Valery Fedorenko of World Kettlebell Club does a special VF Workout for 9/11 Tribute in honor of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th 2001 attacks.
Of course he doesn’t expect anyone to watch through all the footage of this kettlebell performance, but if you skip through to the end you’ll see he completed 911 reps Push Press with a 32kg / 70lb kettlebell. For reference, this kettlebell feat took 102 minutes to complete, non-stop, without rest. Total kilograms lifted 29,152. Total pounds lifted 63,770.
This kettlebell set took place the morning of September 11th, 2011 at Valery Fedorenko’s private gym in Ohio. Despite the difficulty of the exercise, Valery insists nothing can compare to the workload, the stress, the hardship, the pain those of 9-11-2001 faced. From the fallen and injured, to the firefighters, police and workers who helped with the rescue for many hours following the disaster. He dedicates this workout to you and your family on the 10th anniversary.
The NYC Long Cycle Championship was a huge success thanks to the incredible lifters and coaches in attendance. With over 80 participants qualifying to compete under the WKC Rank System, we are proud to witness the growth of Kettlebell Sport across the US and Canada.
In preparation for the large crowd, we would like to thank Coaches Kim and Mike Stefano for hosting a highly organized event, ensuring that each flight remained on time. The support and enthusiasm in the room reflected the bridges that have been built within this community throughout the past five years as lifters and coaches continue to move up our ranks. We are proud to report that this event had the highest number of athletes attempting to earn upper level ranks in adherence to the WKC’s professional standards. Advancing within this system is no easy undertaking and we would like to congratulate every participant on their individual victories! On behalf of the WKC, we would like to thank each one them for traveling to NY to courageously step on the platform and showcase their hard work, especially those who traveled long distances by plane and train.
We look forward to seeing some of you again in just a few short weeks at our KB Sport Camp in Greece. Until then, happy training!
Do you know the differences? In Kettlebell Fitness we suggest and instill proper technique and ask for fixation. In Kettlebell Sport the winners or “the best” must accomplish good technique and we require fixation of everyone on the platform. You can have Kettlebell Fitness without Kettlebell Sport, but you can’t have Kettlebell Sport without having Kettlebell Fitness. Kettlebell Sport Athletes are some of the most fit people on the planet! Get started NOW!
After all these years, it is good to see efficiency and athletic movement is in vogue now and not something just limited to those lazy Kettlebell lifters who are just trying to get some more reps, move more weight, do more work, and be more explosive.
Being “tense” all the time in training is like having constipation. Are the “experts” just now figuring this out? We’ve been preaching it since Day 1!
Mind-type is more important than Body-type. Sure, we know about differences in peoples bodies, like some people are 5 feet tall and some are 6 feet tall. Some people have relatively long limbs and a short torso, and the same and opposite can be true of tall people. We aren’t all THAT different though. You are still human right? Technical nuances are present in high level lifters as well as beginners, but everything well studied has fundamentals. This is what we focus on and begin with in our courses. When someone shows you a lot of “styles”, you should ask for proof of concept. What are their results? What are the results of their students? Most of these people have a bigger difference in Mind-type than they do Body-type. Being a wuss is harder to overcome than having short legs, flexibility issues or not enough endurance. We speak to this in our courses, as well as different body-type situations, but our courses have reached over 1100 Trainers and Coaches in the USA alone and helped more than any other organization achieve top results here for themselves and their clients. Check out our Trainer courses and get started changing your Mind-type.
Just say no to sloppy reps. They are a bad habit like cigarettes. Once you start doing them, you can’t stop! Yeah, going 5 rpm faster than you should is so good for the ego… But, come on people, your sets aren’t replacing fossil fuels anytime soon. So, slow down and fixate the kettlebell.
Don’t confuse conviction with zealotry. There are some of folks out there that will change directions in the name of learning and keeping an open mind, when in reality they don’t want to make a commitment for fear of being wrong or having to do the work. A great coach will have the conviction to say their methods are the best and provide definitive guidance to their students. A mediocre coach will present their students with endless options and make them choose so their failures can’t be pinned back to them. No one will motivate anyone without conviction and purpose.