Synergy Kettlebell Training has 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 3-4 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 followup via submitting demonstration video of their own for evaluation.

(NOTE: For those of you who are planning to teaching directly at Synergy Kettlebell Training you will be required to commit to investing approximately 20 hours into an observing and practical internship to become more proficient in client coaching skills, prospect orientation and sales converting 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 2 two hour classroom workshops.During your internship you will be graded by both myself as well as peer feedback when you are group teaching. All remote candidates are welcome to attend live clinics as well.)

Your Synergy Advanced Kettlebell Instructor certification will take you beyond simply a piece of paper saying you know how to lift Kettlebells and look pretty using them. You will know exactly what to do with all your new knowledge once you complete your course so that you will be a capable and confident Kettlebell Instructor that brings crazy energy and results to all your clients ongoing.

EXPECTATIONS: Your course is designed to progress at your own pace over a 3-4 week period- longer if you need it 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: I have a high focus on client safety and motivation. We will spend several hours on how to achieve this.  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, and will also include some self-analysis to get you thinking about how you want to apply your training and/or fitness career.

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 safely and properly, but you can convey that to your clients as well.  (NOTE: Prospective Synergy Instructors who will be coaching for me at the Synergy Kettlebell Training studio, you will also be required to complete an internship mentored by myself on how to teach and correct newbies in the sport, as well as assistant teach at least two group Kettlebell classes before testing.)

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.

 

Here Is Some Information About Top U.S. Kettlebell Coach & Kettlebell Sport Athlete Bob Garon

Bob is the owner of Synergy Kettlebell Training gyms, head coach of the Synergy Kettlebell Sport Club, as well as an active Kettlebell Sport athlete. Prior to Bob’s 13 years as a professional trainer & coach, he was a U.S. Naval fireman. It has been those 13 years in the fitness industry that has provided him the opportunity to experience great reward in his client relationships. “They are all amazing people and the reason why I do what I do.” says Bob.

Bob has been mentored, certified, and has worked directly with highly sought-after and respected strength coaches, such as Steve Cotter & Ken Blackburn, of the International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation (IKFF), as well as the American Kettlebell Club’s Valery Fedorenko, who is a World Champion in Kettlebell Lifting and Master of Sport with over 22 years experience, and also through the International Kettlebell Sport & Fitness Academy (IKSFA) under the most decorated Russian Kettlebell coaches worldwide Sergey Rudnev & Sergey Rachinskiy.

Beyond Bob’s Kettlebell coaching credentials, he is also certified through the International Sports and Science Association as a Professional Fitness Trainer.

Bob simply explains his training philosophy as believing that the body should be trained as one, as a unit, because that is how we use it in life. Life is constantly changing; therefore, Bob does the exact same in his coaching and training style. Bob’s coaching, is successfully structured on every workout providing a challenge in itself to be different than the last, in order to never allow the body or mind to plateau.

 

Here’s What Folks Are Saying About Bob's Synergy Kettlebell Training Experience

I feel so much better after the kettlebell workout and it helps keep me get motivated over the weekend to stick to my diet. Your Skinny Strong kettlebell workouts are challenging and I really like the friendly competition– that seems to really push me to the next level. ;) With your help Bob, I have been able to get back into my pre-pregnancy clothes in just 90 days. – Tina J.

Kettlebell Training is so paying off for me!! I was at work the other day and the softball guys came in and said wow your arms look great! I walked into work this morning and the guys in the shop said the same thing! Thanks Bob!!!!!! – Teresa B.

I prefer the timed intervals of working, compared to struggling through reps. I like Synergy Kettlebell Training and for me it makes the act of exercising a lot better when I am in the group then when I have to bear through it alone. In the past I have gone to yoga & pilates classes, but I never really liked them. They were boring and I quit in like a week after starting. Overall I think Synergy Kettlebell Sport class is great!!! Thanks Bob for teaching the class and helping me drop 60lbs! – Judi M.

There is NO WAY I would work out as hard as I do with out Bob. He’s tough, committed, supportive, funny, and motivating just to name a few. Most of all, Bob has helped me to think more positively about life in general. He is an amazing trainer! The sky is the limit with Bob as a trainer. He truly is amazing and makes his clients realize they are amazing too! – Shauna M

Hey Bob, your Synergy Kettlebell Training workouts are so awesome and I wouldn’t be who and where I am today without your help. It’s so much fun that it’s not even like we’re working out. Oh and even though they’re hard I love burpees cause of the results. We gotta do more of those. – Bill M.

“Because of the Synergy Kettlebell Training, I have more strength, confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth. I also found out that working out isn’t so bad after all. Now I look forward to being active every day. Bob doesn’t just teach me fancy exercises that will impress people, but instead he teaches me that the body is a temple and should be treated with the highest respect.” – Joni M.

Bob- You are a great supporter. I remember my first day of Synergy Kettlebell Training and I couldn’t even do what I’m doing now. I’ve noticed I’m getting a lot more tone and that’s what I have been wanting the most. Thanks for supporting us all and challenging us too. -Erica F.

Bob I can’t thank you enough for what Synergy Kettlebell Training has given me and honestly it’s the best investment I’ve made for myself. I have 4 kids and just couldn’t keep up with life. I ate at Carl’s Jr., McDonald’s, Chipolte, frozen dinners, you name it. One day someone emailed me a couple pictures of myself and I couldn’t believe how I looked. That was the day I decided to find out how to change. Since coming to your Kettlebell Training I’ve lost 67lbs. and finally have energy to play with my kids. Thank you Bob! -Mac M.

I never thought that a personal trainer would do anything but make sure you counted to “10″ or that you extended your arms all the way through the exercise, but Bob does much more. He brings so much more to each Synergy Kettlebell Boot Camp workout. He makes sure I stay motivated, that I concentrate, and that I have fun. I sometimes find myself saying “I can’t make it….today” as I’m half-way through the workout, but I quickly lose that feeling with the confidence and push behind Bob’s words. The proof is in the pudding, as they say. Thanks, Bob! -John B.

Bob your workouts are amazing!! As a mother of three I understand I need a lot of patience and dedication to experience fitness and health results. I’m a massage therapist for Infinite Healing Center and what I do definitely compliments my overall health. Synergy Kettlebell Training workouts in Aurora, Illinois have helped me get my confidence back. Thanks for your help! -Meesha S.

 

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 2 day weekend certification.

So What Does All That Mean To Me?

During your Synergy Advanced Kettlebell Instructor course you will be held to a very high standard and taught the correct methods of practice Kettlebells. In my humble opinion I don’t think there should be a division or distinction between hard style, soft style or what people call GS (Girevoy Sport) in kettlebells. There is simply efficient & effective body movement and inefficient & bad body movement. 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, I will never talk ill of HS (hard style) because I actually use it myself in some of my own training as well as this is how I started in kettlebell training; however the GS (girevoy sport aka kettlebell sport) style is much more versatile. After primarily practicing HS for about 2 years (because it was all I knew at the time) and then upon being educated further decided to switch primarily to Kettlebell Sport techniques I saw much, much greater improvements in overall strength, endurance, body control/stability, and work capacity. Like I said I use often times use both styles, but if you go to Europe or Asia and work with kettlebells there IS NO Hard Style. All you will find will be Kettlebell Sport techniques being practiced. For my own classes I use a hybrid of both, but much more GS mixed in.

Girevoy Sport, aka Kettlebell Sport, is time tested and proven. GS is what they use in any Kettlebell Sport competitive event as well. If you are a runner and believe you are a fast runner you, one day, will want to test just how fast you are by going up against other "fast" runners. So you line up and race to see who the best is. Afterward you find out that you probably need to clean up your running style a bit if you will want to win any races because those folks are very fast runners. You learn a lot about yourself and how you can improve. 

A Little Background On The Big Picture Perspective...

To bring up the running example again Kettlebell Sport transfers over far better to any endurance sport- which is almost all of them. Take running, boxing, swimming, wrestling, MMA, tennis, soccer, 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. If you want to train for the ability to become the absolute strongest, have the most endurance, and master all levels of kettlebell lifting and training Kettlebell Sport is for you. This is so applicable for clients as well as mine have actually preferred training Kettlebell Sport. As I previously stated I use both Hard Style and Kettlebell Sport because they both serve the same ultimate purpose, but go about it in very different manners. I have never seen any HS instructor or trainee come even close to touch the caliber of even the beginner Kettlebell Sport trainees. Again I will not speak ill against HS because I still use it in part myself and see benefit, but overall it really comes down to what is the best for you. Plus RKC certifications are outrageously over-priced as well. So again you must decide what you want to do for you. 

Let Me Be Honest With You

No one does "hardstyle" "techniques" except for Pavel and his students. I've never seen high level Russian KB athletes do TGU's or double presses- not there is anything wrong with these movements as we definitely use them in my Synergy Kettlebell Training kettlebell fitness classes from time to time. However, doing 5 minutes of TGU'S or non-fixated snatches and thinking you are doing kettlebell training is, in my opinion, analagous to doing biceps curls with a barbell and believing oneself to be an Olympic lifter.

 

Your Synergy Advanced Kettlebell Instructor Certification Includes:

 

1) Everything from A-Z on Kettlebell technique via Self-Progress At Home Video Study

Index of Advanced Kettlebell Movements
  1. Grip
  2. Swing Variations: 2-Arm, 1-Arm, Hand 2 Hand, Outside, and more
  3. One Arm Kettlebell Push Press
  4. Double Kettlebell Push Press
  5. One Arm Kettlebell Jerk
  6. Double Kettlebell Jerk
  7. Kettlebell Snatch
  8. Double Kettlebell Outside Swings
  9. Double Kettlebell Cleans
  10. Double Kettlebell Outside Cleans
  11. Bottoms Up Cleans & Presses
  12. Kettlebell Bent Press
  13. One-arm Kettlebell Bent-over Row
  14. Double Kettlebell Bent-over Row
  15. Alternating Kettlebell Bent-over Row Variations
  16. Renegade Kettlebell Row
  17. Alternating Renegade Row
  18. Figure 8 To A Hold
  19. Overhead Kettlebell Full & Jerk Specific Squats
  20. Kettlebell Jump Squats
  21. Kettlebell Windmill (Low, High, Double)
  22. Kettlebell Turkish Get-up (Lunge & Squat styles with modifications)
  23. Double Kettlebell Turkish Get-up
  24. Getup Situps
  25. 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

 

“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 instructors we're not perfect and sometimes can make mistakes, but must keep on going, bounce back, how to adlib, and transition without skipping a beat in real time and real life. 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.

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! 


IKFF CKT, AKC, & IKSFA Certified Kettlebell Coach

 

 

 

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