Are kettlebells just another fad?
Fad: (noun) A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze. The word girya (Russian for kettlebell) first appeared in the Russian dictionary in 1704. Folklore has it that kettlebells were first used in Russian markets as a counterbalance. At the end of the day these cast iron balls with handles were swung, tossed, pressed, and juggled by the farmers. Measured in poods, these giryas quickly became the peoples choice method of fitness. Kettlebells made their way to the United States in the early 1900s via Russian immigrants. If you take a look at pictures of gyms in Coney Island New York from the 1920s you will see them lined with kettlebells, but without people available to teach proper technique they lost popularity and Americans didnt have the interest to learn. Kettlebell training is a motor skill that takes time to develop, unlike a dumbbell that can be mastered in five minutes. They have been around for at least 300 years and will continue to b
