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Who trains with kettlebells? The Russian Special Forces personnel owe much of their wiry strength, explosive agility, and never-quitting stamina to kettlebells. The elite of the US military and law enforcement instantly recognized the power of kettlebells, simple and deadly effective as an AK-47. Pavel's certified RKC instructors are among: Force...

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What is a 'Kettlebell'? [caption id="attachment_40" align="alignleft" width="92" caption="Kettlebell"][/caption] As the 1986 Soviet Weightlifting Yearbook put it, “It is hard to find a sport that has deeper roots in the history of our people than kettlebell lifting.” So popular were kettlebells in Tsarist Russia that any strongman or weightlifter...

Why train with kettlebells? If you are overweight, you will lean out. If you are skinny, you will get built up. According to Voropayev (1997) who studied top Russian gireviks, 21.2% increased their bodyweight since taking up kettlebelling and 21.2% (the exact same percentage, not a typo), mostly heavyweights, decreased it. Soldier, Be Strong!, the...

Who trains with kettlebells?

Posted by samzilla | Posted on 03-08-2011

Category : Kettlebell Training

Tags: kettlebells sculpting hollywood's bodies, kettlebells training programs for athletes, Pavel Tsatsouline, russian special forces and kettlebells, who trains with kettlebells

The Russian Special Forces personnel owe much of their wiry strength, explosive agility, and never-quitting stamina to kettlebells.

The elite of the US military and law enforcement instantly recognized the power of kettlebells, simple and deadly effective as an AK-47.

Pavel’s certified RKC instructors are among:

Force Recon Marines
Nuclear security teams
The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team
The Secret Service Counter Assault Team, etc.

Once the Russian kettlebell became a hit among those whose life depends on their strength and conditioning, it took off among all walks of life: martial artists, athletes, regular tough guys and now Hollywood’s best bodies are being sculpted by kettlebells.

- Pavel Tsatsouline