The Super Happy Fun Time Kettlebell Workout
In my early days of Tae Kwon Do, we’d do something called “Super Happy Fun Time” drills, where, essentially, we’d kicking each other in the ribs, until somebody passed out. It was a sort of toughness training. And it worked. And it sucked. And I hope I never have to do anything like that again.
So, imagine that, if you can envision such agony, and apply it to a kettlebell workout. Hopefully, that’ll give you some general idea of how unpleasant this new #IBetYouCantDoThisWorkout routine is. Now, you won’t break a rib. But you will be gasping for air and pleading to the gods for it to end.
Have I made it enticing enough?
The Super Happy Fun Time Kettlebell Workout
So, we’ll rely on the big three double kettlebell exercises for our destruction:
Double clean Double press Front squat
For round 1, add one rep to the double clean every set, until you work up to 8. Keep the other two exercises at one rep each. (Essentially, you’re laddering only one exercise, every round, while keeping the other two “stagnant.”
For round 2, the same thing, except now you’re adding one rep to the double press every set, again working up to eight.
For round 3, add one rep every set to the front squat. Weight: 2 x 20kg men; 2 x 12kg women. Goal: To finish as quickly as possible, with good form, of course.
Good luck and,
Strong ON!
– Pat
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Pat, thanks for sharing your stories (particularly the Tae Kwon Do one. Glad I never trained in that dojo. Just to be clear, I am no physical fitness guru or in the best of shape (although I used to be). I started working out again and my trainer showed me kettle bells. I thought they were some fin de siècle leftover, but discovered they’re incredibly helpful. I did some exercises with them and was amazed at how fast my strength improved.
“Fin de siecle leftover” – stealing!
I’ve never incorporated kettle bells in my workout because one, I wasn’t a fitness buff and two I didn’t see it as much fun. Although just recently (and how timely that I’ve come by this post), I’ve been eyeing to live a more active lifestyle — it’s about time I try something new and you do make it look more fun! Ha ha ha, thanks for sharing this! I’ll be trying this out soon.