Michael has been training with kettlebells for a very long time. While we did not previously know exactly how many calories it burned, what we did know was that there are fantastic results, and not just weight loss, from kettlebell training. Here are some of the emails we receive from people using the System.
"I lost 27 pounds, and 9.6% body fat in 2 months.
"These last sixty day's have been a TOTAL SUCCESS! I started out at 245.5 lbs. and finished at 233...
The best and most amazing part (about SKOGG System) is that my doctor told me that I have reversed my diabetes and my blood pressure is finally under control!. Skogg Nutrition Plan explained to me why I could not lose weight, but more importantly showed me a viable alternative. " Albert Romo
"As you know, I entered the (SKOGG System) 60 day challenge not only to lose weight and improve my physical conditioning, but also to help adjust my overall health issues. Just wanted to give you an update that my blood pressure dropped from 150/104 to 138/88. My chloresterol went from 246 to 185.
Thank you again for all your help and support." Siji Obi
"Michael, I just wanted to thank you for your system. This past Monday I took my first "test" and moved from beginner rank to intermediate rank. Yesterday I performed my first Roots 2 workout. I have not had a workout that intense since I left the Army, many moons ago. This kind of intensity is what I have been missing. It's a mission to finish each training session. It gives me something to push and strive for. Thank you so much!" Nemiah VanGuilder
ACE is one of the oldest and most respected fitness research and certifying bodies in the United Sates. And they're ultra conservative, they don't do fads, they don't do gimmicks... they don't even do new or cutting edge! They're old school. They want proof.
They're kind of like a fitness Consumer Reports.
And their studies are so well documented, that the FTC uses their studies to know who to prosecute for fraud. In other words, if they say it, it's the real deal.
Dr. John Porcari, leader of the study, said this. “So they were burning at least 20.2 calories per minute, which is off the charts. That’s equivalent to running a 6-minute mile pace. The only other thing I could find that burns that many calories is crosscountry skiing up hill at a fast pace.”
Michael has been seeing great results with people training with kettlebells for many years, the ACE Study just confirms the results and puts it in scientific terms. I'm an analytical person, that's how I think, so those of you out there like me who need "data", here it is.
Read about the study in the January/February 2010 ACE FitnessMatters
Please keep in mind that not everyone will be burning 20 calories per minute from the onset. Like everything else in life, you get out of it what you put in. If you are not challenging yourself with increased weight and intensity, it will be reflected in your results. If you have energy left to do another workout when you finish your kettlebell workout, you may want to increase your size, time and tempo.
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteI took up stairclimbing several years ago. It's taken me a bit to get a good idea of an equivalent of real stairs to a stair machine- but a vertical mile for me in one hour is about 1200 kcal, which i can just do on a stair machine- on real stairs- i've not yet been able to get to stairs where i could climb for a mile vertically uninterrupted, but i think an hour of real stairs would be about 4800 feet vertical.
Unless you are using leg back _and_ upper body muscles at the same time (swimming, hard cycling, near olympic-class running, or XC skiing- burning 1200 kcal per hour _for an hour_ is awfully hard. I've done 24 hour time trials, multiple double and triple centuries, but that vertical mile was the toughest workout ever. Even my the workout prior to my recent echo-cardio was noticeably easier- "can you give us 15 more seconds" "I can give you 15 more minutes...."
personally, i think the kettlebell system in general is a great idea, but it does not burn calories like deep serious aerobic work.
(no relation to Eugene)
John Sandow
j.twosheds@gmail.com
Kudos to you for stair climbing.
ReplyDeleteI too have taken up stair climbing...am planning a race in March. Yes, it is a tough workout from a cardio standpoint. And I can't dispute that it burns calories.
My reference to calorie burn is from ACE, the American Academy of Exercise. The full body workout associated with kettlebells burns calories at a high rate due to the involvement of your whole body. But unlike stair climbing or running, you are involving your upper body and increasing muscle and strength to your upper body at the same time creating more calorie burn.