KETTLEBELLS

Kettlebells started life in rural Russia as implements for weighing grain at market. Someone decided to swing one around and, in the process, discovered one of the world’s most versatile and effective conditioning tools.

 The Kettlebell’s reputation was cemented during conscription for the First World War. Candidates from parts of the country where the Kettlebell was popular presented as exceptionally fit, lean and strong. Shortly after, they became the official conditioning tool for the Red Army.

 The Kettlebell is distinguished from all other resistance training implements by its displaced center of mass. Most resistance training equipment has a central point of balance at equal distance from its extremities (like the barbell or dumbbell). With a Kettlebell, the center of mass is located in the sphere, some distance from the handle. This gives the bell what often feels like a mind of its own.

 Kettlebells are especially effective because they focus on training the ‘posterior chain.’ This is the sequence of muscles that constitute the legs and back and are the cornerstone of a fit, strong physique. Kettlebells also require a degree of skill. This is a bonus, because developing a skill is the best way to combat boredom.

By addressing the different aspects of fitness with a comprehensive range of implements and skill-oriented disciplines, we seek to fully engage the master muscle of the imagination. In this respect, the body is both the hammer and the anvil.

At Tyger Tyger, we focus on the following: weight training (to help build a healthy, durable body from the inside out); boxing and fight training (because it requires every aspect of fitness – strength, speed, stamina, flexibility and co-ordination); kettlebells (great tool for building functional strength) and mixed implements (which give breadth to your general conditioning, as well as being fun and challenging).