Members profile – Helen Matheson

What led you kettlebells and training in our classes? I think it was curiosity initially, I’d been doing a lot of HIIT workouts, killing myself each and every time to get fit, and I was just wondering if there was something different I could be doing that still had...
Member profile – Kelly Cotter

Member profile – Kelly Cotter

What led you to sign up at the kettlebell club and swing heavy weights? It was six months after I had given birth to my daughter and I wanted something that would help me get back into shape, but not going to a gym.  A friend of mine was training with the club and...

Snatch test results – June 2022

In the world of kettlebells, the 5 minute snatch test is one of the most demanding conditioning tests, the aim of which is to complete 100 reps with a given weight in the 5 minutes, this doesn’t leave much time for rest as 20 reps takes on average 45-50 seconds!...

Member profile – Mandy Bond

When did you join the club? I joined the Bristol Kettlebell Club back in April 2011. What attracted you to it?  I had been putting on weight since my bowel surgery for Crohns Disease in 2009.  I was going to the gym but just not getting the results I wanted, so when I...