Valery Fedorenko lifts the heaviest regulation size kettlebell in the world

Valery Fedorenko of the American Kettlebell club puts up 30 reps with a 64kg regulation size kettlebell. This is the heaviest regulation size kettlebell in existance.

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Sports

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• Kettlebell
• Girevoy

[321abcable]

thats 148 pounds- with one arm -what strength.

[billbixby1764]

@ADAMONTAR thanks for all your help, i will check it out.

[ADAMONTAR]

@billbixby1764

In girevoy sport endurance is just as important. These are called marathons in which you can ift for an 1 hour. There is a video of Valery Fedorenko push press a 32kg kettlbell non stop for 1 hour and 42 minutes. I am not yet that experienced with girevoy sport as yet. I think Luroh will be able to provide you with a better answer of when to exactly increase the volume or bell weight. I am still also only practicing with 10 minute sets also and working on my form. Best of luck.

[billbixby1764]

@ADAMONTAR That's interesting -- watching some of luroh's videos and realising I know less than I thought I did. I had the idea that volume was fixed at a certain work rate for 10 minutes and that, once you could do that, you progressed by raising the weight. I see he's lifting for an hour + though...(very impressive). I wonder, if that's the case, how do you know when to increase the volume and when to increase the weight?

[ADAMONTAR]

@billbixby1764

There is a guy called "luroh" here on youtube. He has some really good videos on proper technique and form in all aspects of GS kettlebell lifting. I have learnt much from his videos.

[ADAMONTAR]

@billbixby1764

Pavel Tsatsouline follows a different style of kettlebell lifting, RKC "hardstyle" and they use a different technique compared to Givorey sport. RKC style lifting is better for low reps. This is why in GS all bells have the same physical dimensions but different weight, unlike RKC bells. This saves you from having to readjust your form when lifting a heavier bell.

[billbixby1764]

@ADAMONTAR Don't know anybody else who does this stuff, so just sort of wondering what weights are safe and appropriate, don't have a lot of oversight and really don't want to injure myself, so I really appreciate the excellent feedback, thanks!

[billbixby1764]

@ADAMONTAR I got into kettlebells through those Pavel Tsatsouline books -- I got a pair of 80 lb'ers to build power but I adapted to them pretty fast. I'm getting minute + sets but my work rate isn't very high yet. Have been doing the swing, the snatch, and something they seem to call 'the long cycle' which seems like a swinging clean and jerk or clean and push press.

[ADAMONTAR]

@billbixby1764

The olympic snatch uses similar muscles to the kettlebell snatch, but using totally different form and technique. The olympic snatch is explosive and done for low reps. The kettlebell snatch is dynamic and you never place the bell down this is and done for minute + sets. Have you tried doing the kettlebell swing?

[ADAMONTAR]

@billbixby1764

When starting girevoy sport, you would first need to start with a lighter kettlebell to help get your technique and form down and also work on your conditioning. The form is not that easy to master. You can snatch whatever weight as long as you using good technique and form. Even Valery who has been lifting bells for over 20 years, does not snatch a bell that is close to that of his body weight. I have seen videos of him doing a 48kg snatch for minute + sets.