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Bristol Kettlebell club’s first Strongman/woman contest.
This past weekend we had the club's inaugural twice yearly strongman/woman contest. 8 members (4 female and 4 male) who have been with the club for varying degrees of time showed up in anticipation of winning the prestigious title of Bristol...
Snatch test Leader board 19/3/12
So 8 weeks on from the last fitness test and some very impressive numbers being put up. Lots of members moving up in weight which is great to see, Graham Duncan is the first to have a go with a 20kg moving up from the 16kg and lots of the ladies now snatching the 14kg...
A guide to buying kettlebells
If you have been looking into buying a kettlebell lately you may have noticed that there are two different types. Competition kettlebells and cast iron kettlebells. Competition kettlebells (or pro grade as they are often called) are what the athletes in Girevoy sport...
Snatch test Leader board – January 2012
So here it is, the official leader board in the SSST. Here is the latest effort from Huw Davey who managed 141 reps with a 24kg. Great effort considering Huw has been away from training for a while since having the new born and is only just getting back into...
Snatch test results – 24/01/12
Another snatch test session today, and Trineta Watson Tripp's score of 235 has been blown out of the water big time!! Sorry Trin 🙂 Here are the video's Mike Leigh - 221 using 12kg bell Glynis Moss - 257 using 8kg bell Grahame Duncan - 243 using...
Snatch test results – 23/01/12
So day two of fitness testing and some more very impressive numbers. Here is the video And here are the scores Mary Martin - 221 using 8kg bell Claire Miles - 160 using 8kg bell Paul Doddrell - 232 using 12kg bell Kay Rutherford - 240 using 8kg bell Jenny...
Snatch test scores from 21/01/2012
Today was the first attempt at the SSST which from now on will be the clubs bi- monthly fitness test. SSST stands for secret service snatch test, the goal is simple, to get as many snatches as possible inside ten minutes. First up was 13 members at the 9am Portishead...
RKC snatch test (nearly)
So you may or may not know that I am currently training for the most prestigeous of kettlebell certifications the RKC level 1. To pass this gruelling 3 day event, trainees have to not only show excellent technique and form in the 6 main exercises, and show competence...
Hand care
Kettlebell training is rough on the hands, the repeated motion of the handle rotating in the palm will form callouses which eventually may tear and could stop you from training as frequently as you want to. However there are things you can do to avoid this situation,...
Kettlebells and martial arts
Martial artists around the world are becoming more and more aware of the benefits of using kettlebells in their training regime, the application of the kettlebell to a martial artist is, more explosiveness, more power, more strength, more strength endurance and...
Train like a man even if you are a woman!
One of the concerns for women when they first try kettlebell training is that they think that because it is a weight they will build muscle. Mike Mahler has a great saying for this "Worrying about building muscle is like worrying about making to much money", it just...
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