Ballistic Strength Radio - Kettlebell Sport Podcast

Nanaimo Kettlebell Club member Codey Hillis describes how he follows his meal plan while working thousands of kilometers from home, on a drilling rig, often without access to the amenities we take for granted.

Ballistic Strength is hosting its first kettlebell competition on Sept. 10, 2017.

Visit www.gripstrength.ca for more info and registration.

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In this episode Charlie and I breakdown how we look at developing the traditional lifts outside of just performing the lifts themselves.

Can you improve your snatch by just performing the snatch? The short answer is yes. But can you maximize your potential? Not likely.

3:07 - Can you improve the snatch by just performing snatches?

4:07 - Putting in quality reps

5:10 - Knowing what good technique is, training without a coach, identify your own mistakes

8:59 - Fix your swing, fix your snatch, never bang your wrist again

11:30 - Compensatory, dysfunctional biomechanics

12:44 - Using wrist guards to get past growing pains

14:23 - The kettlebell rack "crunch", fundamental principle or style nuance?

20:32 - Know when to keep or drop a technique or drill

23:00 - Is there stylized breathing for kettlebell sport, and when do you teach that?

25:15 - The importance of breath

26:40 - The prevalence of flawed breathing

27:15 - Breath and balance are connected

29:45 - High pull progression for snatch development

31:40 - Choose the heavy bell: using natural feedback when teaching

33:40 - Snatching will improve your snatch before increasing arm strength, grip strength or endurance

35:35 - A swing is not a swing; narrow the focus of why and how you swing to improve your snatch; Rudnev insertion progression

37:09 - Re-engineering your snatch style; specificity of your drills; the Denisov rocking swing

41:35 - How I added 40 reps to my 24kg snatch

42:30 - Technique vs. Grip Strength for improving snatch numbers (see study below)

43:02 - Big technical changes vs. little nuanced fine tuning for increasing numbers; small changes can have the biggest impact

******ATTENTION!

EVENT: Grip Strength Kettlebell Sport Competition

WHEN: Sept. 10, Nanaimo, BC

WHERE: Island Optimal Health & Performance

HOST: Ballistic Strength Kettlebell Gym & Nanaimo Kettlebell Club

WEBSITE: http://www.gripstrength.ca

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STUDY EXAMINING WHETHER GRIP STRENGTH AFFECTS SNATCH PERFORMANCE:

FOREARM MUSCLES PARAMETERS MODEL PARAMETERS MODEL OF 1ST SPORT
CLASS KETTLEBELL LIFTERS
M. Lesčinskis1, U. Ciematnieks 1, G. Glazkovs 1, A. Bagojans 2
1Latvian Academy of Sport Education, 2 Riga Technical University

Guests:

Mirek & Raf Korkowski

Mirek Korkowski has more than 30 years experience in practical and theoretical aspects of weightlifting and resistance training. He received his Master of Physical Education degree and Professional Weightlifting Coach diploma from the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland.

Mirek was the Canadian Weightlifting team coach for over 10 years, where he prepared and coached Canadian Women’s and Men’s teams at various international events including World Championships in England, Germany, Poland, and Turkey.

Seeing sport development as being fundamentally important, Mirek has been on the provincial weightlifting technical and coaches committees as well as the Canadian Weightlifting Federation’s Technical and National Coaching Certification Program committees.

In 1986, he was awarded the “Gold Medal of Honor” by the Polish Weightlifting Federation, for outstanding contribution to the development of sport in Poland. In 1994, Mirek was the recipient of the “Coach of the Year” award in the High Performance category, which recognizes a history of commitment and dedication to coaching in Manitoba and Canada.

Mirek and his family now reside in Nanaimo, British Columbia, where he continues his involvement and passion for sport.

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Raf Korkowski began weightlifting at age 8. Under the guidance of his father and coach Mirek Korkowski, he focused on the development of basic fundamentals and developed a true passion for the sport, which eventually led him to his first competition at age 11.

As an athlete, Raf has competed at over 100 club, provincial, regional, national and international Olympic Weightlifting competitions. From 2002-2005 he was a member of the Canadian National team where he represented at the 2003 World University Championships in Italy, 2003 World Championships in Vancouver, Pan American Championships (2004-Columbia, 2005-USA), 2004 Titan Games in USA, and was an alternate for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He was the Manitoba Weightlifting Association Male Lifter of the Year from 1997 through to 2005, holds multiple Manitoba provincial records, Canada Games records, and titles as Western Canadian and National champion. Raf, a multi-sport athlete, was also a member of the University of Manitoba Bison Men’s Volleyball team from 1998-2002, winning 2 National Junior Championships and 2 CIS National Championships.

******ATTENTION!

EVENT: Grip Strength Kettlebell Sport Competition

WHEN: Sept. 10, Nanaimo, BC

WHERE: Island Optimal Health & Performance

HOST: Ballistic Strength Kettlebell Gym & Nanaimo Kettlebell Club

WEBSITE: http://www.gripstrength.ca

The first episode of 2016! I interview 63/68kg kettlebell lifter Abigail Johnston of Team Scotland, as well as USA veteran lifter and IUKL judge Mike Sherman. I tackle the tricky topic of legal fixation, plus the results of my 2015 online poll: Chalk or Not?