Benjamin Stevens – Kettlebell Science

If you want to learn kettlebells as they apply in a wide variety of settings from rehab to performance, rather than learning the narrower “right” (*cough*cough*) way to do it, then this course is for you. We approach kettlebells as movement optimists, utilizing what we know from the research and clinical experience to integrate kettlebell systems into the broader landscape of what is going on in the performance and rehab worlds today.

Objectives

• Gain a grasp on real-world models for how to regress AND progress kettlebell training to close the gap between the clinic and the gym. Your athletes will feel better and your Gramma will be setting all-time PRs.
• Learn what the research says, what it doesn’t say, and where we can learn from other disciplines in our use of kettlebells. There’s tradition, and then there’s science, and the middle ground is the oh-so-sweet spot.
• Understand what proper and poor technique look like and when (and why!?) it matters. Get ready for biomechanics, rate of loading, and timing. Goniometers not welcome.
• Understand the nuances of kettlebells as an implement and why/how you should use them with your clients, while understanding the cues that are most likely to bring about the desired movement outcomes.
• Learn kettlebell training from both ends of the spectrum: detrained and rehab oriented, all the way to fitness and performance oriented. Let’s get real, those are not two ends of a spectrum, they are often the same person.

What You’ll Learn In Kettlebell Science

You’ll learn all the traditional movements, but you’ll also learn a variety of other options

• Kettlebell Deadlift
• Kettlebell Swing
• Kettlebell Clean
• Turkish Getup
• Kettlebell Arm Bar
• Goblet Squat
• Kettlebell Snatch
• Single Leg Deadlifts
• Kettlebell Swing Varieties
• Multiple Squat options
• Czech Getup
• Tactical Getup
• Technical Standup
• Developmental/Stability Arm Bar
• Multiple Kettlebell Clean Options
• Systematic Approach to Loaded Carries

About Benjamin Stevens

Dr Benjamin Stevens – DC, BSKin, CSCS

Dr Stevens has taught and attended hundreds of courses all across North America on a broad array of topics. He found his way to Somatic Senses naturally through continual involvement in the industry and drive to improve. In operating Somatic Senses, he aims to find the impactful, evidence-based and/or cutting edge approaches to health and bring them to the masses through course work.

Dr Stevens has presented on a variety of topics for a wide variety of organizations such as professional sports teams, national and provincial health associations, as well as plethora private groups of trainers and therapists.He resides in Kelowna, BC where current areas of interest include neuroscience, concussion, Blood Flow Restriction, Return to Sport, and Strength & Conditioning.In his spare time you’ll find him in the gym, touring the backcountry (summer and winter alike), juggling kettlebells at the beach, or spending lots of time with his wife and daughter.

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