Sure, but it's like doing a bunch of pushups instead of bench. It's better than nothing, but don't it shouldn't be your normal plan.
Actually, I'd probably just do the pushups.
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As a woman with similar issues, I can tell you that swinging KBs is NOT what she needs to be doing to strengthen core and lower back. She is much more linely to make her back issues worse doing that. Squat, press and deadlift are the three lifts that, for me, have most improved my core and low back strength.
You never explicitly said that he was wrong, but it does seem implied. I have read two of Dan John's books, and in both he pushes kettlebells (barbells, too) as being an excellent choice in a strength program. So, when he insists that they are an excellent tool for developing strength, and you say that they are a poor tool for developing strength, you must either be calling him wrong, or there is a misunderstanding that I am not seeing.
I can't disagree with a friend? And I apparently owe you an explanation? Impudent fools such as you make the days very long.
Of COURSE people who disagree cannot be friends.
Rip, I think you are wrong that we should not demonstrate the unweighted squat while teaching someone a low-bar back squat. I've found it a useful teaching tool.
Alright, now you know why I never sent you a Christmas card.
This is all very confusing. You said "...tell me where I said Dan John was wrong." I pointed out that is seems like you are implying that he is wrong. So your response is to admit that you are saying he is wrong, but be angry that I answered your question (politely, I thought). So I guess I am supposed to model my response after you?
Quickly, if you want to stay, tell me where I said that you can't disagree with a friend.
I really did enjoy your books that I purchased, and appreciate the things you are trying to do broadly, but the anger and childish name calling here is just getting weird. Given that you are calling me "imprudent", all I can imagine is that you are planning to kick me off anyway (imprudence being the lack of foresight in predicting the future consequences of actions, and I'm not sure what other consequence could possibly come from this.).
I have a 35 pound kettlebell. I hook the dog to it on a long lead while I use my barbell. He's a 20 pound Jack Russell with a bum hip and can still pull it across the driveway. The best use ever for my kettlebell.
Mark, a wise man I have talked to says, "I prefer clarity over agreement."