About

Girevoy Sport, or GS is a weightlifting sport performed using kettlebells, originally a Russian agricultural weight, and now a training tool. GS is a competition oriented sport based around particular kettlebell movements, namely the snatch, jerk and long cycle (clean & jerk). GS has a much larger endurance focus than traditional weightlifting, and many consider it a strength endurance or endurance strength sport. Typically GS competitions last up to ten minutes, during which time the goal is to score the maximum number of points. A point or half a point is scored every time you lock or fixate the kettlebell overhead, which is determined by a judge.