Delaine Ross

Delaine began her kettlebell journey nearly 12 years ago when she stumbled on kettlebell almost by accident. She was tired of spending 2 hours a day 6 days a week at the gym running on a treadmill, doing isolated muscle training and stretch classes. She heard on the radio that there was a way to get strength, cardio, and mobility work all done at the same time and shave hours off of your workout time while getting better results. It sounded too good to be true but she tried it out anyway. After one class, she was hooked. Lucky for her, the instructor was Brett Jones- one of the biggest names in kettlebell training- who encouraged her to get certified. 2 years later, she opened Condition Kettlebell Gym and ran it for 8 years in Atlanta. In 2012, she was appointed a Senior StrongFirst Instructor by Pavel Tsatsouline (the man credited with the resurgence of kettlebell training in America) and teaches kettlebell certifications worldwide. Her latest effort is working for The Phoenix, a non-profit that spreads sober fitness programming throughout the United States showing recovering drug addicts and alcoholics that they are stronger than stigma.