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The kettlebell swing (also the Russian swing, double-arm swing or conventional kettlebell swing) is a basic ballistic used to train the posterior chain in a manner similar to broad jumping. The kettlebell is swung from just below the groin to somewhere between the upper abdomen and shoulders, with arms straight or slightly bent, the degree of ...
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".
Valery Fedorenko is a Russian world record kettlebell lifter and coach who founded the World Kettlebell Club in 2006. [2] [3] While competing in Kettlebell lifting, Fedorenko achieved the title of "Honored Master of Sport", [4] which is the sport's highest level of recognized skill.
Russian swing. This is, perhaps, the quintessential kettlebell move. It works the whole body but especially the glutes, hamstrings and core in general.. To perform: Stand with your feet shoulder ...
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.
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 ...
A one pood kettlebell. Pood (Russian: пуд, romanized: pud, IPA:, plural: pudi or pudy) is a unit of mass equal to 40 funt (фунт, Russian pound). Since 1899 it is set to approximately 16.38 kilograms (36.11 pounds). [1] It was used in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Pood was first mentioned in a number of 12th-century documents.
His paternal grandfather, Christian Philipp Hackenschmidt, a Prussian dyer, accepted Russian citizenship with his wife in 1845; he died about 1881–1882. [ 10 ] From his earliest years, Hackenschmidt devoted himself to physical development, particularly at the local Real school ( Dorpater Realschule ), where he took advantage of the gym.