Lighter and Heavier Kettlebells

There are several routes you can go when it comes to kettlebell training. After a long while of practicing kettlebell juggling, I wanted to switch it up. I needed to revisit just the basic kettlebell snatch and see how far I could take it.

Basically I had an interest in doing a 10 minute snatch test with multiple hand switches and seeing what sort of numbers I could get. The kettlebell juggling had helped me out but its still took a little time to get into the groove of many repetitions. This goes to the SAID principle, which is specific adaptation to imposed demands. Fundamentally you become proficient at specifically what you do.

200 reps with the 53 lb. Kettlebell is commonly known as a good goal to hit. And I had hit it previously but now I wanted to pass it.

Now my best resides at 207 reps. But I haven’t used that weight for the past 3 weeks. Why?

I started a tiny bit of an experiment. A week back I did the test with the 70 lb. Kettlebell and scored 136 total reps. This left me sore for a few days. My main goal here was to get use to a bigger weight.

This morning I determined to use the lighter bell, only 35 lbs. Hit 250 without much trouble. My goal here was to boost speed, which I felt I was lacking earlier. And let me tell you this is a very fast pace. Can’t go much faster at all at this time.

Next week I could return to the 53 lb. kettlebell and see how it is going. I’ve little question that I’ll improve but we will see by just how much. By working heavier and lighter I feel you get far better results.

Infrequently its to your benefit to work with other weights, for higher or lower reps, especially if you’ve hit a plateau.

Todd Ludgren is a writer for Legendary Strength where you will find much more on strength training from kettlebell training programs to feats of strength.