porvida
Level 5 Valued Member
At first blush this may sound like another crazy idea where an amateur wants to mess with perfection. But, allow me to explain why I am asking this question.
I have been following barbell program for the last six months. While I made some significant strength gains and added some mass I have developed more stiffness and joint pain. As a result, I decided to switch back to kettlebells for a while. I am currently in week 5 of kettlebell muscle. I am really enjoying training with kb's again. Not only are my training sessions shorter, but I am already feeling less stiffness and joint pain. I plan to finish all 12 weeks of Kettlebell Muscle.
I just finished re-reading RTK and am considering following it for a while. However, I have some questions. RTK is written with the mindset that the trainee does not own a barbell. Thus, the program modifies some rep schemes (eg. For deadlifts) to compensate for the lack of a barbell.
I totally understand and respect the design of RTK. However, I am concerned that the progress I have made on my barbell squat and deadlift will be lost after 12 weeks of KMand then several cycles of RTK. This raises my question, is there a way to incorporate a barbell with RTK since I have one?
I am considering just using the barbell for the squats (using the same RTK reps etc) and for the deadlifts (but switching to lower reps to account for the heavier weight available with a barbell).
I realize I would not be following RTK, but I like the idea of RTK block training and would like to focus on KBs for a while without losing the gains I made on barbell squats and deadlift.
Is this the proverbial case of a guy who wants to have his cake and eat it too?
I have been following barbell program for the last six months. While I made some significant strength gains and added some mass I have developed more stiffness and joint pain. As a result, I decided to switch back to kettlebells for a while. I am currently in week 5 of kettlebell muscle. I am really enjoying training with kb's again. Not only are my training sessions shorter, but I am already feeling less stiffness and joint pain. I plan to finish all 12 weeks of Kettlebell Muscle.
I just finished re-reading RTK and am considering following it for a while. However, I have some questions. RTK is written with the mindset that the trainee does not own a barbell. Thus, the program modifies some rep schemes (eg. For deadlifts) to compensate for the lack of a barbell.
I totally understand and respect the design of RTK. However, I am concerned that the progress I have made on my barbell squat and deadlift will be lost after 12 weeks of KMand then several cycles of RTK. This raises my question, is there a way to incorporate a barbell with RTK since I have one?
I am considering just using the barbell for the squats (using the same RTK reps etc) and for the deadlifts (but switching to lower reps to account for the heavier weight available with a barbell).
I realize I would not be following RTK, but I like the idea of RTK block training and would like to focus on KBs for a while without losing the gains I made on barbell squats and deadlift.
Is this the proverbial case of a guy who wants to have his cake and eat it too?