Kettlebells

Pavel Tsatsouline performs some typical kettlebell exercises:
Pavel Tsatsouline performs a kettlebell snatch	Bent pressing with kettlebells	Strength training: swings using kettlebells

Kettlebells - Background and History

Kettlebells - Frequently Asked Questions

In the twentieth century Soviet science discovered that repetition lifting with kettlebellsis one of the best tools for all around physicaldevelopment. (Voropayev, 1983) observed two groups of college students over a period of a few years. A standard battery of the armed forces PT tests was used: pullups, a standing broad jump, a 100m sprint, and a 1k run. The control group followed the typical university physical training program which was military oriented and emphasized the above exercises. The experimental group just liftedKettlebells. In spite of the lack of practice on the tested drills, the Kettlebell group showed better scores in every one of them.

There was more. Surprised researchers at the famous Lesgaft Physical Culture Institute in Leningrad(Vinogradov & Lukyanov, 1986) found a very high correlation between the Kettlebell lift total and a great range of dissimilartests: strength, measured with the three powerlifts and grip strength; strength endurance, measured with pullups and parallel bar dips; general endurance, determined by a 1000 meter run; work capacity and balance, measured with special tests!

In addition to their many mentioned benefits, the official Kettlebell lifts also develop the ability to absorb ballistic shocks. If you want to develop your ability to take impact try the official K-bell lifts. The repetitive ballistic shock builds extremely strong tendons and ligaments.

The ballistic blasts of kettlebell exercise become an excellent conditioning tool for athletes from rough sports like kickboxing, wrestling, andfootball.The extreme metabolic cost of high repKettlebell workouts will put your unwanted fat on a fire sale.

Pavel Tsatsouline is a former Soviet Union Special Forces conditioning coach, international fitness author and nationally ranked Kettlebell lifter. To earn his national ranking, Pavel had to power snatch a 32kgKettlebell forty times with one arm, and forty with the other back to back -over 40,000 foot/pounds of work-and power clean and jerk two such bells forty-five times.Russian Kettlebells can help you achieve stunning fat loss, maximal strength gains and huge strides in yourconditioning.

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