Meaning of girya | Babel Free

Definitions

A kettlebell; a weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

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“He slammed the giryas back down on the rubber-matted floor.”

“Kettlebells, which are Russian in origin (called girya), are believed to have⟳ been around since the early 1700s.”

“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.”

“Soon the farmers began challenging each other to feats of strength using the girya.”

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