Hi! Bob Garon here, certified Kettlebell teacher, coach, and Kettlebell gym owner.

I originally started Synergy Kettlebell Training with the goal of helpng people get fit, stay fit, and live longer, healthier lives. In doing so, I have established a unique set of guidelines and systems for the training of future instructors.  

I feel it is important to keep the integrity of the business, sales presentations, classes, training, sport and the level of quality very high.  Therefore instructor candidates will train at their own pace, approximately 3 weeks, for the course requirements in order to achieve the stringent level of the certification. Expectations are very high.

Included in the Instructor course package, each candidate will be required to view several YouTube Instructional videos sent via email with a link to a special module webpage, then be required to practice the techniques as outlined in the videos & course manual, and finally demonstrate them in our weekly followup clinics. Remote Synergy Kettlebell Certification course cadidates will be required to submit demonstration videos of their own for my evaluation, since we can meet face to face, of which I will provide very detailed analysis.

(NOTE: For those of you who are planning to teaching directly at a Synergy Kettlebell Training gym you will be required to commit to investing approximately 10-15 hours into an practical internship to become more proficient in client coaching skills, prospect orientation and sales conversion skills, to improve your Kettlebell technique performance and teaching skills, and develop your understanding of the details outlined for becoming a motivating Kettlebell fitness coach.  You will be required to attend two 2-hour practical clinics directly with Bob Garon. During your internship you will be evaluated by both myself as well as will receive peer feedback when you are group student-teaching. All remote candidates are welcome to attend live clinics as well.)

Your Synergy Kettlebell Instructor certification will take you beyond simply a piece of paper saying you know how to lift Kettlebells and look pretty using them. Most other certifications only bring you that far, but where do you go from there? GREAT QUESTION! During your Synergy Kettlebell certification course you will know exactly what to do with all your new knowledge so that you will be a capable and confident Kettlebell Instructor that brings crazy energy and results to all your gym members and training clients ongoing.

EXPECTATIONS: Your course is designed to progress at your own pace over a 3 week period in order to build your confidence. You will receive your course modules in daily email delivery which will then take you to the corresponding lesson of the day. You will learn at your own pace and your program is designed to allow you to never get behind on your daily module by allowing you to review it at any time on the main module web page. You will be instructed to focus on breaking down each of the major lifts using the proper sequencing of the hip/glute/core musculature to power the movements and thus give you a complete understanding of how to confidently instruct them through proper teaching techniques and coach cuing.  

In each video we will progress through the training outlined in your course manuals, as well as directly work with you on how to spot common bio-mechanical problems when training others, breathing & spinal/core stabilization, the efficiency of Girevoy Sport (aka GS & Kettlebell Sport) Style lifts and so much more.  At the end of your course you will be required to demonstrate your ability to both perform and teach the lifts either in person or via submitted video.

MODULES: We’ll also cover everything you need to know about operating a Kettlebell group training program, how to structure classes down to the smallest detail, personal training with Kettlebells, and will also include some self-analysis to get you thinking about how you want to apply your training and/or fitness career. We have a high focus on training client safety and motivation and how to achieve this. 

You’ll be taught how to design & teach group classes so, at the end of your sessions you will feel confident that you can not only utilize the Kettlebell Training techniques safely and properly, but you can convey that to your training clients as well. 

SUPPORT: Because I have been through all the Kettlebell certifications, seminars, and workshops, Synergy Kettlebell Training is backed by the knowledge of the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation(IKFF), American Kettlebell Club(AKC), and International Kettlebell Sport & Fitness Academy (IKSFA) organizations. We offer ongoing post-certification support as well as continuing educational workshops.

Our program is always morphing as we continue learning from the Top Trainers/Masters of Sport so that we never become stagnant in our methods and techniques. Part of the ongoing post certification support you will be updated with new videos once new information is available. You will receive a certificate at the end of your program that acknowledges your status as a Synergy Advanced Kettlebell Coach, which will allow you to teach at Synergy Kettlebell Training as well as the facility of your choice provided that it is not in a 35 mile radius of any Synergy Kettlebell Training location as this falls under our 2 year no compete clause.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT KETTLEBELL CERTIFICATIONS

I put this next section together to contrast the difference between the different Kettlebell certifications. Currently 3 main Kettlebell Federations in the U.S.

The first is the RKC which was brought to the US by Pavel Tsoutsaline who offers a 3 day weekend instructor certification in Minnesota for approximately $2000. Most candidates are only able to absorb a small amount of information as it is more of a boot camp physical bashing and a rite of passage more than it is an education. Pavel focuses on "hard style" kettlebell techniques.

The 2nd organization is the American Kettlebell Club which is led by Valery Fedorenko. The AKC teaches the Girevoy Sport or “GS Style” which is targeted towards competition. They are the go to organization for learning some of the best instruction in regards to sport specific Kettlebell training. This also is a weekend certification that will run you anywhere from $1- $2 grand. To actually perform the lifts well enough to gain productive coachable and performance knowledge in my opinion you will need a pretty good estabilished foundation in Kettlebells.

The 3rd Federation is the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation created by Steve Cotter (one of Pavel's original top instructors who later parted ways with the RKC to venture on his own) and Ken Blackburn. This is a combination of both styles and covers general fitness and joint mobility. Both Steve and Ken do a great job presenting the IKFF program and continually offer further post certification support as well as ongoing workshops. Just for you own reference this training is also expensive, running $1,200-1,800, as well as it can be hard to retain what you learn in a crammed 2 day weekend certification.

So What Does All That Mean To Me?

During your Synergy Kettlebell Instructor course you will be held to a very high standard and taught the correct methods of practicing Kettlebells over a 3 week period.

We will explore how there is simply efficient & effective body movement and inefficient & bad body movement when working with Kettlebells. A person's technique is either good or bad. A person's style is personal, but good principles of body movement must be kept.

That being said, learning Kettlebell techniques, and becoming efficient in them, is much like a martial art. The more you practice the more efficient you become. If you only practice once a week it will take you much longer to master the skills than if you practiced a few times a week. Each time you practice you will become more aware of how your body moves and should move to be more effective in the Kettlebell exercises. For as many years as I have been practicing Kettlebells, and coached students of Kettlebell, personally I still learn little things along the way to become more efficient.

We should always be improving and progressing and it takes a well experienced coach to have the keen eye to see the mistakes of his students in order to give them advice on how to become better. Once the most efficient and detail oriented Kettlebell technique methods are learned they can then be taught and passed along to others through practical teaching methods. This is exactly what we will be overviewing during this course.

A Little Background On Kettlebell Training Methods...

To use running as an example, Kettlebell Sport transfers over far better to any endurance sport- which is almost all of them. Take running, boxing, swimming, wrestling, MMA, tennis, soccer, volleyball, etc. All these athletes must not only be explosive, but also endure through their entire event, meet, period, round, or whatever. The boxer must deliver the exact same punch every time over and over and over- not just for 5 or 10x and then be done. In MMA the fighter must be fully stable and endure the 5 min. rounds. The marathon runner and swimmer must endure their entire event or they wouldn't last. Kettlebell Sport is the same exact way.

Now for maximal reward the body needs to go through movements. I encourage all everyone to stop thinking about lifting weights and begin focusing on moving weights whether that be body weight, iron, steel, odd objects, etc.

There are 8 basic primal movement patters (co. Paul Chek) that every body should move through. If one cannot then certain progressions need to be implemented so that it will. If one can already move as prescribed then more advanced protocols can be administered. All in all movement primarily centers around these 8 patterns. The Kettlebell allows the body to move in many of these while performing the 3 traditional lifts. That is Kettlebell Sport based and Kettlebell Sport focuses on a much more fluid motion. This is how we move in life. If we need to move explosively we can. Kettlebell Sport practitioners must be as explosive on the very first movement (lift) as they are in the very last throughout a 10 minute set. If they decrease their intensity the movement fails. This is the same in life. If we fail to move at something we don't succeed at moving anything.

The same holds true for Kettlebell Sport. They have been testing it in competition for many years and what baseball is to us here in the States Girevoy Sport is to them in Russia. Kettlebell lifting has been around since the 15th century and in Russian dictionaries by 1704. Regulated and organized competition has been around since 1948. If you look at who the strongest Gireviks aka Kettlebell Lifters are you will clearly see that it is Kettlebell Sport lifters. If you don't know who they are go to Youtube and look up: Valery Fedorenko (probably the Tiger Woods & Michael Jordan of GS- just amazing), Ivan Denisov (also an incredible lifter and current best in the world), Sergey Rudnev, Sergey Rachinskiy, Denis Vasil'ev, and Valentin Egorov to name a few. 

Evaluate For Yourself What Is Best

So when uncovering that information you must really ask yourself what is best for you. Do you want to train for the ability to have the most strength endurance, master all levels of kettlebell lifting techniques, have the greatest cross-over into most any sport, and teach these methods to groups of people so they too can improve their lives with Kettlebell Results?

	Your Synergy Kettlebell Instructor Certification Includes:
1) Everything from A-Z on Kettlebell technique via Self-Progress At Home Video Study Index of Advanced Kettlebell Movements Grip Swing Variations: 2-Arm, 1-Arm, Hand 2 Hand, Outside, and more One Arm Kettlebell Push Press Double Kettlebell Push Press One Arm Kettlebell Jerk Double Kettlebell Jerk Kettlebell Snatch Double Kettlebell Outside Swings Double Kettlebell Cleans Double Kettlebell Outside Cleans Bottoms Up Cleans & Presses Kettlebell Bent Press One-arm Kettlebell Bent-over Row Double Kettlebell Bent-over Row Alternating Kettlebell Bent-over Row Variations Renegade Kettlebell Row Alternating Renegade Row Figure 8 To A Hold Overhead Kettlebell Full & Jerk Specific Squats Kettlebell Jump Squats Kettlebell Windmill (Low, High, Double) Kettlebell Turkish Get-up (Lunge & Squat styles with modifications) Double Kettlebell Turkish Get-up Getup Situps Miscellaneous Kettlebell Core Domination Movements, and more 2) Coaching and motivating others 3) Ability to learn and recognize incorrect bio-mechanical movements patterns and how to correct them 4) How to run/structure your own Kettlebell group training classes 5) Client goal assessment documents & orientation methods 6) The #1 Secret To A Successful Kettlebell Kamp 7) Synergy Sales Formula 101 8) Synergy Prospect Conversion Formula (systems for proven prospect conversion) 9) 27 Awesome videos detailing basic and advanced Kettlebell fitness & sport techniques with verbal cue to properly teach clients of all levels. Additional videos will be added ongoing for continued support and education. 10) Synergy Kettlebell Training program design nutshelled (detailed Kettlebell training program designing for both sport & fitness workouts alongside Synergy Dynamics warmup and cooldown methods) 11) 6 Months of Done For You Kettlebell group training workouts

 

	BONUS Synergy Business Systems Package Addon:
1) Synergy Prospect Call Script 2) Synergy Lead Generation Formula 3) How to run/structure your own Kettlebell group training business 4) Waiver & financial agreement document templates 5) Website builder tools with several dozens of useful images for sales pages and blogs 6) ACE Kettlebell Study documents & several other client incentives 7) Business Productivity Analysis and Ultimate Self Assessment 8) 5 Done For You Craigslist Ads with images to use for your own custom ads and other Kettlebell Kamp marketing tools 9) Done For You email and sms blast templates for prospect inquires, inactive clients, client reactivations, Bring A Friend Month, client surveys, and more. 10) Eight 30-Day Nutritional Challenges all Done For You NOTE: This is a separate premium package and can be purchased here: Synergy Kettlebell Training, Inc. Licensing Program

 

“Don't give people information and workouts. Create the experience of the information and workouts.” –Bob Garon

PERSPECTIVE: I recorded and published all videos in the raw form without any editting. The purpose of this is to show you that as a Kettlebell trainer, instructor, coach, teacher we're not perfect and sometimes can make mistakes; however we must keep on going, bounce back, know how to adlib, and transition without skipping a beat in real time and real life class situations. So that being said, see how I also do the same when I stumble and how you can as well in real live Kettlebell classes.

SYNERGY COURSE ENTITLEMENT: The course cost will include all bonuses and a special bonus Synergy Business Systems add on package opportunity.

GETTING STARTED: The video below will give you an overview of your course and be the first of several videos in a great lineup to develop you into a capable and confident certified Synergy Kettlebell Coach. Each day during your course you will receive a new email with a special link that will take you to a webpage with a new video covering new information for you to learn so that you can practice both individually as well as together with me.

I'm excited to be part of your journey!! Thank you so much and welcome aboard to more Kettlebell Results! 

IKFF CKT, AKC, & IKSFA Certified Kettlebell Coach