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2006-10-05 2:19 PM
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Heh, my Nana had one of those things at her house when i was growing up. We were always goofing around with it.  I wonder if my dad kept it?  I may have to call him and confiscate it. Sometimes the oldies are still the best thing around.

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katiefrog15 - 2006-10-05 2:19 PM Heh, my Nana had one of those things at her house when i was growing up. We were always goofing around with it. I wonder if my dad kept it? I may have to call him and confiscate it. Sometimes the oldies are still the best thing around.

yeah, it's just a cannon ball- story goes that the soldiers in WWII were just sitting around waiting to fight and they started tossing em around for fun, and then started adding handles for better grip and voila- another fitness craze was born. 

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I've seen that wheel thing around for years! It's about time someone made it to fit hands or feet! I'm curious, why do we love exercises and training that normally hurt like hell and/or leave us sore for days afterward?
2006-10-05 11:00 PM
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Brett - 2006-10-05 8:43 AM

That looks brutal, I might break down and buy based on how nasty you say it is.  I love the fact that when you go to the website and click on the link for a bigger picture it opens the exact same sized picture in a different window.

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Brett, you just wanted a closer look at that guy's @ss. You horny toad, you.



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2006-10-05 11:28 PM
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possum - 2006-10-05 2:47 PM

katiefrog15 - 2006-10-05 2:19 PM Heh, my Nana had one of those things at her house when i was growing up. We were always goofing around with it. I wonder if my dad kept it? I may have to call him and confiscate it. Sometimes the oldies are still the best thing around.

yeah, it's just a cannon ball- story goes that the soldiers in WWII were just sitting around waiting to fight and they started tossing em around for fun, and then started adding handles for better grip and voila- another fitness craze was born.



Kettlebells were actually used well before WWII. They were originally used as a unit of weight in Russia. I guess the merchants became bored, and thought "Here's something heavy with a handle. Let's see how many times we can lift it!"

Here's one of my favorite pics of Arthur Saxon - notice the kettlebell. This was taken in 1898. Yes, in addition to enjoying strength training, I really enjoy reading about the history of strength training. Yes, I really am that big of a geek. The strongmen of the early 1900s are the ones I admire. I don't know who this Arnold guy is. I've even considered writing a book on the history of strength training, but life gets in the way of such pursuits.

BTW - The lift pictured here is one heck of a "core" workout. It pretty much works everything. I DO NOT recommend doing this unless you know exactly what you're doing. Bending down holding a barbell in one hand can mean all kinds of bad news.





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