Kettlebells may seem to be a new popular trend amongst fitness enthusiasts and athletes, but the truth is that they have been around for centuries with ancient findings of their use for dynamic strength and endurance training. Nobody can quite figure out their true origins, and only theories have been made for what the kettlebell was actually created for. However, records in archeology actually show that they existed as far back as ancient Greece. Proof of these records can be found in Athens, Greece at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia where a 143kg (approx. 315lbs) kettlebell is displayed. Inscribed on the side of the kettlebell is the adage “Bibon heaved up me above a head by one head” (Istorija, IUKL).
Over the course of time, the kettlebell
Over the course of time, the kettlebell