kettlebell

Hi. I am currently practicing performing a right-handed and left-handed clean with a 12kg kettle-bell. I would appreciate a brief review and comment on my form as posted in below videos. I am still in "practice" phase, and I assume I will need many reps over months to get it right. Random...

Age 29 Gender Male Program Simple and Sinister to Timed Simple Standard What I've been Up To and the Reason for a New Log Just got done Phase 1 of Al and Danny Kavadlos 'Get Strong' Program. I wanted to do Phase 1 to give myself a break from the bells and to really determine where I...

Started Simple and Sinister today! I would appreciate some feedback on my swing and getup form! Thanks in advance! Sorry for the whack audio, but the slo-mo is cool.

Hi. I am currently practicing the kettle-bell clean. I practice with a 12kg and 16kg. However, I must eventually transition to performing the double clean. However, my gym does not have enough kettle-bells. It only has the following weights. 2x of 10kg 1x of 12kg 1x of 14kg 1x of 16kg 1x of...

Was re-reading the RKC and this line caught my eye: "Each session do as few or as many exercises as you wish but do not work equally hard on every one of them." Pavel then explains that a hard day for one exercise should be an easy day for another. I am curious how this method compares to newer...

Would you kind enough to check my form and give feedback? I feel like I have different technique between my left and right hand. With my left I tend to swing the KB to parallel and then pull my shoulders and elbow back before thrusting upwards. With my right I tend to pull my shoulder on the...

I hope all is well! Does anyone here have a military press program I could do with S&S on off days? Or a military press program I could use by itself? Would y’all recommend doing pull ups super settled with kettlebell military press? Thank y’all for your posts and advice in advance. Jon B

Hi everyone. I spent most of last summer rucking with just my 35lb kettlebell in an old backpack. Worked great, felt great. At the end of the summer I upgraded to a goruck setup with weight plates. I actually don't love the backpack and just prefer the KB approach. Before just going all in on...

Hey folks, So, every summer me and some friends head out to my friends "cabin" (it's actually an old school with a house attached, his childhood home), and spend a weekend there cooking, drinking and playing sports. Usually these are traditional MANLY events like the shot put, javelin and...

Question: what plan/program to do next? Access to equipment: 1x24 KB, 2x32 KB, 2x40 KB, 1x48 KB, bodyweight, 20kg Weight West, floor. Goal: - Log press 120kg - DL 215kg for reps - One hand anyhow BW over head - Farmers walk 130kg (per hand) 15+15m THIS is the problem. My goals are not...

Hi all and Happy New Year to you. A quick question - if you only have access to dumbbells what are your preferred 'swing' variations or alternatives? Seems like there's quite a few and none seem to replace the kettlebell but I only have dumbbells for the time being so was interested to know...

Hi everybody, I am new here, so please be gentle:) I am a 40-year-old police officer. Just a couple of weeks ago, I bought Pavel's book about Q&D training method and started training accordingly. I find it great for my needs due to its minimalism and simplicity. Besides crazy working hours as...

I've just bought the online Simple & Sinister course and want to take it seriously. I also want to be minimalistic here so I don't want to pursue multiple programs at once. Has anyone been pursuing this S&S program ONLY and what benefits do you notice after 1 month, 3 months, or 12 months?

I'm on vacation and couldn't bring my kettlebell on the flight. The hotel gym has an selection of dumbbells and I'm wondering what are some exercises I can do with dumbbells that are similar to kettlebell movements? Or really any strength building movements with dumbbells?

I had a 12kg bell sitting unused for quite a while before I bought the S&S book last year. I began to experiment a little while reading the book with the different movements, from the warmup to the prying goblet squat. When I came to the Turkish Get Up, I found that 12kg was too heavy as I could...

Started this a couple weeks ago, after tweaking shoulder and needing to pivot to lighter weight. @32 years old, it seems like it’s tough to put together a full year, or even 6 months without a minor setback. After having a daughter now, I’m finding myself more focused on staying lean and not...

Greetings everyone, Awhile ago I posted about my first kettlebell injury from doing one arm swings doing “Simple & Sinister” with a 16 kg kettlebell. I took a month long break after feeling the sensation of pulling a muscle in the lower left of my back. I have done Pavel’s RKC program minimum...

I was wondering. For the S&S, can we replace TGU with a strict press? Either waving, or step-loading. For step-loading, we can do 5 sets of 3-5 reps, and gradually replace the bell per set, just like with TGU. And we can try to add reps, if they are below 5. Just in case I will not be able to to...

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I was wondering: in some programs there is a recommendation to do heavy partial getups. I don't get it. Partial would refer probably to "to the elbow - to the hand" transition and back. This would be the heaviest part of a getup. I just fail to see how loading this heavy is a valid option...