For those who think kettlebell juggling is all skill and builds no strength I’d like them to try this one. While lighter kettlebells can be used effectively and advanced tricks can be done, have you ever just tried the basic flip and gone as heavy as possible.
In this video Rob Russell flips a bell a single time. But this bell happens to weigh 80kg or 176 lbs. You can read more on his blog here.
I’ve been doing more heavy kettlebell juggling recently. How about you?
In strength,
Logan Christopher
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In The Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling I primarily focus on things you should be doing but at least one person suggested going over what you should not do. So here are three things to avoid in kettlebell juggling.
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In this video from the European Weightlifting Championships in 2004 held in Kiev, Ukraine you’ll see a troupe of professional kettlebell jugglers. With groups of people the juggling is almost always synchronized which looks great when done right.
You’ll see a lot of partner juggling, that is tossing the kettlebell from one person to another. They do it in the normal easy forward way but also over the head and under the body.
There’s also catching of the bell in the back of the neck/shoulder area. Not a move I plan on trying to replicate any time soon.
And one of the most unique moves is juggling the kettlebells while standing on top of other people. They bring out the female who then juggles the kettlebell while in the side splits!
I’m unsure of the weight of these kettlebells though I believe they are light, probably 12 kg to 16kg at most.
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Here’s another video of strongman Valentin Dikul. If you missed the one of him juggling a 180 lb. kettlebell click here.
In this video he effortlessly throws around steel balls. Not sure the weight on these but I can guarantee you they’re not light.
Perhaps this can give you some ideas for your kettlebell juggling?
In strength,
Logan Christopher
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Valentin Dikul is an amazing man. He broke his back as a circus performer at a young age. Despite doctors telling him he wouldn’t walk again he went on to do much more than that.
After rehabbing himself, Valentin Dikul went back to the circus to do many amazing feats like the kettlebell juggling shown below. This is a 180 lb. or possibly even 90 kg kettlebell the he snatches and does one hand flips with!
He has done many other amazing feats in his act as and outside including some unofficial powerlifting records with massive weights.
Currently Valentin Dikul runs a number of clinics over Russia devoted to helping others overcome their spinal injuries. Their success rate is quite high.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
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