Girevoy Sport Science

Tag: Endurance

  • Strength Endurance for Kettlebell Sport, Part 3

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    In this blog, I will share my experience developing strength endurance from my perspective and reflect on how my athletes have responded. I have tried a wide range of methods, often using myself as a bit of an experiment before trying them on people I train.  The most significant take-home message: The most important thing…

  • Strength Endurance for Kettlebell Sport, Part 1

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    Kettlebell sport is a power endurance sport. As such developing your strength endurance or local muscular endurance should in turn improve your kettlebell sport performance. Traditionally, this has been done with various approaches, typically all involving higher reps. In this blog, we will look at traditional approaches. In part two we will look at whether…

  • Strength training for GS, Part 6. Getting stronger without getting bigger.

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    GS is a strength endurance sport. So increasing strength is an important factor for many people, especially if you wish to move up in kettlebell weight. A potential issue with increasing strength is a gain in muscle mass, general not an issue, however if it pushes you into the next weight category then muscle gains…

  • Strength and conditioning for kickboxing, an interview with Jarrod Boyle

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    Hi Jarrod, thanks for doing this interview. Pleasure, James – thanks for having me. What is your current job? I’m a personal trainer and freelance journo / writer. I’m on the editorial staff at International Kickboxer Magazine and Blitz Martial Arts Magazine. I started in Kyokushin full-contact karate and fought in a number of national…

  • Periodization for GS, Part 4 (different types of GS athletes)

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    Whenever you do any long term planning, for best results you should perform a needs analysis. Here we have a theoretical model of three athletes, two with similar levels of technique and one with a lower level of technique. Athlete 1 was previously an endurance athlete, whereas athlete 2 had a good strength base before…

  • Strength Training for GS, Part 1.

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    James Ross
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    Strength training is a somewhat controversial area for kettlebell, or Girevoy sport (GS). I will make a case that in addition to regular kettlebell training, heavy resistance or explosive resistance training is useful for improved endurance. The possible methods to improve strength in GS will be another topic. There are a few different ways to…