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One of the toughest things I’ve noticed that people have with embracing kettlebell training is the concept that, when programmed correctly, the KB (or KBs) are truly a “one-stop-shop” for Joe or Jane Average.
And look, I get it - no one likes to think of themselves as “average.”
So, by the very fact that you’re even using KBs no longer means you fall into that average category.
When I was coming up, we always split our strength work and our conditioning work.
I trained my upper body with weights for wrestling - bodybuilding style, and I had my legs and more importantly - my wind - covered from running.
Later, after incorporating Squats and Deadlifts and direct leg work in general, “cardio” was always done on “off” days.
And for many of us, that mindset has carried over to KB training.
In fact, I just got an email the other day, from someone who was seeing his arms, shoulders and legs grow, and the fat around his waist melt, from doing one of my KB complex programs.
Even though he was getting great results, he still felt the need to ask if he should “do cardio on his off days.”
Look, if you’re single, or you don’t have kiddos, or they’ve left the nest and you have the time, energy, and the ability to recover from “extra cardio,” then by all means, do a little extra, especially now that Zone 2 cardio is all the rage.
Or you could take FULL ADVANTAGE of the Power of the Kettlebell (kinda like the “Power of Greyskull” from the 1980s “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” cartoon - but I digress)...
And “bake in” your cardio… Your muscle-building… And your strength training into the same program - the same workout session even.
Again, it’s all how you set it up.
That’s the beauty of kettlebell training.
It’s wonderfully flexible.
Take the Clean + Jerk for example.
(Or Push Press if you don’t have the mobility to perform the Jerk.)
Using this one “simple” exercise, you can train to: