Bur first, what is a kettlebell?

Some call it a cannonball with a handle, but I call it an all in one extreme gym that you can take with you anywhere!

Kettlebell training will help you develop explosive strength, core stability, flexibility and endurance and essentially can be tailored to your own personal goals. We can offer you programs like our 'Combat Fat' Program that is designed to help you lose fat at a healthy rate while strengthening and shaping your body in ways that will astonish you.

Whether you're an athlete, or a regular guy or girl, it doesn't matter.... Kettlebell training can help you get the results you want in as little as 10 to 20 minutes of training a day - that is for the more lazy! Combined with healthier eating, you are destined to get the result you want. Kettlebell training is a very powerful method of training!

Once you experience the benefits of training with a kettlbell, you will understand the almost limitless potential for you to possess the strength and endurance that you've always desired, or for you to create the body of your dreams; or both.

Our second class of each training day consists of some training with a kettlebell. If you want personal instruction with a tailored kettlebell plan then please contact us. If you are after group training for your organisation or require a trainer for bootcamp, please also contact us.

Your trainer Kurt is a Octogen Elite Fitness Training kettlebell instructor but originally started his training with George Hynec of MA Conditioning and continues to learn from him. George is one of two first RKC Instructors in the country. RKC and its owner Pavel are responsible for the kettlebell coming back into existance in the modern world. Assertive Action & MA Conditioning conduct regular kettlebell and Combat Conditioning workshops.

Benefits of training with kettlebells:

Soviet science discovered that repetition lifting with kettlebells was one of the best tools for all around physical development. In one oft-quoted study (Voropayev, 1983), two groups of college students were observed over a period of a few years. The control group followed the typical university physical training program, which was military-oriented. The experimental group just lifted kettlebells. In spite of the lack of practice on the tested drills, the kettlebell group showed better scores in every test.

In the Soviet times, weightlifting legends such as Vlasov, Zhabotinskiy, and Alexeyev started their Olympic careers with old-fashioned kettlebells.

In addition, the official kettlebell lifts also develop the ability to absorb ballistic shocks. If you want to develop your ability to take impact try the official kettlebell lifts. The repetitive ballistic shock builds extremely strong tendons and ligaments.

The ballistic blasts of kettlebell exercise become an excellent conditioning tool for athletes from rough sports like kickboxing, wrestling, and football.

For the heart:

A study done in Siberia by Shevtsova (1993) showed a long-term decrease in heart rate and blood pressure in seventy-five Russian kettlebell lifters after three to five years of experience working with kettlebells. The average resting HR was recorded at 56 beats per minute, the BP 110/70 in the summer and 114/74 in the winter. The heart rate took a dive not just at rest, but also during and after exercise. The time it took the heart to slow down back to normal also decreased. Overall, the researchers reported "a normal adaptation of the cardio-vascular system to training stress" and "an increased functional capacity of the heart".

For the joints:

Repetitive ballistic loading of kettlebell drills appears to be highly beneficial to your joints and connective tissues--provided you do not overdo it and your doctor authorizes it. Countless Russians have successfully rehabilitated hopeless back injuries with kettlebells.