There are numerous routes you can go when it comes to kettlebell training. After a while of practicing kettlebell juggling, I needed to switch it up. I wanted to revisit just the basic kettlebell snatch and see what I could do now.
Primarily I was interested in doing a 10 minute snatch test with multiple hand switches and seeing what kind of numbers I could get. The kettlebell juggling had been very beneficial but its still took a little time to get back into the habit of many repetitions. This goes to the SAID principle, which is specific adaptation to imposed demands. Essentially you get proficient at in particular what you do.
200 reps with the 53 lb. Kettlebell is known as a good benchmark to hit. And I had hit it in my training earlier but now I needed to surpass it.
At this time my best lives at 207 reps. But I haven’t trained with that weight for the last three weeks. What was my reasoning?
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 may return to the 53 lb. kettlebell and see how it is going. I’ve little doubt that I could improve but we are going to see by just how much. By working with different weights I feel you get miles better results.
Occasionally 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.
