Kettlebell Newbie

Posted on Aug 22, 2007 - 10:31pm by MarkFu in Kettlebells, Training Log

My first exposure to kettlebells came last year when I was training at Crossfit Marina. Crossfit occasionally has kettlebell swings in their WODs and I was persuaded to stay with the 16 kg bells for a while before moving to the 24 kg. That made sense to me, but that was really all I did with kettelbells. I attended a KB Seminar last year at Valley Crossfit (see photo album) and learned a few more exercises but once I left there had no further opportunity for practice. That is, until Val bought me a 20 kg bell for my birthday. (Came without a chain, thank God)!

I only had a short period in which to train today, so I thought I would see what I could do as a complete neophyte in 20-25 minutes.

Kettlebell Swings: 3×30; 10 for two-handed, 20 L, 10 R
Kettlebell Swings: 3×10; two-handed, 2×15, two-handed
Clean & Press (Step) Ladder: each arm, 1×6, 2×5, 3×5, 2×5, 1×5
Front Squats: 1 set of 5 reps each arm

That may not be much work, but I came away with a greater appreciation for what can be done with kettlebells and a pretty good workout to boot. I like ‘em!

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