www.thierrysanchez.com Category:  Sports/Recreation Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 60 Price: FREE! (eBook) Create your training plan to compete in kettlebell sport. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword. 2 Introduction. 3 Kettlebell History. 4 Kettlebell Sport/ Girevoy Sport 7 The Snatch. 9 The Clean. 14 The Jerk. 20 The required qualities for GS. 27 General training methods. 41 Proper Basic Breathing Patterns. 47 APPENDIX. 51   Excerpt The required qualities for GS Coaches and top kettlebell athletes agree that strength, general endurance, special strength endurance, and flexibility are the 4 basic defining qualities of the Girevik. Each athlete has to pay special attention to the development of those qualities, depending on his initial degree of preparation. “Every lifter has different qualities. Without good flexibility, there will be no high level results (in jerks) as shoulders cannot stand the load without appropriate overhead rest. Also, core strength is vital and without endurance the girevik cannot last, obviously. So, all qualities are important to varying degrees, depending upon the athlete and his level of achievement.” (Paul Tucker, Australian kettlebell Federation) In the article “Development of strength and power of endurance in sports girevom” [5] by Lopatin and Rudnev, there is a reference to a text by Vorotyncev which estimates approximate strength requirements for gireviks.

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