Ideas for use in your kettlebell training

Hello All There are many ways to train with your kettlebell The list below should give you a good start with your training Complex style Created by Istvan Javorek for Olympic lifters to help with their conditioning, this style is easily transferred to kettlebell...

Styles of Kettlebell Training

Hardstyle: The method that reintroduced kettlebells to the “West”, the hard style, was popularised by Pavel Tsatsouline who created this system with major input by Steve Maxwell. The focus was to take Girevoy Sport and dumb it down in a sense so that the exercise...

Kettlebells and Safety

Hello All When working with kettlebells remember a few safety things: • Clothing: make sure you wear clothing that is comfortable, neither too tight or loose. It is important that we wear clothes that won’t interfere with body mechanics. • Footwear: running...

Intra muscluar tension technique

Hello All Along with power breathing, the second most important thing you need to learn is applying is Intramuscular tension technique also known as irradiation. Intramuscular tension technique is the tensing of the muscles to create a flow of energy throughout the...
What is a kettlebell?

What is a kettlebell?

The ‘Kettlebell’ or ‘Girya’ is a cast iron weight looking somewhat like a cannonball with a handle. There are two schools of thought regarding the history of the kettlebell. One is that the military welded handles to cannonballs and started to use them as training...