January 05, 2005

First National Kettlebell Competition. In Vegas, baby. Featuring Best Paint-Your-Own Kettlebell (don't forget, must be a Dragon Door manufactured kettlebell), Best Kettlebell Desissification Story, The US Secret Service Kettlebell Snatch 10-Minute Gut Check ("When You Only Have 10 Minutes, a Few Good Snatches will Do Ya
  • What the fuck?
  • more cowbell. heh.
  • You crazy yanks! Sheesh!
  • It is a little known fact that hundreds of over-buffed Americans are inadvertently neutered every year due to flying kettlebell accidents.
  • And yes: we're crazy farts.
  • "It all started in 1998 with Pavel's subversive article, Vodka, Pickle Juice, Kettlebell Lifting, and Other Russian Pastimes" no, i am not making this up.
  • I swear, before I clicked the link I thought this was something related to the Salvation Army.
  • Hah, me too Fes!
  • I have a couple of this guy's books on stretching and flexibility. While the cross-product promotional hype is intense, the content is very good, if you can get past his Evil Empire schtick. Can't speak for the strength training component that he's hyping here.