The Blood and Sweat of a Champion

Here’s a short clip of World Champion Igor Morozov finishing up a Jerk workout in St. Petersburg, Russia about one week before the Russian Championships (which he won with 148 jerks with 2-32s in 10 min, and 181 snatches w/1 hand switch). He had a slight skin tear on his torso from the European Championship the week before (he also won it with 151 jerks and 176 snatch).

YouTube – Igor Morozov – Kettlebell Jerk Training

He is coached by Sergey Rudnev, 4 time World Champ, and Lead Instructor for the IKFSA, a KB Sport and Fitness Training Academy. Igor is having some discomfort when he brings the KBs down on his torso, due to an injury sustained at the European Championships the week before. You can see the blood stains on the lower left side of his shirt. At the end of the video he is talking with Kettlebell Sport legend Sergey Mishin, 20 time Champion of Russia.
Igor went on to win the Russian Championship two weeks later in Western Russia. Igor’s best results in the Jerk have come under the coaching of Rudnev, who has helped him go from 147 to 159 reps in the Jerk. 12 reps is an 8% improvement – a huge jump at this elite level.
He is also being filmed by Vladimir Tikhonov, KB Sport author, researcher and scientist, who helps analyze sport technique for the Russian Team, which is the best in the world.