I had been thinking about this question for a while and decided to make a thread about it when I saw that a thread had just been created for kettlebell strong or barbell strong. There might be some overlap, but I decided to proceed with the thread anyway.
i could have just as well said Starting Strength instead of 531, but the idea is the same.
i have been on basic barbell programs before, but nothing as well thought out as SS or 531. However, it seems to me that a person could gain both size and strength more effectively with a good barbell program than with ETK. Back when I did the barbell stuff, I was stronger and more bulked up, but stiffer.
It seems like joint health, mobility, and conditioning would be better with ETK. But, with the Strongfirst mentality in mind, maybe SS or 531 would be a better starting point, with light getups and swings thrown in for mobility and conditioning.
The PM is about as time efficient as it gets. I am just now getting back into after a bit of a layoff. I like the shoulder health aspect of it. I wonder if I will be able to eventually get some size from it if I work up to heavier kettlebells and eventually compress the sets. Anybody here bulk up on PM? Let's be honest here, what man doesn't want a little more muscle mass?