We have been having fun with kettlebells over here. Not only do we swing and snatch them, but we paint ‘em too!

You have seen my blue-green 24 kilo creation and the candy apple Big Red 32 kg paperweight. Those were my modest attempts at kettlebell creativity and about as far as I want to go. I would rather go ballistic with them.

Torri Lehman painted this beauty and recently presented Val with her own customized hot pink kettlebell. In the works is one for a female MMA fighter and another for Todd Medina’s Fight School adjacent to our training pit in Costa Mesa, CA.

If you would like to get a kettlebell or two or three and then get them painted by Torri, contact Val at Val’s Kettlebells. Just click the tab at the top of this page.

Ok, ladies, let’s get to some kettlebell swingin’.

Pictured above is the first of my kettlebells to get painted, the 24 kg. It turned out well, don’t you think? Not as easy as coloring easter eggs, though. Should you desire your own painted kettlebells, you’ll find the “how-to” to be straightforward.

My warm-up today included use of the Elite rings.
Ring Pushups: 25/25.
Ring Dips: 5/5.
Ring Push-ups: 25/25.
Ring Pull-ups: 4/4/4.
Sit-ups: 40/40.
Overhead Squats and Dislocates: 15/15/15.
Back Extensions: 25/25

The rest of the workout was all 24 kg kettlebell.
Deadlifts: 3×10
Swings, two-handed (2): 30/30; hand-to-hand (H2H): 30. (90 reps)
Snatch: 5-5/5-5/5-5/10-10/10-10/12-12/10-10. (114 reps)