Valantin Dikul Training
What type of training did Russian Super Strongman Valantin Dikul actually do?
I have searched all over to find zilch on what actual training he did. So if any has any info then post it over please. However..........................
Well we know he was a powerlifter and a kettlebell lifter so we can make the assumption that he did powerlifting and kettlebells together which as we know is a superb combination. Valantin Dikul was also a circus strongman, so one would assume he spent hours upon hours learning the tircks of the trade, as these things don't just happen to be possible when you are strong. Things such as rolling 40kg balls around you head like a football and bending coins bewteen your fingers.
At a guess I would imagine Valantin Dikul did regular style powerlifting training using the 5x5 system as his bread and butter and worked down to singles aswell judging by what weights he has lifted. I'm almost sure he didn't do any Westside Style also:)
As for kettlebell training I would imagine he also worked very hard at this too, due to the extreme size and weight of his 80kg kettlebells. I can see him performing heavy kettlebell flips, heavy clean and jerk as this works very nicely into the kettlebell snatch which is one of his signature moves in his routine. Also, as a circus performer you would think that he would also practice his actual routine which involved multiple 80kg kettlebell flips, side flips and swings into kettlebell split snatches (awesome to see)
So in a way Valantin Dikul has utilised the kettlebell in a way that most of us don't using the split style. This got left behind with olympic lifting when many switched to the shoulder width jerk/press style (sorry to O lifters).
So we can learn from this that the split style jerk/snatch is still a very useful tool for kettlebell trainig ans sports people as there is a lot of benefit to be gained from this very athletic movement.
If you've never seen his stuff here it is again
Valantin Dikul Training
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