Denis Vasilev

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Denis Vasilev

11 times World Champion in Kettlebell Sport;
Master Coach at Orange Kettlebell Club
I'm competing still and sharing my experience.

Teaching Kettlebell Sport "in-person" and ON-LINE to everyone who's interested: Beginners, Amateurs, Professional lifters.

10/28/2026

All American Kettlebell Open 2026
HIGHLIGHTS

10 minutes Kettlebell Sport SN**CH 24kg
Right Arm: 161reps
Left Arm: 107reps

Photo Credits to : Del Wilson
Del wilson

Grateful to the Team Dana Zornes and personally to Dana Zornes for amazing competition!

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10/26/2026

Workout of the day.
JERK 2x20kg:
2’ x 3sets (2’ rest)
18,20/ 19,20/ 20,23reps

SN**CH 20kg:
6min Left First
L75+R75. Total 150reps

JUMP SQUATS (60”w+1’r) x 2sets
52/ 55reps

It’s getting more interesting, Jerk is feeling better, more crisp and precise.

Jump Squats are painful but cool.

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10/23/2026

Upper body workout of the day:
- 10 Pull Ups
- 15 Toes-to-Bar
- 20 Dip
THREE ROUNDS
✅ General Conditioning

✅ Kettlebell Sport

Plain simple, super effective.
* Healthy shoulder cuffs, happy lats, happy biceps & forearms;
** Core strengthening, happy ABS & lower back;
*** Elbows lockout improvement (kettlebell sport), happy triceps & pectorals.

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10/20/2026

Workout of the day:
- JERK 2x16kg: 1’,2’,3’,2’,1’ (2’,3’,3’,2’ rest)
21/ 20,21/ 20,21,23/ 21,24/ 25reps

- SN**CH 16kg: 10min TEST
Right arm 125 + Left arm 125. Total 250reps

- Jump Squats (45”w+1’r) x 3sets (38/ 40/ 40reps)

[Pull Ups 10rp, Toes to Bar/ 12rp, Dips 15rp] x TWO ROUNDS

Very good workout, yet pleasant.
Very light yellow kettlebells , jump squats hurt though, but I like it! 😅

As the beginning of the new training cycle should be 🙌

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10/16/2026

268reps SN**CH 24kg
161reps - Right arm (6min)
107rep - Left arm.

All American Kettlebell Open
at Mr. America 2026

As always, incredibly well organized competition.
Grateful for invitation and kind hospitality to Dana Zornes

Was great to hang out with old friends and meet the new ones !

Thanks to everyone who has shown interest and worked with me on Friday 🙏🤝

Very happy with my Saturday performance.
I would be happy with 260reps.
But felt real good that day and had no problems with the grip or cardio.
268reps was comfortable!

I am already looking forward to the next year !

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10/06/2026

Let those quads burn! 🔥🔥🔥

Think jump squats with no extra weight are no big deal?
Give this a try!

This leg-conditioning workout comes from elite speed skiers—and it gets intense fast.

The progression:
- Start with 3 sets × 30 seconds of work.
- Gradually build up to 6 sets × 60 seconds.
- Rest 1 minute between sets.
- Pace: 50–60 reps per minute.

I’m one-third of the way through the program.
Here’s today’s workout:

6 sets × 30 seconds of work
1 minute of rest between sets
Reps: 25 / 25 / 25 / 25 / 35 / 26

Total of 151 jump squats.

10/03/2026

The 15th Annual California Open Kettlebell Sport Lifting Championship
Serving as the 2027 IKO World Championship for Clubs & Individuals

📅 February 27, 2027 | 12:30 PM PST
📍 SWEAT GYM
5315 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA

A tradition since 2013—and you’re invited to be part of it!

Whether this is your first competition or your next big challenge, come lift, connect with the community, and stay for some training at the gym. We can’t wait to welcome you! 💪

🎥 CAN’T JOIN US IN PERSON?
Compete by video submission!
Feb 22, 8 AM – Feb 26, 11 PM PST.
Record your body weigh-in, kettlebell weigh-in, and set in one continuous video, with your entire body visible during overhead fixation.
Email your submission to:
[email protected]

⚖️ IN-PERSON WEIGH-INS
• Feb 26: 5–6 PM
• Feb 27: 11–11:30 AM

🎟️ REGISTRATION
• Early Bird: $50 through Oct 30, 2026
• Regular: $75 through Jan 31, 2027
• Late: $100 through Feb 21, 2027

FREE registration for:
✅ MS, MSIC & HMS lifters competing in at least one qualifying 10-minute event: Double Long Cycle, Double Jerk, Sn**ch (one hand switch), or Double Half Sn**ch.
Ranks from any recognized kettlebell federation accepted.
✅ Club/team leaders who participate in judging in person and/or for video submissions.

🏋️ COMPETITION KETTLEBELLS
Men: 16, 20, 24, 28 & 32 kg
Women: 8, 12, 16, 20 & 24 kg

🏅 AWARDS
• In-person lifters: printed diploma + medal
• Video lifters: high-resolution printable PDF diploma
• Male & female absolute winners in each exercise: prizes from PRO Kettlebell!

📋 Official IKO rules and ranking tables apply. Weight classes with fewer than three participants will be combined with the next heavier class.

Tickets are nonrefundable, but unused tickets may be applied toward Cali Open 2028 or NORCAL 2027.

🌐 Registration, rules, rankings & video instructions:
kettlebellworld.org

Questions or special requests?
✉️ [email protected]
✉️ [email protected]

09/11/2026

46reps DHS 2 x 32kg in 5min !
Pace: 9,9,9,9,10reps

That’s my new personal record.
But also the hardest.
First three minutes were quite comfortable actually.
On the 4th minute exhaustion began to build up.
Last 30 seconds of the last minute were the hardest.
Mainly because I wasn’t giving up on pace - I was accelerating despite my body telling me to slowdown.

And that’s a dangerous territory.
I wasn’t regenerating enough energy between reps to perform a good rep, you can see the timing is a bit off- shallow under squat and late elbows lockout ( right worse than left)

Well, I wanted those 46reps badly and put everything on the table.
I’m very happy I pulled it off.
Now, the mirror work, have 2 weeks before the 7min test.
Will be watching my reflection. Tracking the 2nd did depth and the right elbow lockout.

There is no way you get board with kettlebell sport , even after 27 continuous years of practice.

Address

4425 Linden Street
Oakland, CA
94608

Website

http://denisvasilevkettlebell.com/

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