How kettlebells gained recognition…
August 20, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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Kettlebells first gained recognition as an excellent weight loss tool when they were featured in the fitness magazine, Hercules in 1913.
A kettlebell man
August 19, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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The kettlebell was so popular in Tsarist Russia that a strongman or weightlifter was referred to as a girevik or ‘a kettlebell man’.
The Russian for kettlebell is Girya
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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The Russian name for a kettlebell is Girya.
Burn Baby Burn!
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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A kettlebell workout can burn over 1500 calories per hour or over 800 per hour assuming half the time is spent resting.
Bruce Lee Used Kettlebells
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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n the mid nineteen hundreds all weight lifting sets used to come with handles to allow dumbbells to be transformed into kettlebells.
That’s how Bruce Lee originally discovered them as the handles were included in a barbell set he had ordered.
As per the book “Bruce Lee, The Art of Expressing the Human Body” Bruce trained his [...]
Kettlebell Handles in the Nineteen Hundreds
August 18, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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In the mid nineteen hundreds all weight lifting sets used to come with handles to allow dumbbells to be transformed into kettlebells.
They are commonly referred to nowadays as ‘plate loaded kettlebells’.
Related article: Bruce Lee Used Kettlebells
What is a kettlebell?
August 14, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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kettlebell is a cast iron weight which looks like a cannonball with a handle.
They can weigh as little as 5 lbs. and as much as 200 lbs.
They date back to the 1700’s when Russian strongmen used them and have been used by the Soviet Special Forces as a fitness tool for decades.
Kettlebells are alleged [...]
Fitness Mad 8kg Kettlebell (Red)
August 13, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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This 8kg kettlebell features an oversized powder [...]
Kettlebells Made in Rhode Island
August 13, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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Anthony DiLuglio, the owner of Punch Kettlebell Gym, has teamed up with the Cumberland Foundry to produce kettlebells in Rhode Island right through from start to finish.
The arrangement was prompted when the gym’s cheap imported kettlebells from China kept chipping, peeling and even cracking.
The move has helped to save at least 10 jobs at the [...]
CKT Level 1 – Roma, Italy
August 12, 2009 by Alex Taylor
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Title: Certified Kettlebell Teacher – Level 1
Location: TBA
Dates: December 12th & 13th, 2009
Times: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (both days)
Place: TBA
Cost:
Registration cost € 700 ($1,280.94 USD)
Registration:
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More information:
Please contact Ken Blackburn at ken.blackburn@ikff.net or Kathy Martinez at kathy.martinez@ikff.net
I bought this DVD when I first started using kettlebells. The "Enter the Kettlebell" book provided details, but this DVD shows the proper application. Pavel personally shows how to do fundamental kettlebell exercises: swing, clean, press, and snatch.
