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"Physical culture" is a traditional, old school term that covers the combination of exercise and nutrition to improve health, fitness, strength, muscle tone, fat loss, and athleticism. Basically, a true and complete fitness lifestyle. It's actually easier and more simple than it sounds, but the overall idea has become forgotten by today's fitness community. Too many people now exercise just for one reason or another, or workout just to achieve a short-term goal before dropping the habit, or they'll jump from one "quick-fix" nutrition fad to the next. Long Island Swingbell began because it's time for that to change. The original physical culturists - classic strength athletes, traditional bodybuilders, and coaches and writers of the late-19th and early-20th century - had a huge influence on an overwhelming number of methods and techniques that can still be found today. In fact, many of the "latest and greatest" ways to get in shape are simply new interpretations or re-discoveries of classic info. |
Three-time Mr. Universe Reg Park
using a swingbell. |
A shocking amount of today's most popular training and nutrition advice can be traced straight back to something that first appeared decades ago, or sometimes more than a full century ago! That's not to mention the countless methods and techniques that have been pushed aside or lost in the shuffle over all those years. The swingbell is one perfect example of an under-appreciated, extremely useful, efficient piece of classic training. As far back as the 1940s, coaches, athletes, and physical culturists were training with swingbells to burn fat, build muscle, and get in all-around better shape. The swingbell's unique center of gravity and compact design allow for tons of exercises that can't be replicated with a barbell, dumbbell, medicine ball, or even a kettlebell. But nobody today has ever heard of it. So stick around, connect with us on any social media page @LISwingbell and learn why Long Island Swingbell really is all about sharing Yesterday's Strength, Today. |
