In recent years on top of pool cues, basketballs, and axes he has started juggling kettlebells. Though he has done 10 lb kettlebells the ones in this video are 7 lbs each.

This is the first person I’ve seen to actually ‘juggle’ kettlebells and the first to have three going at once. Now that I’ve seen it, maybe I’ll work on the skill. What about you? And just how heavy do you think it could go?

In strength,
Logan Christopher

I had interviewed Andrew Durniat before (it’s one of the bonus calls you get with The Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling) but this was the first time we got to meet in person. Andrew is excellent in his kettlebell juggling skills (not to mention barbell, stone lock or plate juggling) so we decided to have a faceoff.

If you’re familiar with the basketball game HORSE then you know how this went. One person does a trick then the other tries to replicate it. Back and forth. In the end we didn’t keep score cause we were just having too much fun. Here’s a short clip below.

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In strength,
Logan Christopher

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In strength,
Logan Christopher

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

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.

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

After watching a video of a professional kettlebell juggler I saw her drop down into a one handed bridge between throwing the weight around. Being that I have quite a bit of experience with bridging exercises I decided to try it out myself.

Kettlebell Juggling with Bridging

After some practice I had some success with the move being able to fall into it. Standing up out of the bridge proved to be more difficult. Now you may not be able to do this move, but what can you do?

In strength,
Logan Christopher

Of course these conditions do make it more difficult. The kettlebell is likely to slip and fly out of your fingers more readily then when its dry. But then again we’re not juggling kettlebells because it’s easy. This just requires some more hand strength.

This video shows some muddy kettlebell juggling. You’ll notice when the kettlebell flies out of my hands.

You may have recently seen some of my successful students kettlebell juggling in the snow. There really are no excuses. You can juggle kettlebells anywhere (except indoors).

In strength,
Logan Christopher

Kettlebell Juggling Intro Video

That’s it for today.

In strength,
Logan Christopher

Kettlebell juggling by itself will work the grip more than the normal ballistic moves like swings and snatches.

Simply by having to release and catch the handle, often in awkward positions, you‘ll build an explosive grip. I can’t count the number of times I’ve caught the kettlebell by just one or two fingers.

But when you add in the bottoms up kettlebell work you can take it to another level. The video’s a demonstration of a few of these moves. (There’s many more.)

Bottoms Up Kettlebell Juggling Video

For this and other filming I did a lot of reps. Completing the move or not you’ll be working the hands like never before as you clamp down on the handle.

In 20-30 minutes of mostly bottoms up work my hands were fried and I was feeling it when I woke up the next day. And this was just with a 16 kg. bell.

You don’t need a heavy kettlebell to get intense grip work although that’s another way to do it.

Be sure to check out the final move in the video. The Bottoms Up Flip to Bottoms Ups. One of the most difficult moves to pull off, bar none. In fact that one is the last move covered on the first DVD of The Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling.

http://www.kettlebelljuggling.com/video/bottomsup.html

In strength,
Logan Christopher

P.S. Until you’ve got your basics down, don’t even bother attempting these moves. There’s a reason they come last on my DVD’s.