Hard style VS GS
This is an article by Andrey Kuzmin a GS competitor. He has a great site too, showing GS techniques. I found his last statement intersting. In fact I found the whole article interesting. It seems that there are Russian strength atheletes using Hard Style mechanics. Or rather for the sake of not arguing, strength atheletes seek fatigue.
http://www.girevoysport.ru/
I have always respected and admired GS for being one of the TOUGHEST sports in the world. I hate the division that happened.
Andrey Kuzmin
When Girevoy Sport was young, competitors used the power jerk technique where the elbows did not touch the stomach. They did it because they were not allowed to rest with kettlebells on the chest. The referee did not allow them to hold kettlebells there more than few seconds, so they did not care on how to hold the kettlebells there. The power jerk, although not longer practiced in competition because it is more tiring, is a good way to train your shoulders and triceps. But the Girevoy Sport was evolving and coaches were looking for ways to improve the technique. Soon they figured out that when you put your elbows on your stomach or on the belt you can relax your whole body and arms so you can get more reps, many more reps. In addition to a better rest between reps, the new rack enabled the competitors to bump the kettlebells with their stomachs, up and forward, during the drive. That resulted in more reps. After these changes in the technique some gireviks were able to jerk 2x32kg for a hour or even more without any rest! That’s why a 10 minutes limit were introduced in the GS competition rules… To sum up the differences between the old power jerk and the new GS jerk:
A different elbows position in the rack
Bumping the elbows with the stomach in the new GS jerk
Leaning back in the rack position in the new GS jerk
A greater knee dip when lowering the kettlebells from the lockout to the rack in the old power jerk than in the new GS jerkNowadays, all GS competitors use the new jerk technique, but strength athletes still use the power jerk technique to get their muscles tired faster…
http://www.girevoysport.ru/
I have always respected and admired GS for being one of the TOUGHEST sports in the world. I hate the division that happened.
Andrey Kuzmin
When Girevoy Sport was young, competitors used the power jerk technique where the elbows did not touch the stomach. They did it because they were not allowed to rest with kettlebells on the chest. The referee did not allow them to hold kettlebells there more than few seconds, so they did not care on how to hold the kettlebells there. The power jerk, although not longer practiced in competition because it is more tiring, is a good way to train your shoulders and triceps. But the Girevoy Sport was evolving and coaches were looking for ways to improve the technique. Soon they figured out that when you put your elbows on your stomach or on the belt you can relax your whole body and arms so you can get more reps, many more reps. In addition to a better rest between reps, the new rack enabled the competitors to bump the kettlebells with their stomachs, up and forward, during the drive. That resulted in more reps. After these changes in the technique some gireviks were able to jerk 2x32kg for a hour or even more without any rest! That’s why a 10 minutes limit were introduced in the GS competition rules… To sum up the differences between the old power jerk and the new GS jerk:
A different elbows position in the rack
Bumping the elbows with the stomach in the new GS jerk
Leaning back in the rack position in the new GS jerk
A greater knee dip when lowering the kettlebells from the lockout to the rack in the old power jerk than in the new GS jerkNowadays, all GS competitors use the new jerk technique, but strength athletes still use the power jerk technique to get their muscles tired faster…
posted by Royce at 9:41 PM
1 Comments:
great points royce. athletes always find ways to make things as easy as possible.
competition should be easy but training should be hard.
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