Abraiz
Level 4 Valued Member
Hi.
I got a 16 kg kettlebell some time back. Started with S&S. Progressed a bit then fell off the wagon. Exercised really sporadically for a couple of months. Was looking for some program that I could start and finish during the ongoing lockdown (I live in India). Searched and found this: The Hybrid Power Conditioning Program. It is 3 times a week for 6 weeks. 10 swings EMOM. Light, medium and heavy days. Starts off with 10, 12, 14 minutes respectively. You add 2 minutes every week. So you end with 20, 22, 24 minutes of 10 swings EMOM in the 6th and final week I am entering the 5th week tomorrow.
My question is where do I go after completing this? I didn't achieve the S&S standards. Should I go back to it and complete it? Can we treat S&S as a baseline program? Something you come back to after trying something else? I mean, can I do the S&S program for say 6 or 12 weeks, then try out something else or maybe the same program with a bigger bell? Or should I try out some other programs like the manmaker from ETK or something similar?
In my, admittedly uninformed, view, I think going back to S&S once I am done with this program seems pretty reasonable. Obviously you cannot be in conditioning mode all the time. Maybe 6 or 12 weeks down the line, I will try out some other stuff.
In case it helps in answering the question - I am doing kettlebell presses on alternate days and working on single leg deadlifts - bodyweight only - since I cannot seem to nail the movement yet.
Any and all answers/criticism appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I got a 16 kg kettlebell some time back. Started with S&S. Progressed a bit then fell off the wagon. Exercised really sporadically for a couple of months. Was looking for some program that I could start and finish during the ongoing lockdown (I live in India). Searched and found this: The Hybrid Power Conditioning Program. It is 3 times a week for 6 weeks. 10 swings EMOM. Light, medium and heavy days. Starts off with 10, 12, 14 minutes respectively. You add 2 minutes every week. So you end with 20, 22, 24 minutes of 10 swings EMOM in the 6th and final week I am entering the 5th week tomorrow.
My question is where do I go after completing this? I didn't achieve the S&S standards. Should I go back to it and complete it? Can we treat S&S as a baseline program? Something you come back to after trying something else? I mean, can I do the S&S program for say 6 or 12 weeks, then try out something else or maybe the same program with a bigger bell? Or should I try out some other programs like the manmaker from ETK or something similar?
In my, admittedly uninformed, view, I think going back to S&S once I am done with this program seems pretty reasonable. Obviously you cannot be in conditioning mode all the time. Maybe 6 or 12 weeks down the line, I will try out some other stuff.
In case it helps in answering the question - I am doing kettlebell presses on alternate days and working on single leg deadlifts - bodyweight only - since I cannot seem to nail the movement yet.
Any and all answers/criticism appreciated. Thanks in advance.