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A 16-kg (35-lb) "competition grade kettlebell" In weight training, a kettlebell is a cast-iron or cast-steel ball with a handle attached to the top, resembling a cannonball with a handle. [1] It is used to perform a range of exercises; primarily ballistic exercises that combine cardiovascular, strength and mobility training.
Russian stamp with kettlebell lifting theme (snatch and jerk depicted).. Kettlebell sport lifting (Russian: гиревой спорт, girevoy sport, GS) a.k.a. girya is a repetitive weight lifting sport performed with kettlebells in a given period of time.
Tsatsouline is particularly notable for popularizing the kettlebell in the modern era in the West, most notably through his books and through a series of instructional videos, delivered with his trademark humor, comically exploiting Russian stereotypes with a thick accent, a dungeon-esque setting, and frequent use of the word "comrade".
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The International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL), is an international association which brings together around 40 national federations of kettlebell sport worldwide. Kettlebell lifting is a weightlifting sport practiced with kettlebells of fixed weights (24 kg for women and 32 kg for men) and each sport consists of a maximum number of lifts ...
Zwei: The Arges Adventure [a] is a 2001 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom for Windows, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. An English version for Windows was released by Xseed Games in January 2018. [1] A sequel, Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, was released in 2008.
Kettlebell swing (also known as Russian swing, double-arm swing or conventional kettlebell swing) is a basic ballistic exercise used to train the posterior chain in a manner similar to broad jumping. It involves moving the bell in a pendulum motion from between the knees to anywhere between eye level to fully overhead [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and can be ...
The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.