Info originally found from the blog of Caestus (Finland´s Girevoy Sport History « Caestus: The Extreme Girevoy Sport Records Blog) and also in the book Raskasta Rautaa by Finnish Weightlifting Federation (http://www.painonnosto.fi/portal/fi/liitto/verkkokauppa/kirjat_ja_oppaat/raskasta_rautaa/)
”Karl Fazer wins weightlifting competition in 1888 with two new Russian records in Saint Petersburg, Russia (Finland was part of Russia). Karl Fazer Jerks with one hand 16,4 kg (1 pood) kettlebell and winning results was right hand 112 times and left hand 85 times.”
Karl Fazer is most well known in Finland because he’s the founder of the chocolate company Fazer. But, he was also the first finnish girevik!
To honor his record, made 120 years ago, here’s a challenge named after him:
The Karl Fazer Challenge:
16kg (women 8kg):
one arm jerk, one hand switch, unlimited time, no setting the bell down
only the reps after 197 are taken into account.
Please, post your scores to the comments 🙂
In finnish:
miehet 16kg, naiset 8kg
yhden käden työntö yhdellä kädenvaihdolla, kuulaa ei saa laskea välillä alas. Pisteitä aletaan laskea kun 197 toistoa on tehty. Ei aikarajaa. Voit laittaa tuloksesti kommentteihin 🙂
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Also, don’t forget to eat that good blue chocolate after your work is done! 🙂
EDIT: Päivitetty sivu Karl Fazerista suomeksi: http://www.fazer.fi/Pala-Fazeria-Blogi/Dates/2012/1/Tiesitko-taman-Karl-Fazerista/
http://www.fazermakeiset.fi/en/KarlFazer/History.aspx
Totuus löytyy raudasta 
Most interesting! And such a good idea with the challenge.
Maybe, the ”Karl Fazer Test” could even be like an institutionalized trial (a bit like the ssst) where lifters could rank.
120 years ago… very fashinating.
Just to confirm the challenge is with a 16kg bell?
197+ reps any how, so snatches, jerks, long cycle?
Also are you allowed to set the bell down?
And what is the last day of the challenge?
HI Boris. One hand jerks, one hand switch and no setting the bell down. No last day, this will go on and on. 🙂
An ongoing challenge, yes it should take a bit of time to get over 197 I’d say!
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