Dictionary

girya en · NOUN

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian ги́ря (gírja).

Meanings

1. A kettlebell; a weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.
   • Also called kettlebell sport, this is a Russian national sport in which the girya (kettlebell) is used either in single or double form to accumulate as many repetitions as possible in 10 minutes in order to compare one lifter with the next in a sporting framework. 2014, Steve Cotter, Kettlebell Training:
   • He slammed the giryas back down on the rubber-matted floor. 2008, Raffi Yessayan, Eight in the Box: A Novel of Suspense, page 145:
   • Kettlebells, which are Russian in origin (called girya), are believed to have been around since the early 1700s. 2011, Dave Randolph, The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook, page 9:
   • Soon the farmers began challenging each other to feats of strength using the girya. 2018, Mark Vella, New Anatomy for Strength & Fitness Training:

Forms

Synonyms

kettlebell