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Kettlebell training for me is really more about playing than working, although playing with them like in the image above could get you knocked out! I think that the concept of playing for fitness is really lacking in most people's training, especially endurance athletes. Why do all that road work when you can just play soccer for example? The health benefits would be better. I fall into that trap too though, for example my strength training is very structured because I compete in powerlifting and strongman, so kettlebell training for me has to be fun and carefree or I won't do it regularly.

I started this kettlebell workout not really knowing what I was going to do. The goal of the workout was to spark my metabolism but have fun at the same time. Once I got going I decided that I didn't want to repeat any drills so I just kept adding different ones instead. If you look at them you can see I pretty much alternated between dynamic/explosive drills and grinding drills to allow for more reps per drill.

• mobility drills (joint circles, etc)
• dynamic warm-up (lunges, push-ups, etc)
• kettlebell series 
• do one set of each drill, catch your breath and move on to the next
• done with a single 24kg kettlebell
• swing x 50
• Turkish get up x 5/5
• clean x 15/15
• halo x 8
• high pull x 15/15
• military press x 10/10
• snatch x 15/15
• renegade row x 5
• bottoms up clean x 12/12
• burpees x 20 (no kettlebell here thank God!)
• curls x 8/8
• lunge with under leg pass x 15/15
• figure 8 to hold x 10/10

If you want to make the workout more intense just reduce the rest intervals or increase the reps per drill. Another option is to use time instead of reps as your cue to switch drills. Check out the video below for an example and another great kettlebell workout idea!

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