Tom Flint
Level 6 Valued Member
I’ve been running Return of the Kettlebell for seven weeks and I’m loving it, but because of my impatience to get going, I started it without being lean enough (for my satisfaction) to use it as a bulking program. As a consequence, the 32s are taking it out me in a caloric deficit as they’re right on a hard 6RM for the double MP.
I’m about to be limited to 24s (my 14RM) for a few weeks for work (hotel has a very well-stocked gym) so I was thinking I was stuck with changing programs, aiming for fat loss/conditioning instead.
However, I’ve realised today that this limitation my be a blessing in disguise. With Pavel’s recommendation of a 5-15RM, I can turn RoTK into a lighter, lower stress experience on a deficit, shorten the rests, get some fat loss and improved conditioning, all within the published parameters, and I can avoid doing that thing I swore long ago that I’d never do again: program hop.
Once I’m lean enough, I can push it a little more with food and intensity, and stick with RoTK for the long haul as planned.
How do you all approach these dilemmas if and when they pop up for you? Do you ever find yourself changing tack mid-program because you’ve misjudged an element in your psychology or your physical capacity?
I’m about to be limited to 24s (my 14RM) for a few weeks for work (hotel has a very well-stocked gym) so I was thinking I was stuck with changing programs, aiming for fat loss/conditioning instead.
However, I’ve realised today that this limitation my be a blessing in disguise. With Pavel’s recommendation of a 5-15RM, I can turn RoTK into a lighter, lower stress experience on a deficit, shorten the rests, get some fat loss and improved conditioning, all within the published parameters, and I can avoid doing that thing I swore long ago that I’d never do again: program hop.
Once I’m lean enough, I can push it a little more with food and intensity, and stick with RoTK for the long haul as planned.
How do you all approach these dilemmas if and when they pop up for you? Do you ever find yourself changing tack mid-program because you’ve misjudged an element in your psychology or your physical capacity?