Who is THE best (kettlebell) coach in the world?

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Before we decide if we should start naming names here…let’s look at what actually makes a GOOD coach. Is it someone who is so bloody awesome with the tools of choice, that they can kick EVERYBODY’s ass? hmmm… maybe they should rather just compete. a coach should never compete with their students. if you can & do beat all your students, then you suck as a coach. Maybe share the secrets and help them improve. Is it someone who has produced champion after champion after champion? hmmm… well, if the champions are all natural ability, or drug mutated lunatics, then

20150624 Snatch EDT/EVT

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Snatches, 8 Rounds, increasing weights each round (Escalating Density Training – EDT – 16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30kg) 1m[++5] Left/Right 1m[++3] Rest Impetus file is here Typical HR profile… [google-drive-embed url=”https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0ByFs7LeBdaCHOUFGV1gzT3FBUWM&export=download” title=”20150624-Snatch(EDT,60++5)x8.jpg” icon=”https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_image_list.png” width=”95%” extra=”image” style=”embed”]

20150620 LongCycle+Statics with a bonus

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Yesterday was 5 rounds of 5 minutes. Today we add an extra round of LongCycle2 @ 8s 1. [20s Rack, 20s Lockout, 20s Farmer’s hold] x3…+ 15x LongCycle2 @ 8s 60s Rest 2. [20s Rack, 20s Lockout] x4…+ 18x LongCycle2 @ 8s 60s Rest 3. [20s Farmer’s hold, 20s Lockout] x3…+ 22x LongCycle2 @ 8s 60s Rest 4. [20s Rack, 20s Lockout, 20s Farmer’s hold, 20s Lockout] x3…+ 8x LongCycle2 @ 8s 60s Rest 5. 33x LongCycle2 @ 9s 60s Rest 6. 30x LongCycle2 @ 10s (preferably go a bit heavier for this round) Impetus file is here Typical

Ladies double kettlebell lifting

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So, while everybody is clamouring to be the newest, greatest ladies doubles star…. Here’s some of the IKFF Africa ladies at an AUKL event 18 months ago (back in Feb 2014), after some guidance from Steve Cotter, and inspired by his doubles based CKT2 syllabus (which he initiated 7 years ago, in 2008). Nice of all of you doubles newbies to join in (at last)

When to use heavier kettlebells

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Kettlebell sport is NOT about how heavy you are going. If your objective is to lift HEAVY, then GS is the wrong system. In relative terms, even the heaviest of kettlebells is not that heavy, especially when compared to barbells. The heaviest prograde kettlebell I have heard of (standard dimensions) is 68kg. That wouldn’t even qualify as a warm up weight for a power lifter. The essence of GS is a combination of strength, power AND endurance. Complete 10 minutes, at a sensible pace, without quitting. So when should you increase the weight? and when should you not? The