Old Forum doing ROP with barbell clean and press?

[shmiggins]

Hey guys and gals,

Was just after some thought on wether it would be ok to replace the kettlebell clean and press with a barbell clean and press. The gym I am using only has 20kg kettle bells and thought I wouldn't be able to progress in press strength much past that once I hit it. Perhaps people have any suggestions on a different program which uses double bells??

 

Cheers Jason.

 

[Mike Lindner]

Where are you at now and what is your ultimate goal? Is it pressing half your bodyweight and completing the 200 rep snatch test in 10 minutes?

 

[shmiggins]

At the moment I have just had 6 months off the bells due to a shoulder injury from sport, I have been physio cleared and have been doing the pm for about 2 months now, saying that I can still press my 32kg bell when I'm at home(I work away from home for 4 weeks and 1 week at home) for 1 rep each side fairly strict. My goal is to be strong and extremely fit as I will be trying out to become a firefighter. So yes I'd love to be able to press half my body weight and complete the 200 in 10 min snatch test.

 

[Steve Freides]

Jason, if you read both ETK and ROTK, you’ll learn why this might not be good. The risk is too much load on your lower back – the one-arm press is well-suited to the ROP, and the programs in ROTK should be your guide for double kettlebell work. Neither is exactly a proper guide for barbell work but ROTK would, IMHO, be closer for the reason mentioned above. The barbell also enforces a stricter groove, another reason in my mind not to try the ROP's volume with a barbell.

ROTK with double 20′s might be worth a try if it’s an appropriate weight for you – doubles are harder than singles.

Best of luck.

-S-

 

[shmiggins]

Thank you Steve. I will 're read etk. I'll start with double 16s and see how I go with them