Official StrongFirst
KETTLEBELL WORKSHOPS
This is a workshop for those who want to learn how to train with kettlebells from scratch, want to learn the methodology of hardstyle kettlebell training according to StrongFirst or/and how to best prepare for the SFG Kettlebell Instructor Certification in accordance with the StrongFirst guidelines, recommendations and programs.
StrongFirst Workshops are conducted exclusively by StrongFirst-licensed Teachers of Strength. One of them is Andżelika Stefańska-Kowalik – StrongFirst Elite Instructor, StrongFirst Senior Instructor and Flexible Steel Instructor Specialist.
Kettlebell 101:
Simple & Sinister™
Accept no compromises.
Between power and conditioning.
Between strength and flexibility.
Between being an athlete and looking like one.
Enter the kettlebell—the only training tool able to deliver all aspects of extreme fitness with no compromises.
No-one knows how to wield this tool better than StrongFirst, the kettlebell ground zero.
Taking the Kettlebell 101 workshop is like walking into the pages of Pavel’s ground-breaking book
Kettlebell Simple & Sinister.
You will learn:
- The kettlebell exercises that deliver great gains while having the steepest learning curve
- The Swing – build a back of steel, sprinter’s glutes, fighter’s conditioning, and a blue-collar grip
- The Get-up – forge resilient shoulders and bullet-proof abs
- The Goblet Squat – develop a killer blend of strength and flexibility
- Kettlebell safety and other boring stuff that pros swear by and amateurs ignore at their own risk
- Insider strategies for long term sustainable training to reach your goals
- Pavel’s “Alt-S&S” programming – totally in line with the book, yet with unique wrinkles
The day after the workshop, you will be able to move forward, briskly, towards your goals.
Kettlebell 101:
Simple & Sinister™
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MoVe Team BOX
"6th September" Blvd. №252
4006 Eastern Industrial Zone, Plovdiv - October 25, 2024
- Registration: 12:00-12:30
- Workshop: 12:30- 16:30 (4h)
- Limit of spots: 16
Kettlebell 201:
The Rite of Passage
Once you have reached the impressive yet realistic “Timeless Simple” standard, you have choices to make.
Stay on a monastic diet of swings and get-ups, slowly chipping away at “Sinister.”
Or try something “same but different”: the snatch plus the clean and military press, the classic Rite of Passage from the "Enter the Kettlebell" book.
- Prerequisites
To attend Kettlebell 201 workshop, you need to be competent in swings, get-ups, and goblet squats. Ignore at your peril.
Learn these skills from a Kettlebell 101 workshop, a StrongFirst accredited gym, or a StrongFirst certified SFG instructor.
The Snatch is “the Tsar of the kettlebell lifts.” Thanks to more muscles working and twice the distance travelled, it accomplishes even more than the esteemed swing. Achieve total body explosive power, ruthless conditioning, and a vice like grip. Burn fat like never before. All with a lighter kettlebell—save space in your home, car trunk, or deployment kit.
Once we have taught you the skills with our usual attention to detail, we will send you off to succeed with a Strong Endurance™ snatch plan.
The one-arm Clean-and-Press will rival any other pressing exercise when it comes to shoulder strength and muscular development. It is untouchable when it comes to shoulder health, thanks to its ergonomic perfection.
The military press comes equipped with the “Rite of Passage” type programming —possibly the most reliable progression ever.
Three versions of the „Rite of Passage” – “Jurassic,” “907 Hypertrophy,” and “Heavy” – will keep you gaining for a long time.
Kettlebell Workshop 201 sets high goals and gives you the skills and road map to achieve them.
Kettlebell 201:
The Rite of Passage
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MoVe Team BOX
"6th September" Blvd. №252
4006 Eastern Industrial Zone, Plovdiv - October 26, 2024
- Registration: 09:30-10:00
- Workshop: 10:00- 14:00 (4h)
- Limit of spots: 16
Kettlebell 301: SFG Ready
– StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification Ready
You have been around the kettlebell block. It is time to set your sights high: the SFG Kettlebell Instructor Certification.
Among the many challenges you will have to face at this life changing event are the double kettlebell drills. The “double trouble”…
If you have enough strength and muscle mass to satisfy you, stick with single kettlebell training.
If you do not, read on.
For all the good arguments made by the “functional training” advocates in favor of training one side of the body at a time, they missed one key point. Once you have reached a certain level of strength and muscular development, it is difficult to go beyond if you stick with unilateral loading, be it with a single kettlebell, or some other modality. You will not find NFL linemen who arrived by doing “Bulgarian split squats.”
The strongest people stand on both feet and press and pull with both hands when they lift. Because no unilateral exercise can replicate the jolt to your endocrine system delivered by a heavy bilateral load.
(None of the above diminishes the value of training one side at a time to pursue the body symmetry while preparing oneself for the life’s asymmetry. No point in blaming the screwdriver for being a poor hammer.)
Double kettlebell training has an unforgivingly high entry barrier: mobility, stability, and symmetry of an Olympic weightlifter or a yoga expert. You had to pay your Kettlebell 101 and 201 dues before taking on the 301.
Kettlebell Workshop 301 sets high goal - SFG1 Instructor Certificate - and gives you the skills and road map to achieve it.
- Prerequisites
To attend this workshop, you need to be competent in swings, get-ups, goblet squats, snatches, cleans, and presses. Ignore at your peril.
Learn these skills from a Kettlebell 101 workshop, a Kettlebell 201 workshop, a StrongFirst accredited gym, or an SFG certified instructor.
At the Kettlebell 301 workshop you will learn:
- The Double Swing—“it makes theory real”
- The Double Clean—a fantastic total body builder and a great expression of athletic power
- The Double Front Squat—brutal on the legs, easy on the joints; unexpectedly, a killer ab drill
- The Double Military Press—a classic test of strength and upper body developer
- A “plug-and-play” Plan Strong™ training template to advance your squats and presses for many months to come
- A 2.0 version of the “GPR” training plan legendary for its ability to put meat on one’s shoulders, back, and forearms, boost the hip power, and burn fat—all at once
- A meticulously designed total training program that will make you SFG Ready—the exact exercises, weights, sets, reps, rest periods, and periodization leading up to success at the challenging SFG I Kettlebell Instructor Certification
The day after the workshop, you will be able to move forward, briskly, towards your goals.
It goes without saying, we will also review all the drills tested at the SFG I cert, including the swing, the get-up, and the snatch.
After Kettlebell 301 you have almost arrived—you have all the tools to prepare for the gold standard SFG Kettlebell Instructor Certification. To spread the word of strength to others—or to challenge yourself “because it’s there.”
Kettlebell 301:
SFG Ready
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MoVe Team BOX
"6th September" Blvd. №252
4006 Eastern Industrial Zone, Plovdiv - October 26, 2024
- Registration: 14:30-15:00
- Workshop: 15:00- 19:00 (4h)
- Limit of spots: 16
Choose your ticket type and reserve your spot!
SINGLE
WORKSHOP
98 EUR
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Participation in a selected workshop module
(101, 201 or 301) - Plovdiv - October 25/26, 2024
- Teaching materials
- Certificate of participation in the workshop
- Special "-10%" DISCOUNT CODE for the Flexible Steel INTRO Workshops (October 27, 2024)
Package:
2 WORKSHOPS
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Participation in a full-day workshop
(101+201 or 201+301) - Plovdiv - October 25/26, 2024
- Teaching materials
- Certificate of participation in the workshop
- Special "-15%" DISCOUNT CODE for the Flexible Steel INTRO Workshops (October 27, 2024)
Lowest price in the last 30 days: 176 EUR
Package:
3 WORKSHOPS
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Participation in a full-weekend workshop
(101+201+301) - Plovdiv - October 25-26, 2024
- Teaching materials
- Certificate of participation in the workshop
- Special "-20%" DISCOUNT CODE for the Flexible Steel INTRO Workshops (October 27, 2024)
Lowest price in the last 30 days: 252 EUR
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StrongFirst Kettlebell
Workshops 101 / 201 / 301
See what you can expect on the individual Kettlebell 101, 201 and 301 modules. If you want to prepare for the StrongFirst Kettlebell SFG1 Instructor Certification, it is best for you to take part in all three modules.
Andżelika Stefańska-Kowalik
Strength is a choice you can make at every stage of your life. I help people who, on the way to a professional career, pushed the efficiency of their body into the background, and today want to take care of their health, strengthen and shape their body and regain self-confidence, attractiveness and energy, even if they think they are too weak for training. Strength and mobility prolong youth and give independence.
I specialize in training that builds strength and endurance using kettlebells, barbells and your own body weight, as well as in training that improves joint mobility and increases muscle flexibility without losing their strength. In my coaching work, I combine the philosophy of the traditional martial art of Kung Fu and the StrongFirst school of strength. As a Medical Trainer / Movement Therapist (annual Blackroll® Therapy Certification) certified by REPs, I help people struggling with pain and after injuries return to physical activity, fitness and full strength. Training and movement without pain – it’s possible!
I manage the IRBIS Sports Center & Martial Art School in Krakow, and I am the founder and head coach of the Center Kettlebell Krakow. I regularly train instructors abroad on certifications, e.g. in the USA, France, China, England, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Taiwan, Italy and Germany.
I am a four-time medalist of the Traditional Wushu/Kung Fu World Championships in China and a longtime representative of the Polish National Wushu/Kung Fu Team.
- STRONGFIRST Teacher of StrengthCertified Senior / Elite Instructor
- FLEXIBLE STEEL Instructor Specialist
- CENTRUM KETTLEBELL KRAKÓW Head Coach
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BLACKROLL® POLSKA Medical Trainer
Movement Therapist
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☆ REFUND POLICY ☆
What if you cannot attend the workshop? Regardless of the reason why you are unable to attend the workshop you have purchased, the refund policy is as follows:
- Up to 14 days from the date of purchasing the workshop, you have the right to resign from participating in the workshop and recover 100% of the amount paid.
- If you resign from the workshop within 14 days before the workshop, the fee is not refunded.
- In the event of resignation from the workshop within 14 days from the date of purchase and up to 14 days before the workshop, you get a refund of 50% of the amount paid.
At any time after purchasing the workshop and no later than 2 days before the workshop, you can transfer your purchased place to another person who is not registered for the workshop.