Ok lets face it if you’ve had “Plank 3×60″ written on your program for a month or more you need to ask why. There are many ways to jazz up a plank or a side plank with a few simple additions but there is an even better way to hit the obliques whilst working the Glutes, Shoulders & Triceps at the same time, The Kettlebell Snatch. Planks are limited anyway, where do you take them? 5 minutes? 10?

I like to see the Kettlebell Snatch implemented with clients of all ages and abilities, its great for power development in athletes (Golf & Tennis particularly) and general strengthening & core development in others. It’s also a massive calorie burner due to the muscles recruited & effort required. As with every exercise it’s form first so start with a comfortable weight, once you have that down, play around with your rep range whilst staying within yourself with weight, 6 reps with a heavier load and up to 15 reps if you want to work on reducing Fat but with a lower load. If you’re a Golf or Tennis Athlete working on Power this exercise needs to challenge your strength capability and be done at speed. If you have existing shoulder conditions I recommend The Pull Apart Shoulder series and Trigger Pointing to solve those issues first.

To get fitter for the February Snow slopes, Hit the Golf ball further, Condition for Tennis or Torch Fat at as Fast a rate as is humanly possible… Email, Call or Text me! MW