Suples Fit® Level 1 Certification
Bulgarian Bag Certification.
An entire gym in one implement.
One full day of hands-on training in the Suples Bulgarian Bag system. You'll leave certified, whether you're coaching others or training for yourself.
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The foundation of the
Bulgarian Bag Training System.
Level 1 introduces the foundational techniques and signature exercises of the Bulgarian Bag Training System. You leave qualified to teach Bulgarian Bag workouts and fitness classes, with the coaching cues and progressions to do it well.
- The four signature dynamic movementsProgressions and coaching cues for the Spin, Arm Throw, Snatch, and Swing Squat.
- 50+ muscle-targeted exercisesA full exercise library you can use the next day, with clients or on your own.
- Programming protocolsHow to build sessions for muscular endurance, speed and power, strength, and more.
- Official certificationAn 8-hour course, finished with a certificate from Suples Training Systems and the title Bulgarian Bag Suples Fit, Level 1 Certified.
Key Details
- Date
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Location
- Primal Fusion Fitness
2900 Cardinal Drive, Manchaca, TX 78652
(Austin, Texas area) - Length
- 8 hours
- Certification
- Valid for 3 years
- Prerequisites
- None
- You earn
- Bulgarian Bag Suples Fit, Level 1 Certified
- Investment
- $575
See what the day
looks like.
A look inside a Bulgarian Bag certification, and what coaches and athletes had to say after.
Open to every level.
No experience needed.
Start with the fundamentals
Maybe you've never trained with a Bulgarian Bag, or you've only played around with one. There are no prerequisites. The day starts with the fundamentals and builds from there.
Teach it with confidence
You want to bring the bag to your clients or classes. You'll leave with the cues, progressions, and session structures to coach it well, and certified to teach Bulgarian Bag workouts and fitness classes.
Go deeper in your own training
Maybe the bag has been part of your training for years and you want to understand it fully. You'll learn the system the way Suples teaches it, and see a tool you already love in a new way.
With Ivan Ivanov, inventor of the Bulgarian Bag.
Years of learning
from Ivan Ivanov.
The Bulgarian Bag has been a staple in my own training for close to 15 years. Before every certification I teach, I spend the weeks leading up to it training with nothing else. It's an entire gym in one implement, and I still learn something every time I pick it up.
Most of what I know about the bag came from Ivan Ivanov. Ivan invented it. He's a former Olympian and coached the US Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. I've been teaching his system for nearly 7 years, and I've spent weeks at a time in Boise, Idaho, training and learning alongside him and his family.
Today I teach these certifications around the world, mostly to coaches and trainers who want to program the bag well for the people they work with. I've certified hundreds of them, from universities and elite training facilities to small gyms and wellness programs.
Having your own bag means you can keep practicing what you learn as soon as you get home.
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A skill you'll teach for years.
There are no prerequisites, and you don't need any experience with the bag. Register now to hold your spot.
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