Hardstyle Kettlebell Swings vs. Kettlebell Sport Kettlebell Swings 

Thank you for having one of what seems to be the only videos on youtube clearly differentiating and explaining the two styles!

Sport looks like a dance, hard style looks like a fight

Hardstyle for life.

Been watching lots of Kettlebell technique videos and this is the first I've seen to show the Sport style. Looks worth a try.

What a great video on the difference between hardstyle and sport! Thanks for making this!

Hard style = sprint, hardcore endocrine response, taxing the phosphocreatine system and brushing the glycolitic system. Sport style = durability, slightly less hardcore endocrine response, balance, coordination, taxing the glycolitic system and brushing the anaerobic system. Both have their places. Both have pros and cons. Its the 100m dash vs the 1 mile.

You are all winners in my book! Thanks for the video.

Love this! Kb's are my favorite!

Very nice analysis And Demos!

Personally, I compete and coach kettlebell sport but it's not an "either or" situation. It's true that if you want to compete in kettlebell sport, then that most of what you will do will be sport specific. If you want to achieve a certificate in hardstyle training, then yes, you need to train in that modality. BUT it doesn't mean it's for life!! You can train and compete in kettlebell sport and add hardstyle conditioning for extra general fitness and vice versa! People like to think in black and white terms like "it's them or us, this or that" and it's not the case. Each modality is different, has different goals. Both styles compliment each other in a way because they are the opposite of each other but have the same roots. Both have pros and cons. Just lift and enjoy your training!

I find doing both styles for certain exercises is really beneficial

Only just learned about KB sport swing yesterday, cool to see side by side

Good video. I was wondering why my back fatigues when I increase reps.

Great video!

as a grappler i use both for different reasons. I do mix kettlebells Calesthenics and powerlifts as my s&c programming beside fight practice. works fine

The answer is, "IT DEPENDS"! I see the benefit of both methods and how personal fitness goals would affect which would be more beneficial. I have to admit that Brittany looks amazing! I heard her on your podcast a while back. Keep up the great content. 🤓

Great video by the way!!👌🔥👍🔥💪 Asking which style is better hard style or sports style is the same as asking who is smarter civil engineer or chemical engineer!!!???? It is an illogical question!! Both have different characteristics and both are extremely beneficial!!!!

Use them both !!

Great informative video as always. I prefer hardstyle at 58 yrs. But can understand why KB enthusiasts migrate to sport for the challenge.

Both are best. No reason not to learn them both. Two different styles for two different goals.

It depends on what your goals are, if you wanna be a kettlebell sport lifter then go with the sportstyle... if you wanna be better in boxing or any other fightsport or something to improve your overall power then go for the hardstyle.... if building muscle is your goal. Take hardstyle.... endurance.... take sportstyle.... i did sportstyle and i liked it... but i prefer hardstyle....

When I see hardstyle I think of the music lol

Nice 💪

I like doing both. Hard style for power and sports for endurance. The sports style is also a nice way to measure progress.

I've always done the 'hard-style' as at the time of starting, that was the only option available. I always thought you were meant to get it to around chest height, with straight arms? It's a lot more taxing that way. Great exercise in any variation.

Excellent demonstration!!! I use both types of swings: hardstyle and kettlebell sport for the most well rounded training program possible. Power & strength / high intensity - hardstyle, and speed / efficiency & heavier weight - kettlebell sport. Both types of bells are must have training implements!

Will the sport style be easier for the lower back? When I do the regular way my back hurts the next day

What's with the bent arms on that hard style swing?

Wow. Crown to coccyx alignment. Very rare to see on RU-vid.

Hi, I did hardstyle swings for a 4-5 months completing 40,000 reps in total. That fatigued my knee completely and my knee would click while climbing stairs. However now after taking a couple of years of break, I am back to it with more of a endurance style swing demonstrated by Brittany.. you can see the huge difference of the swings on the knee here. So choose wisely..

The swing which uses the most muscle groups to perform it is best for the average person. The more muscle involved the more efficient and functional the workout. However; I use both swing styles to target my posterior chain in one set then up my workout efficiency and functionality of strength with the other.

Soft style can be performed with arms bent a little more, all styles are effective, just pick what suits you and your goals, it's a tool, you choose how to work with it 👍

Snatch and jerk are two main kettlebell exercises. So the swing that helps you to prepare for snatch is better. Besides sport-style looks prettier.

so how much weight does a person 5'9 ft tall, 155 lb use for both styles , hard and sport style?

If you're a martial artist, soldier, or just wanting to stay fit at home: hardstyle. If you are into CrossFit or doing competitive kettlebell events: Kettlebell Sport

My KB work has gotten a little more "sporty" lately. I hyperextended my knee doing hard style cleans about a month ago and the sport style feels a little better. I worry more about the knees going into lockout that quickly with the hard style now. My swings are usually more hard style but cleans and snatch are not.

I noticed she has a double knee bend throughout her reps, and his single knee bend was very minimal.

I like both. But I dislike the crossfit swing aka the American Kettlebell Swing (I'm not unpatriotic) I feel its just a waste of energy. But thats just my opinion. Im still new to kettlebells started October of 2019.

Team Adam !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love kettlebells.

Do both!! Cycle back and forth.

I naturally gravitated to hard style when I started doing these a few days ago. Guess I'm hard as FUCK

Seems like the difference between weightlifting and CrossFit

only thing sport kettle bell does not have a 2 handed swing, one handed snatch, one handed press, pressing 2 kettle in one hand each....2 handed swing is a kettle bell fitness movement, watch some kettle bell sport contest, you will never see it

Brittany is amazing

Its not about BETTER. DO BOTH ..why limit you! Blend ..

Hard style produces more power by far. It's more ballistic. I'm not sure you can get that benefit from a sport style swing. But I don't see anything in the sport style that you're not getting from doing hard style. Plus sport style just looks hysterical. I laugh every time I see someone doing it. Just reminds me of the dudes in the gym who do bicep curls with lots of body movement.

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Her swing doesn't look like any kettlebell seeing I've ever seen. Is that supposed to be the "normal" way to do it?

Hard style

must be a prerequisite to wear short shorts when doing hardstyle swings

Just my honest and unprofessional opinion: for swings, hardstyle is superior. For snatches and clean and jerks, sport style is better.

"It depends"? Really? If your goal is to compete in Girevoy Sport (99.9% of people won't even know what that is) then the sport swing is for you. If you're doing kettlebells for ANY normal fitness result like fat loss, muscle gain, strength training, etc. then the hard style swing is the only way to go. Not telling people this is wrong. The sports swing doesn't extend the hips or knees meaning you never develop the glutes or quads properly. Basically for 99.9% of people the sports swing is a complete waste of time.

Sport swing is more about building upward momentum, because you're not training to swing the kettlebell, you're training to clean and snatch the kettlebell.

If your kettlebell training for any assistance to sports/martial arts then hard style is way better.

Pavel would beat you up and kick you out the gym if he saw you doing that "sports swing"...

Hardstyle Swing or Don't bother!!!!!

Sport style is as same as pull up of crossfit..ı mean how crossfit pull up is shit, same as sport style swing is looking shit

Real hard-style swing should be done with straight arms, maintaining tension in biceps and triceps and packaging the shoulders with lats activation.

Watching Lebe Stark and Pavel Tsatsouline this explanation is wrong. It's the opposite way around.

"Hardstyle" is a silly gimmick, like doing 15lb cleans with an aerobic bar. The strong hip extension comes from a heavy bell/resistance, not by trying to consciously or "artificially" add tension/power by doing hardstyle with a child's toy. Practice, use heavier bells, and your technique will improve alongside, which will end up looking like competitors'.

This is just butchering the technique, hurts my eyes and breaks my KB heart. I understand the idea, but no man, just NO. Hardstyle is the way. And just on a side note, his technique on the KB swing is also up for a little adjustment.

Kettle sport swing is done with 1 arm. Please consider getting your training from an actual professional and not what you see from youtube.

Hardstyle Seems way better for building strength,.power and for having a real benefit to the body, the other style seems like it doesn't really provide any benefit whatsoever.