About Kettlebellsireland
KettlebellsIreland.com was set up in January 2008 by Shane Nicoletti. KBI was the first and is the most experienced outdoor group kettlebell training in Ireland. Shane has been involved with health and fitness from his early teens to the present day.
- Swim teacher and water polo coach - 1987 - Date
- Certified National Training Centre personal trainer - 1997 - Date
- Neuromuscular and physical therapist - 1998 - Date
- Part time tutor with Dublin Institute of Technology - 1998 - Date
- Senior tutor with National Training Centre - 1998 - Date
- Senior tutor Pilates Institute (IRE) - 2000 - Date
- Certificate in Teacher training NUI 2007
- RKC awarded by Pavel Tsatsouline - 2008
- RKC assistant instructor 2010
Testimonials
Origin of Kettlebells
The kettlebell or girya (Russian: гиря) is a traditional Russian castiron weight looking somewhat like a cannonball with a handle. The kettlebell has become a popular exercise tool due largely to the efforts of strength and flexibility coach Pavel Tsatsouline and also by World Champion and world record holder Valery Fedorenko. Many companies produce their own brands of kettlebells and kettlebell exercise programs. Some modern kettlebells feature adjustable weights. Kettlebell workouts are intended to increase strength, endurance, agility and balance, challenging both the muscular and cardiovascular system with dynamic, total-body movements.
Kettlebell lifting has been nationally recognized and played throughout the world for decades, and its competitive exercises are the 'Two Kettlebell Jerk' and 'One Kettlebell Snatch'; performed in that order for ten minutes each. The competitor with the highest overall score wins.
The Russian ‘Spetnaz’ (special forces) use kettlebells as part of their training regimes as well as the U.S. armed forces. More recently English Premiership football clubs have been using them for strength and conditioning, eg: Liverpool and Chelsea Football Clubs. Geri Halliwell used Kettlebells as part of her latest training regime to get into shape.
Pavel Tsatsouline
Former Russian special forces soldier Pavel Tsatsouline has introduced Kettlebell training to the United States where he helps train the U.S. armed forces, police and fire fighters, as well as the general public. As a result you can find American football teams adopting this form of training too.If you are a member of the general public Kettlebell training will melt away stubborn fat, tone and strengthen flabby arms, abs and legs. It will strengthen your core and back, and improve your mobility. Kettlebell training will also improve your heart and lung fitness.
Why Train with Kettlebells
Because it is the number 1, fat burning, hand held gym. This is one of the most versatile pieces of training equipment that you will ever need. The Russian kettlebell can be used to burn calories (big time), Tone, lengthen, or even build if you want? You can get strong and fast without getting big! It will even give you a cardio workout at the same time. The beauty of kettlebell training is that you don’t have to spend hours at a time. Each session can be from 10-30 minutes. Believe me, you can get a lot of work done in 10 minutes with a kettlebell, if you want?
| Benefits of Kettlebell Training? | |
| Decreased body fat |  |
| Strengthens the core | |
| Increased muscle tone | |
| Increased mobility | |
| Increased strength and endurance | |
| Increased cardiorespiratory fitness | |
| Improved body composition | |
| Improved sports performance | |
| Whole body functional training | |
| Better quality of life | |
| Less time spent training | |
| Quick results and FUN | |
If you are serious about your health and fitness, if you want to reduce your body fat, tone your muscles, kettlebells are for you. If you want to get stronger and more explosive in your sports, kettlebells are definitely for you. If you are the kind of person that does not use their gym membership and has little time on their hands to train, kettlebell training is also for you.
Kettlebells have been used and tested by the US Secret Service, The Russian Special Forces, World MMA champions and athletes. The general public will benefit greatly from Kettlebell training, through a reduction of stubborn fat, to a stronger and more mobile body. Hollywood actors, actresses, musicians and singers use kettlebells as part of their training to look great when performing.
The first Class/workshop will show you the basics of the main techniques. From there on in, classes lasting from 20-45 mins, 2-3 times per week is all you need to get yourself into the greatest shape of your life. Now there is no need to spend money on an expensive gym membership that you will probably never use. One Kettlebell and you can train the whole body for a combination of strength and cardiorespiratory fitness.
Kettlebell training can be done in the park, at the beach, in the garden, or in your own home.
The main difference between Kettlebells and free weights (barbells,dumbbells etc.) is that the weight in the Kettlebell is off-set from the centre. The Kettlebell recruits more stabilization muscle fibers and works your grip strength more. Because of this arrangement and with the bucket like handle, the range of exercises differ from exercises that you can do with a traditional dumbbell. Kettlebell movements mimic the way that our bodies should move with functional movement patterns. This type of training teaches our bodies correct movement skills and patterns.
All of the basic kettlebell movements involve triple extension of the ankle, knee and hip joints. Training these joints together with explosive kettlebell movements will improve your lower body power. The end result will be an improvement in your vertical jump, starting strength, sprint speed, reaction strength and a reduction in common injuries, like hamstring strains or pulls. Apart from lower body power, you will also develope upper body strength/power and strengthen your core. A strong core can also reduce the chances of athletes getting injured.
Kettlebell training also focuses on mobility of all the major joints in the body. A strong, mobile and powerful athlete is the end result of kettlebell training.