Kettlebell Sport Lifting Competition

Well last Sunday, 4th October was the Trojans Kettlebell Lifting Competition. The Trojans Kettlebell Lifting Club uses the One Personal Training Studio as a training venue on Thursday nights. I'd mentioned in a couple of blogs over the last month that I was training for this event.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I didn't lift as well as I would have liked but I still hit a personal best in the Jerk. Now Kettlebell Sport is arguably the toughest sport around. There are two lifts in the competition the first is the Jerk and the second is the Snatch. In the Jerk the bells are jerked continuously for 10minutes without the bells being put down. In the Snatch one bell is snatched continuously for up to 10minutes with one hand change, again without the bell being put down.

As I'm relatively new to this sport I competed with 24kg bells, the pro's compete with 32kg bells. I did a total of 72Jerks and 110Snatches, I finished second out of the men present. Both lifts are works in progress and I think I may possibly need to go backwards before I am able to go forwards and progress. I have to make some serious amendments to my technique in both the lifts, but it's something I'm looking forward to getting stuck into.

Jos also competed and did very well considering she has only trained in Kettlebell Sport for a number of sessions. Jos came equal second and got personal bests in both her Jerk and Snatch. Women compete with one bell not two in the Jerks.

I have a couple of other competitions dates coming up so I'll be sure to keep you all posted of my progress. I'd really like to achieve 100Jerks and 200Snatches (100 each hand)- I might still be dreaming!