Girevoy Sport Training Routines

Girevoy Sport Training Routines

How would you train for a Girevoy competition?
Good question! Any ideas??

Well if I was to enter a Kettlebell comp (which I fully intend to in the future), I would certainly apply some of the knowledge I have gained through training with kettlebells over the last several years.

There are certainly a few key points I would use to train for a kettlbell competition.

1. Kettlebell ladders Click here if you don't know what they are.
They're definitely a must to acrue volume to your girevoy sport training routine, get a lot of work done fast.

2. Greasing the groove GTG Go here for an explanation by Pavel at Dragondoor

3. Use different weighted kettlebells. Never get stuck in a rut with your kettlebell routine. Try using heavier weights for less reps to build strength and depth into your fitness. You'll certainly go stale on a continous high rep program. Alternate between heavy and lighter sessions.

4. Train short and often. Similar to greasing the groove principle. I manage to get many short but frequent training sessions in every week.

5. When all else fails or you start hitting plateaus try harder. Only joking! Although some girevoy sport trainers may feel they've hit a plateau they probably haven't. In my opinion only top level athletes hit plateaus as they're training day in day out yearly. In this case I would recommend seriously timing and using percentage style periodization to guide your training. Something I currently feel strongly against as it takes away a lot of the fun in training for me.

6. Increase the volume of your training in a wave (wave cycle)fashion
As an example of this style of training

Week 1: Total kettlebell snatches = 500 reps
Week 2: Total kettlebell snatches = 600 reps
Week 3: Total kettlebell snatches = 700 reps
Week 4: Total kettlebell snatches = 400 reps

Week 5: Total kettlebell snatches = 600 reps
Week 6: Total kettlebell snatches = 700 reps
Week 7: Total kettlebell snatches = 800 reps
Week 8: Total kettlebell snatches = 500 reps

This is an example of a very simple wave routine. Almost periodization but not as complex.

6. Taper off before your kettlebell competition. Make sure you reduce your training volume before a kettlebell competition. Don't train right upto it a fluff it at the last hurdle.

So there we go plenty of food for thought. Your girevoy sport training routine doesn't need to be too complex. Progression is the key and plenty of variety to avoid staleness.

Girevoy Sport Training Routines