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THE HISTORY OF THE KETTLEBELL

THE BIRTH OF COMPETITIVE KETTLEBELL LIFTING OR GIREVOY SPORT (ГИРЕВОЙ СПОРТ) IS DATED TO 1885, WITH THE FOUNDING OF THE "CIRCLE FOR AMATEUR ATHLETICS" ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA. IN 1985, THE SOVIET UNION'S FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP KETTLEBELL GAMES WERE HELD IN LIPETSK, RUSSIA.

THIS IS NOT WHEN KETTLEBELLS WERE INVENTED HOWEVER, THAT IS LIKE SO MUCH OF HUMAN HISTORY, A COMPLICATED QUESTION, THERE'S EVEN A 315-POUND KETTLEBELL WITH THE INSCRIPTION “BIBON HEAVED UP ME ABOVE A HEAD BY ONE HEAD" ON DISPLAY AT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF OLYMPIA IN ATHENS. THE FIRST MENTION OF THE TERM, HOWEVER, SHOWS UP IN A RUSSIAN DICTIONARY PUBLISHED IN 1704 AS "GIRYA," WHICH TRANSLATES TO "KETTLEBELL" IN ENGLISH.

LOOKING LIKE A BIG CHUNK OF STEEL, A CANNONBALL, WITH A BIG LOOPING HANDLE, THE KETTLEBELL IS DIFFERENT TO A DUMBELL, A KETTLEBELL ALLOWS FOR A SWING OR A FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT. IT'S LIKE USING A KETTLEBELL BUT WITH A FULL RANGE OF MOTION, FULL BODY MOVEMENT, THIS IS WHY WE BELIEVE THE KETTLEBELL PROVIDES A BETTER WORKOUT, YOU ARE SIMPLY USING MORE OF YOUR BODY.