

First one I will point out is Starting Strengthby Mark Rippetoe. If you are starting as a beginner and want to get strong this is a good place to start. If you are reading this thanks to Reddit, Starting Strength has a big following on there. Rippetoe is a smart guy and the keep it simple approach works really well. No BS just a decent book with a decent program that makes compound movements and the barbell king. Now I am not going to get into a deep review of this or anything merely suggest some resources that may help.

Now if you are thinking of going the Crossfit route for fitness. Becoming a supple leopard is a book you should read. Dr Kelly Starret breaks down the "standards" of Crossfit but even more important is the way he tells you that if you can't achieve movement A you shouldn't try movement B until you can achieve X. That is important to me and it helps give some prescription help and knowledge to remember for yourself. Even better though is if you can't get into a position due to a mobility issues he gives out methods to improve that issue.

If you haven't heard that kettlebells are all the rage or you have and you want to get into it. I have written in the past about how my grandparents bought me my first KB (kettlebell)here. I haven't looked back. In order to learn about using a KB though I needed help. I found Mike Mahler's training dvd. I really enjoy kettlebells they are a different but accessible pieces of equipment. If you can't afford a barbell or gym membership a KB may be the answer.

I think the last resource I will talk about is the internet. Granted there are a lot of people selling snake oil but you can now learn anatomy for free via Youtube which I encourage you to do. You don't have to be Bones to have some knowledge about how your own body works. So do some research and be diligent. After all ,Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Disclaimer: If you do buy any of the above mentioned resources I do receive some income off of it. If you choose to go elsewhere to find it cheaper that is fine as long as you are learning.

Do you want to get fit,ripped and in shape. Kettlebells is the answer.

             Well done. Well done to you for making steps to find more information to improve your health. You are reading this in hopes that you can find information to help you get fit, stronger and look and feel good. This is the right place. Chances are that you may have never used a kettlebell but you have seen them on fitness shows like the biggest loser. If you have used a kettlebell you are reading this article to get some more information to help you improve using them. It is important to note that kettlebells have been around for a very long time. The benefit of this is there is a lot of knowledge out there you can get. For me as I discovered kettlebells nearly a decade ago, being an avid martial artist I researched into the masters of the past in both martial arts and strength it was then I found kettlebells and I just had to get one. I told my grandfather a strength enthusiast; in fact it was him as a child who bought me my first dumbbells. After talking to him for sometime he told me he would buy me my first kettlebell needless to say I was very excited.  I got my kettlebell home 1 pood (16kg) or (35lbs) and proceeded to start lifting the thing in any way possible. I knew from research that kettlebells work the whole body. I needed guidance that`s where Mike came in I bought a instructional DVD.  

            I think Level 1 Beginner Kettlebell Workshop DVD is a really good instructional to start off with. It outlines the basics of using kettlebells and the movements that are at the core of kettlebell usage. Having used kettlebells for some time I have progressed to bigger kettlebells. I have had awesome results to say the least representing my country in martial arts being just one example. I can say kettlebells helped me strip fat and make me much stronger and faster.  Buying a kettlebell can be daunting and costly but lifelineusa is a great place to buy one from. My first kettlebell cost $70 and I had to go pick it up. Lifeline USA kettlebells has a 1 pood (16kg) or (35lbs) for $69.99 and it ships for free. I wish I had known before my grandfather bought me mine.

         If you are looking to get fit, ripped and in shape kettlebells are the tool for the job. Kettlebells replace a lot of equipment and do not take up a lot of space. So you have made the first step how bout you take the next step. Get one and use it now!