How to work through the tutorials. 

Here are a few suggestions as to how to work through the tutorials. 

I don’t want you to become overwhelmed. 

If you are a complete beginner, work from the very first tutorial and give it a few days of practice before moving on. Practice means just that, practice. It’s not a workout. 

Do not get too fatigued in these sessions. 

Once you are happy with each tutorial, move onto the next one. When you have 3-4 of these under your belt, put them into a simple workout format. For example, 30 seconds work with 30 seconds rest. So, it may look like this 

• Swings x 30 seconds. 
• Rest 30 seconds 
• Goblet squats x 30 seconds 
• Rest 30 seconds 
• Clean and press Right hand 30 seconds 
• Rest 30 seconds 
• Clean and press Left hand 30 seconds 
• Rest 2-3 minutes before repeating. 

This is a way of practising the movements whilst in a format representing a workout. 

This will be of benefit once you get to the first ‘Work-along video’ as you will already be getting used to combining exercises in a specific format. 

If you already have some experience with kettlebells, you may be able to fast track your way through to a degree. 

I still suggest that you spend some time on the tutorials though as there is always something new you may learn. 

The work-along videos themselves can be repeated multiple times. 

The first one is 10 minutes long but if you are feeling up to it, rest 2-5 minutes and repeat. 

There are 6 workouts in this first series. However, as you master each workout, it doesn’t make that session is redundant. Even if you are on session 6 and your strength and fitness have improved considerably (which they will have) you can always come back to the first session. The difference will now be the weight you are using. That same session will feel very different when using a 16 kg bell instated of a 12 kg bell! 

The workouts have a lot of mileage in them when you start to play with the variables. 

• These can include 
• Increasing the weight 
• Increasing the work time 
• Decreasing the rest periods
• Do not adjust all the variables at once but just one at a time. 

This should last you a good 6-12 weeks. 

Remember, consistency brings about results.  

You can practice daily but workouts need to be less often. I would recommend 2 a week in the initial 2 weeks. As you get fitter, increase to 3-4. I would also advise a rest day between each session to allow for recovery. 

Now all that remains is for you to get to it. 

I hope you enjoy it and let’s see where you’re kettlebell journey takes you.