Kettlebell Condensing the ETK program minimum

[Anna C]

Btw, I recall s&s does suggest doing as many swings as possible in a row once every two weeks I think... ? Might be a bit overlooked part of the program? I must admit I never did it during last 14 months.

Yes, and everyone seems to forget this part, or conveniently elect not to do it

My very first post on this forum was about that, 5 years ago: S&S Continuous Swings

I think what got lost in translation (or not explained in the S&S book) is that continuous swings have to be done a little differently than the normal S&S swings. As Pavel said in that thread, "your swings should still be explosive, although take a lot less effort. Like an experienced fighter who decides to work on a bag for 10min or more and is having a good time."

One time, I hit a rhythm with 16kg continous swings and got to 300 reps before I set the bell down. Felt like I could have gone on forever. Felt like it was something I should do more often. Never did it again since. Ha.

 

[MarkSch]

Yes, and everyone seems to forget this part, or conveniently elect not to do it

Heh. Well, uh...I did, or tried to.

My second time through S&S, I paid a lot more attention to the alternate swing methods, and found them really helpful. Shadow swings when I was tired / low energy, and non stop swings about every two weeks. I found that these really helped in breaking though barriers: making my regular swings more powerful, less tiring, shorter recovery, etc.