Once you start to get a feel for a competition bell—how it rests on your forearm, where your hand sits in the window, how much paint sticks to your biceps after several long sets—you start to build a bit more efficiency holding it. Today we are going to talk about the Hook Grip.
Learning how to hold a competition bell in the Rack Hold is going to be a foundational skill. As my dear friend Adrian used to say, “We rest in the rack!”
Here are a few tips to take care of your competition kettlebell. It may be made of steel (and forged of fire?) and will last you a lifetime, but it still needs a little TLC every once in a while to stay that way.
I was expecting to go to Worlds this year and reach a certain number. A certain rank. A certain win. What I came home with was very different than my expectations. I came home with a less-than-stellar performance. A loss of numbers. A loss in my head. But I realized it was never about winning at all. It was something else all together.
Over the weekend I was able to squeeze in competing at Crazy Monkey USA’s Kettlebell Championship. With all the traveling we’ve had so far this summer, I haven’t been able to stick to a consistent training schedule enough to be ready for a 10 minute set. So, for fun, I decided to sign up for the 5 minute biathlon instead.