Key result
Continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches produced a peak oxygen consumption of 37.6 ml/kg/min (82.7% of VO2max) and peak heart rate of 174 bpm (98.0% of HRmax) compared to a rowing ergometer test.
Why the study?
Does continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches provide an adequate aerobic stimulus compared to a rowing ergometer in healthy males?
Cross-Sectional (n=10)
Does continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches provide an adequate aerobic stimulus compared to a rowing ergometer in healthy males?
Absolute Event Rate: 37.6% vs 45.7%
Continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches provide an adequate aerobic stimulus to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with a VO2max of ≤51 ml·kg·min.
Hypothesis-generating for kettlebell snatches as aerobic conditioning; prospective RCTs needed before practice change.
Chan, M, MacInnis, MJ, Koch, S, MacLeod, KE, Lohse, KR, Gallo, ME, Sheel, AW, and Koehle, MS. Cardiopulmonary demand of 16-kg kettlebell snatches in simulated Girevoy Sport. J Strength Cond Res 34(6): 1625-1633, 2020-Kettlebell lifting has become popular both as a strength and conditioning training tool and as a sport in and of itself: Girevoy Sport (GS). Although several kettlebell multimovement protocols have been analyzed, little research has attempted to quantify the aerobic stimulus of the individual events in GS, which could better inform kettlebell-related exercise prescription. The purpose of this study was to quantify the cardiopulmonary demand, assessed primarily by oxygen consumption (V[Combining Dot Above]O2) and heart rate (HR), of continuous high-intensity kettlebell snatches-under conditions relevant to GS-and to compare this demand with a more traditional graded rowing ergometer maximal exercise test. Ten male participants (age = 28.4 ± 4.6 years, height = 185 ± 7 cm, body mass = 95.1 ± 14.9 kg) completed (a) a graded-exercise test on a rowing ergometer to determine maximal oxygen consumption (V[Combining Dot Above]O2max) and maximal heart rate (HRmax) and (b) a graded-exercise test consisting of continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches to determine peak oxygen consumption (V[Combining Dot Above]O2peak) and peak heart rate (HRpeak) during a simulated GS snatch event. Subjects achieved a V[Combining Dot Above]O2max of 45.7 ± 6.7 ml·kg·min and HRmax of 177 ± 8.3 b·min on the rowing ergometer. The kettlebell snatch test produced a V[Combining Dot Above]O2peak of 37.6 ± 4.4 ml·kg·min (82.7 ± 6.5% V[Combining Dot Above]O2max) and a HRpeak of 174 ± 10 b·min (98.0 ± 3.4% HRmax). These findings suggest that GS kettlebell snatches with 16-kg can provide an adequate aerobic stimulus to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in those with a V[Combining Dot Above]O2max of ≤51 ml·kg·min, according to aerobic training recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine.
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Chan et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy males (n=10). Continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches vs. Graded rowing ergometer maximal exercise test was evaluated on Peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) in ml·kg·min. Continuous 16-kg kettlebell snatches produced a peak oxygen consumption of 37.6 ml/kg/min (82.7% of VO2max) and peak heart rate of 174 bpm (98.0% of HRmax) compared to a rowing ergometer test.
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