Brief history of Kettlebells and its use in training!

1. KETTLEBELLS &
FUNCTIONAL
FITNESS
 Siddharth Sarpotdar;
 Master trainer
 National kettlebell champion

2. BRIEF
HISTORY
ABOUT
KETTLEBELLS
ORIGIN – ERSTWHILE SOVIET
UNION – RUSSIA.
NATIONAL ETHNIC SPORT OF
RUSSIA

3. PRESENT
STATUS
STRENGTH AND
CONDITIONING TOOL
FOR – ELITE ATHLETES
SPECIAL MILITARY
FORCES
PRACTICED WORLDWIDE
AS A SPORT – GIREVOY
SPORT
USED IN COMMERCIAL
GYMS WORDWIDE – AS A
CONDITIONING TOOL
FOR GPP
(GENERAL PHYSICAL
PREPAREDNESS)

4. ADVANTAGES
OF
KETTLEBELL
TRAINING
Improvement in Cardio-respiratory Endurance
Improvement in Muscular Endurance
Enhanced Kinetic chain Activation
Better Utilisation of Posterior Chain Muscles
Improvement in Explosive and Plyometric Strength
Enhanced Proprioception and Neuro-Muscular coordination
Improvement in posture

5. Major Joints involved
JOINT ACTIONS - HIP FLEXION
AND HIP EXTENSION IN THE
CONCENTRIC PHASE
KNEE EXTENSION PASSIVE SHOULDER FLEXION
AND ELBOW EXTENSION

6. MUSCLE GROUPS
INVOLVED
 Gluteal Group – Gluteus Maximus
 Quadriceps
 Upper Trapezius
 Erector Spinae and Paraspinal muscles
 Deltoids and triceps

7. RECENT
RELEVANCE
Gym members – Improving GPP
Sports Athletes – Enhancing
sports specific conditioning
Core Strength and Stabilisation

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