kettlebells
The Kettlebell or Girya is a traditional Russian cast iron weight.
It looks like a cannonball with a handle attached to it.
Kettlebell workouts increase all around strength, endurance, agility and balance.
Kettlebells are different from free weights, because of their handle which gives
them a displaced center of gravity. Kettlebells have been around for hundreds of years
but are just now being recognized as a great all around conditioning tool. Every one
from strength trainers, martial artists, Rugby players, Wrestlers, to the military,
and law enforcement are using Kettlebells.
Although you can do regular exercises with Kettlebells such as: the Bench Press, Squat,
Rows, and Curls. The real value with kettlebells is derived from doing high repetition
ballistic work such as: Cleans, Jerks, Windmills, Swings and Snatches.
Poods and Kilo's to Pounds Conversion
0.75 12 26
1 16 35
1.25 20 44
1.5 24 53
1.75 28 62
2 32 70
2.5 40 88
3 48 106
35 lbs 53 lbs 70 lbs 106 lbs
Dragon door Russian Kettlebells " Handheld Gym "
Two years ago I started training with the 35 pounder by dragondoor, it felt awkward and really heavy, after training hard with the KB's I am now able to juggle the 70 pounder! The kettlebell is a ruggedly simple, and very effective strength training tool.
Russian Acrobat and famous circus strongman Valentin Dikul fell and broke his back at the age of seventeen. Today
( because of hard work with Kettlebells and other implements ) , in his mid sixties, he juggles 180 pound Kb's and breaks powerlifting records!