Jerk medium & bells

Jerk 2x20kg: 5
Jerk 2x24kg: 5,40/6min,5
Jerk 2x28kg:2,4,6
 

My newest addition: a pair of 24kg Leokos. Very nice. Comfortable and solid. They are cast to their weight - not empty shells filled with stuff. The slight curbature of the handle sits very nice in the lockouts. The texture of the handle (glass-blasted) is also formidable - chalk sticks immediatly. I have been waiting for this for two years in May: i.e. since when I first lifted Leoko-bells (some of the first prototypes, actually).
The iron quality seems to be somewhere between steel and cast iron, there are some pores on the handles.

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Finskt mästerskap, Norge i EM & en film

FKA - Finnish Kettlebell Association - höll sitt andra nationella officiella mästerskap igår. En hel del fina resultat (LÄNK).

Evenemanget sponsrades av Leoko som bland annat bidrog med kettlebells.
Därtill donerade en trävarufabrikant ett antal lyftarplattformar (à 50 kg styck!) av laminat förra året.

Sverige har en stående inbjudan från FKA att vara med i antingen en landskamp, eller att vi fixar en skandinavisk tävling. Efter SM kanske?

Norge i EM
Via Facebook såg jag för övrigt att min norske bekant Per-Helge Fjortoft gjorde fint ifrån sig vid EM i Litauen (IUKL). Han tävlade i proffsklassen (med 32kg) och det blev något runt 34 reps i stöt och 100 i snatch (ett handbyte alltså). Jag gjorde mer i stöt än Per-Helge i Ventspils i augusti med 24or. Så är det tydligen inte längre :-). Kul att en del kan utvecklas så fort. Den kompletta resultat-sammanställningen kommer att dyka upp på IUKLs hemsida längre fram.

Film
Inte kommit några filmer från FM än, så vi får hålla tillgodo med detta videoklipp med Ivan Denizov. Inte heller dumt. Kolla vad härligt glad han ser ut mot slutet av sitt snatchset. Ja, jag skulle nog också vara glad om jag kunde snatcha så:
Youtube-användaren med aliaset Ivangirya har flera andra spännande kettlebell filmer.

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Light jerk day & Leoko in Sweden

Jerk:
oa20kg: 5/5
2x20kg: 5 7x 10 reps (45 sec rests)

Some bw squats and jumps for prehab.

I always think that I should do light sessions, but never do (in the light of my individual training volume that is). But, today I did it. The 45 sec rests, made a difference (I usually rest 1min with this template).


Leoko bells in Sweden
The Stockholm company Extremepower now sells Leoko kettlebells.



They are very expensive. 16kg is 2170,-; 24kg is 2310,- and 32kg is 2940,-.
Well, I guess that is that way when it is competition quality gear. Like Leoko and Eleiko competition-bars seem to be 7000,- and up.

These bells are made primarily with GS-associations and such in mind. I think that the first Finnish Championships later this year will use Leoko. Of course, for an official competition, one can't use Alexander's lead filled Chinese bells, or worse...:-). One contigency is also heading for the US.

I had the possibillity to lift with the Leoko bells while in Finland. Great stuff! A different balance and over-all feel of the bells. Perfect handle dimensions. They were cast iron, and not whatever cast iron but some special variant (I did not get all the detail there).

Interesting thing to note - there is comparatively little price difference depending on the bell's weight. It is because they charge more or less, only for the iron cost as bells go heavier.
Even if iron has become more expensive; it is still quite cheap. If you are going to build a supertanker a cent more per kilo becomes a lot. But 24 kg...32kg... nah...

When I get rich again, a pair of Leoko will definitively be a number one priority. But it is great that they are now available in Sweden.

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