Author Archive for bjrule
Trojan KBS Open 2011 Competition Results
The Trojans Kettlebell Sport Competition was held last Saturday and it was great to see so many people on the platform! There were all levels of lifters in attendance ranging from people getting on the platform for the first time right up to a Master of Sport World Class. The aim of the Trojans Competition [...]
Odd Lifts: Days 32 to 40!!! The End!
The Odd Lifts have finally finished. And they’ve certainly been a challenge! The objective of the 40 Lifts was to try my hand at lifts that I knew existed but for whatever reason I’d never tried. Most of the lifts are competition lifts under the IAWA (International All Round Weightlifting Association), of which I have [...]
Odd Lifts: Days 26- 31
During the last week work has meant I’ve travelled to Loughborough and back. This travel however hasn’t interrupted my 40 Day Challenge. Loughborough University has a fantastic Performance Gym known as the Power Base. I used the Power Base to perform the lifts last Friday and Saturday. Accompanying the lifts from Day 26 on have [...]
Odd Lifts Days 20 to 25
These things are becoming relentless now!! My regular training has pretty much taken a back seat. I’m also pretty knackered. I’ll be adding plenty of these lifts to future programmes though- this has been really valuable. In the last week as well as the odd lifts I’ve only managed a couple of other lifts and [...]
Odd Lifts Days 14-19
Days 14 to 19 have been a heap of fun! I’m currently sitting at Day 20 and I have a slight calf strain from double under’s last Saturday, so some of the lifts have been a struggle. My left to right imbalance has been highlighted even more on both grip and shoulder stability. Something that [...]
40 Odd Lifts. Days 8 -13
The 40 Odd Lifts in 40 Days have continued. I must admit they’ve been relentless. They’ve also highlighted my weaknesses. My main weakness has been my grip, particularly my left grip. I’m pretty sure it’s not just the hand that affects the grip I feel it’s also my ability to stabilise and tighten efficiently in [...]
40 Odd Lifts in 40 Days
Inspired by Tommy Matthews 2009 project 40 Lifts for 40 days: The Manual of Heavy Kettlebell Lifting, I’ve decided to have a go at something similar this year. The overall objective of this challenge is to try my hand at lifts that I have never practiced or used before. The only lifts that I can [...]
Introducing Dafydd Dennis
Introducing Dafydd Dennis. Last Saturday my better half Jos and myself travelled down to Cardiff to spend a days training with Dafydd Dennis in his newly opened Gym: Crossfit Cardiff. Dav is a Crossfit Level 1 Trainer as well as EKI and OWLI Instructor. His business partner John Hares is also an EKI. I first [...]
Trojans Kettlebell Sport Biathlon Competition: 28th May 2011
It’s on again people. The OLF Training centre is hosting the Trojans Lifting Club’s Kettlebell Sport Competition. In 2010 we had over 40 competitors from all over Europe competing in the Jerk and Snatch. There were teams from Germany, Wales, Ireland and Slovenia. In 2011 we plan on making it even bigger. With over 12 [...]
Thursday 5th August: Upper push and pull.
Thursdsay 5th August Upper body Push and Pull Hand Stand Push Ups Ring Dips Pull Ups Kat and Jos were training hard and I didn’t want to stand around and not do anything. The leg was sore from yesterday, but there still wasn’t any swelling. I need to work on my Hand Stand Push Ups, [...]