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Answers to commonly asked questions related to Pavel Tsatsouline's Kettle bell training techniques.


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The Kettlebell is a cast iron weight, which resembles a basketball with a handle. A Russian exercise device used for more than 100 years, Kettlebells have long been a favorite in that country for those seeking a special edge in strength and endurance.

Pavel performing some typical Kettlebell exercises:

Kettlebell Cycling
Kettlebell Misc. Questions
Kettlebell Routines
Kettlebell Techniques
Russian Kettlebell Qualifications

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Pavel Tsatsouline performs a kettlebell snatch
Pavel Tsatsouline performs a kettlebell snatch
Bent pressing with kettlebells
Bent pressing with kettlebells
Strength training with a kettlebell swing
Strength training:  swings using  kettlebells

In the twentieth century Soviet science discovered that repetition 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, and football. The extreme metabolic cost of high rep Kettlebell 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 32kg Kettlebell 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 your conditioning.

 

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Kbs Definitely The Way To Go (long)
I just wanted to thank Pavel once again. A little while ago I discovered this website and became interested in functional strength and his training methods over the played out Joe Weider methods and those of the muscle mag set. I bought Power To The People and read it cover to cover! I trained using those methods for a month and the curiosity about Kbs overwhelmed me. Whoever wrote up the sales pitch for the Russian KB Challenge book and video is an expert salesman! I bought both the book and the video and two KBs the 1 pood and the 1.5 pood and right now Im contemplating two more matching KBs and maybe a lighter one for my wife! Well before I start rambling, I just wanted to say Ive never gotten such results from any weight training of other type of exercise before!! I have been training 5 to 6 days per week. Each day concentrating of different types of movements, one day ballistics the next grind. Coupled with some bike riding and pullups I have indeed changed my physique for the better! My goal is to look like the Hercules rendition Pavel speaks of in the RKC book. And I have to say Im getting there! Following the program maximum rules is key and I try to keep practice sessions to less than 45 minutes to 30 minutes. Im starting to see the physique I had 10 years ago! I just wanted to say thank you all again, especially you Pavel!
Yours In Strength,
Comrade John
From: JohnnyK. Date/Time: 2002-04-12 17:43:54

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Other Pavel Tsatsouline training techniques

Kettlebell cycling

Kettlebells - Miscellaneous

Kettlebells - Routines

Kettlebell Techniques

Kettlebells - Qualifications

Weight
Ranks
kg
Kettlebell 32 kg
Kettlebell 24 kg
Sport Master of World Level
Sport Master
Candidate to SM
I II III Candidate to SM I II III
55
-
-
-
-
-
-
68
35
25
15
60
116
62
47
26
16
10
80
44
31
19
65
148
78
60
33
20
13
100
55
39
24
70
173
94
72
40
25
16
121
67
47
30
75
192
105
81
44
28
18
140
73
51
33
80
211
115
90
48
31
20
161
79
55
36
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
170
85
59
40
90
221
130
110
56
38
24
176
90
64
41
above 90
227
147
123
64
44
28
190
102
73
46

Comments:

The numbers in this table are the sums of repetitions such as results in clean&jerk, and snatches with left and right arm. In snatches you count the weakest side repetitions.

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