by Pete Luffman | Aug 8, 2012 | Training related
Here at the Bristol kettlebell club we like to know that we are getting fitter and stronger month after month otherwise what is the point in training at all? Therefore we test our conditioning with a ballistic kettlebell exercise called the snatch. Its a high...
by Pete Luffman | Jun 22, 2012 | Training related
Last week our members had their third attempt at the infamous secret service snatch test. The test is to snatch a kettlebell as many as times as possible inside ten minutes. 27 took part and pushed their strength and conditioning to heights they never thought...
by Pete Luffman | May 16, 2012 | Training related
If you are not snatching you are not kettlebell training, the kettlebell snatch is the end game of the ballistic kettlebell exercises, it will build killer conditioning, strengthen every muscle from toes to finger tips and burn up to 20+ calories per minute. The...
by Pete Luffman | Apr 26, 2012 | Training related
This past weekend we had the club’s inaugural twice yearly strongman/woman contest. 8 members (4 female and 4 male) who have been with the club for varying degrees of time showed up in anticipation of winning the prestigious title of...
by Pete Luffman | Mar 30, 2012 | Training related
So 8 weeks on from the last fitness test and some very impressive numbers being put up. Lots of members moving up in weight which is great to see, Graham Duncan is the first to have a go with a 20kg moving up from the 16kg and lots of the ladies now snatching the 14kg...
by Pete Luffman | Feb 18, 2012 | Training related
If you have been looking into buying a kettlebell lately you may have noticed that there are two different types. Competition kettlebells and cast iron kettlebells. Competition kettlebells (or pro grade as they are often called) are what the athletes in Girevoy sport...
