by Roger Saheli | Feb 7, 2015 | Articles, On Girevoy Sport
Hello All Whats does a training week look like? It will depend on where you are in regards to your training. If post comp, your coach may have given you a week off to recover and relax If you are in the week before the competition then you would have tapered off to...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 7, 2015 | Articles, On Girevoy Sport
Hello All How does one usually train for girevoy sport? The usual split is for a 3 or 4 times a week program. The program follows proper training protocol of using 4-week blocks and different phases to peak you for a competition. It should be scientific planning,...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 7, 2015 | Articles, On Girevoy Sport
Hello All What are the necessary skill requirements for someone competing in kettlebell sport? 1. Endurance 2. Flexibility 3. Co-ordination 4. Strength 5. Speed As Girevoy sport is a classified as a cyclical sport (Cyclic sports are those in which a single movement is...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 7, 2015 | Articles, On Girevoy Sport
Hello All Yesterday I touched on how one starts competing in kettlebell sport. Today I am going to tell you about the ranking system. As per Wikipedia: “Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR is a document which provided general Soviet physical...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 7, 2015 | Articles, On Girevoy Sport
Hello All Hows does one go about competing in kettlebell sport? Firstly one would register with the Girevoy Sport Association of Australia. Once you are a member you can then compete in all official competitions and obtain an official ranking in your particular event...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 7, 2015 | Articles, On Girevoy Sport
What is Girevoy Sport? I have being meaning to write this for a while to explain Girevoy Kettlebell Sport in more detail … Girevoy Kettlebell sport, is a highly challenging power-lifting sport. It’s judged on the amount of time an athlete can lift a...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 1, 2015 | Workouts
Try this brief but intense workout Double Swings x 8 Double Cleans x 8 Double Squat x 8 then into Renegade Row, Push Up Renegade Row, Push Up, Bear Crawl 8 reps per side Try 3-5 rounds with a decent weighted kettlebell...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 1, 2015 | Workouts
Hey Back again with a slightly different challenge. Its using two kettlebells instead of one to do your training. If you are new to kettlebells and know all the movements just use one and do one side through then go onto the other side. This weeks workout consist of:...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 1, 2015 | Workouts
Here is this weeks workout. It consist of: Hand to hand rope pulls (wrap the rope at one end around a pole and pull it hand over hand till it comes unravel) Sandbag clean and press x 10 Sandbag walking lunges x8/side Hand to hand swings 15/side Repeat for 4...
by Roger Saheli | Feb 1, 2015 | Workouts
This is the first of the weekly workouts on our YouTube channel. Each week we’ll present a new challenge you can perform. Please go at your own pace, if its too easy, use heavier weights. Today’s challenge: Goblet Squats x10 Push Up x 10 Mountain Climbers...