Kettlebell lifting
Kettlebell lifting (Russian: гиревой спорт, girevoy sport) is a weight lifting sport performed with kettlebells. Competitive kettlebell lifting has a long history in Russia but developed as an organised, standard sport under the name kettlebell lifting during the 1960s.[1]
Lifts
The sport consists of three lifts: the snatch, jerk and the long jerk.[2][3][4]
- Snatch: A single kettlebell is swung using one hand from between the knees to above the head in a single motion.[5]
- Jerk: Two kettlebells are grasped in each arm at shoulder level and stabilised in the 'rack position', then jerked above the head.[6]
- Long Jerk: Two kettlebells are cleaned from knee level to shoulder level, then jerked to above the head.[7]
Rules
Competition format is usually composed of two categories; biathlon and the long cycle:
- Biathlon involves the girevik (kettlebell lifter) performing a set of jerks for ten minutes, followed by a set of snatches for ten minutes.
- Long cycle involves the girevik performing a set of long jerks for ten minutes.
Sanctioning bodies require the use of 1-pood (16 kg), 1.5-pood (24 kg), and 2-pood (32 kg) competition kettlebells of similar size with identifying colours (yellow, green, and red respectively).[8][9]
Federations
The main international sanctioning body is the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL) based in Riga, Latvia.[10] The All-Russia Kettlebell Lifting Federation (Всероссийская федерация гиревого спорта) is also a member of IUKL. A competitor organisation of lesser importance is the International Girya Sport Federation (IGSF), founded in Lipetsk, Russia but currently based in Ukraine.[11] In 2006, Valery Fedorenko, a former world champion from Kyrgyzstan founded the World Kettlebell Club in the USA.[12]
References
- ↑ ИСТОРИЯ ГИРЕВОГО СПОРТА
- ↑ "Exercises: Snatch". World Kettlebell Club. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Exercises: Jerk". World Kettlebell Club. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Exercises: Long Jerk". World Kettlebell Club. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Exercises: Snatch". World Kettlebell Club. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Exercises: Jerk". World Kettlebell Club. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kettlebell Long Cycle". One Hour Long Cycle. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ РЕГЛАМЕНТ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫХ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ МСГС ПО ГИРЕВОМУ СПОРТУ В 2011 ГОДУ
- ↑ ХАРАКТЕР И ПРОГРАММА СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ
- ↑ International Union of Kettlebell Lifting.
- ↑ International Girya Sport Federation
- ↑ World Kettlebell Club
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