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Combining Powerlifting and Kettlebell Sport Triathlon

February 1, 2023 0 James Ross

Primer Do you ever get bored just training three lifts? The key to success for many lifting sports is consistency. In Australia, I’ve seen many promising kettlebell sport lifters reach rank 1 level and then move on to other sports,…

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Biathlon 2.0

January 13, 2023 0 James Ross

I’m a big fan of the classic events in kettlebell sport, to me long cycle with two kettlebells exemplifies fantastic work capacity and strength endurance, likewise, biathlon seems to be the pinnacle of kettlebell sport – as It challenges all…

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Kettlebell WTF

August 10, 2021 0 James Ross

From time to time you hear about the ‘kettlebell WTF’ phenomenon coming up. Typically it’s used as an explanation why kettlebell training might transfer to other activities such as deadlifting. This lacks detail and as such, this blog post will…

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A better way to program 60 seconds on seconds off

December 23, 2020 0 James Ross

In this blog, I will briefly cover a long cycle performance test and interval training using this result. Below I’ve posted my heart rate results during a long cycle test and from a 60 seconds on 60 seconds off…

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The tactical side of GS, part 1

November 2, 2020 0 James Ross

In previous blogs, I have stated that performance can be broken down into technical, tactical, physical and psychological elements. In this blog, I will have a quick look at the tactical side of things. There are two aspects to the…

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Snatch Test Diagnosis

July 14, 2020 0 James Ross

In this blog, we will cover kettlebell snatch tests that help diagnose your weakest link. Armed with this knowledge, you should be able to fine-tune your training. Test 1 – Sergey Rudnev’s pause snatch will give you an insight…

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Adapting Bodybuilding Training Methods for Kettlebell Performance

June 3, 2020 0 James Ross

In this article, we will cover how to adapt conventional bodybuilding methods to improve GS performance. The methods of configuring training sets that we will cover: pre-fatigue sets, posted fatigue sets/drop sets (regular and mechanical) and rest-pause or cluster sets.…

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Repetitions in reserve for kettlebell sport

November 12, 2019 0 James Ross

Repetitions in reserve (RIR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) are fantastic methods of auto regulating and determining training load. These methods can be adapted and slightly modified to work with kettlebell sport. Repetitions above or below your steady state…

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Biomechanics of the kettlebell snatch part 2

December 4, 2018 0 James Ross

External kinetics of the kettlebell snatch in amateur lifters Link to Paper: https://peerj.com/articles/3111/ Video:

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Kettlebell Sport Biomechanics: Trajectory of elite kettlebell sport athletes

November 20, 2018 0 James Ross

Blog

Combining Powerlifting and Kettlebell Sport Triathlon

Biathlon 2.0

Kettlebell WTF

A better way to program 60 seconds on seconds off

The tactical side of GS, part 1

Snatch Test Diagnosis

Adapting Bodybuilding Training Methods for Kettlebell Performance

Repetitions in reserve for kettlebell sport

Biomechanics of the kettlebell snatch part 2

Kettlebell Sport Biomechanics: Trajectory of elite kettlebell sport athletes

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