Morris Maxin

I am 54 years old and have been training and competing with kettlebells for one year. I attended a two day course hosted by Kettlebell Nottingham (KBN) in July 2013 with Francesco. It was an amazing and challenging weekend which covered all the details of kettlebell sport technique and training together with great tips for flexibility and stretching. Just before the course with Francesco I had competed in my first competition doing biathlon with a 12kg kettlebell. In that competition I achieved 140 reps in the snatch and 112 in the jerk. I have just (February 2014) competed in my second competition with a 12kg kettlebell (biathlon) achieving a fantastic 209 reps for snatch and 137 reps for jerk. My technique since training with Francesco has improved so much, which has enabled me to achieve more repetitions in competition. It has definitely been the advice given by Francesco that has helped me achieve this great result. I am now looking forward to gaining even better technique and competing with a 16kg kettlebell. I know that I will only do this through hard training and excellent technique.