What we do
Most gym goers and trainers have experienced kettlebells. These peculiar looking weights are not the novelty they were ten years ago and now have a place in many training facilities. However, most people only have seen and been taught to use these cannonballs with handles as a fitness tool. Many athletes remain oblivious that they have been used for over sixty years as integral tool of a fully-fledged sport.
The first official girevoy sport (the original Russian name of the sport) competition was held in 1948 in the old USSR and it developed from there across the 1950s and ‘60s. This advancement came mainly from the military, who had seen how this form of training benefited the troops. In the ‘70s, girevoy sport entered the National Sports Federation as the official ethnic sport of Russia
Kettlebell Sport is “endurance weightlifting". The two main disciplines of the sport are the biathlon (which is comprised of two separate events, the jerk and the snatch) and the long-cycle which is clean and jerk.
Kettlebell Jerk lift
The jerk requires you to clean the kettlebells to your chest once, and then jerk them as many times overhead as possible in 10 mins.
Watch the movement here.
Kettlebell Snatch lift
The snatch is performed by swinging the kettlebell between your legs and brought up to the overhead position in one uninterrupted motion. Only one hand switch is permitted in 10 mins.
Watch the movement here.
Kettlebell Long Cycle lift
The long cycle requires for a clean before each jerk for 10 mins.
Watch the movement here.
There are many more kettlebell techniques we teach and practice during training, but we do not compete in them.
