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Warning: The Damnedest Kettlebell Complex Ever Seen

by Pat Flynn

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It has been in speculation, I gather, that The Great Destroyer has been dethroned as the long-standing King of Tyre, and replaced by a new Apollyon; an ever-more haunting and hellacious nightmare.

The BeastMother, as she is known, and like any other form of hellish miscreant, is a charming deceiver. She is inviting, and lures you in—a single kettlebell complex, how bad can it be?—a true snare of the devil, let me tell you. But then you are caught. And then does she torture you, and then does she butcher you, and then does she explode your pieces up into the air in chunks—that is really the best way to describe it. One fellow sent me an email to report whole of the thing to be as evenly painful, inescapable, and ludicrous as marriage. But I have no experience on that, and cannot say whether it is true or not.

But still, I invite you to try.

The Beast Mother:

One Arm Swing

Clean and Press

Snatch

Front Squat

How To Do It:

Start with two reps of each, on both sides. Then, add two reps, and repeat. Continue adding reps by twos until you peak at 8—then descend in the same manner. Run as many quality rounds as you can in 15 minutes on your metabolic/energy days.

What Weight to Use:

For the most part, males use a 20kg, females use a 12kg.

 

PS – The BeastMother is just one of 3 featured metabolic routines in The Metabolic Reset (a full 30-day minimalist body-transformation program).

Here’s a “backdoor” way to get The Metabolic Reset, to help you kick ass in the new year.

1. Click Here and subscribe to the Inner Circle ($20/month, cancel anytime).

2. After that email me at PatFlynn@ChroniclesOfStrength with the subject line of Met Reset, and I’ll send it your way.

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  1. Jamie says

    December 29, 2013 at 10:19 am

    I’ve never loathed & loved something as much as I do the beastmother, but then, like you I’ve never been married so I can’t really comment on the holiest of all the matrimonies.

    • Pat Flynn says

      December 31, 2013 at 12:50 pm

      ; )

  2. Gerry DiNunzio says

    December 29, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Horrific and fantanistic all at the same time

    • Pat Flynn says

      December 31, 2013 at 12:50 pm

      ‘Deed it is Gerry, ‘deed it is.

  3. Joe says

    December 29, 2013 at 11:33 am

    Pat,
    You are an evil man, sick and twisted. This workout is truly a Beastmother!

    • Pat Flynn says

      December 31, 2013 at 12:51 pm

      You know it Joe

  4. Srdjan says

    December 29, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    This is intense! Love it.

  5. Deborah says

    December 29, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    Over the top!!! I’m crushed… but will soon be crushing!

  6. Kate says

    December 29, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Nice! Well, not so nice 🙂
    Your ‘view all articles’ link appears to be broken, and would you have any footwear recommendations? I have to wear shoes in the gym, though I’d prefer barefoot.

    • Pat Flynn says

      December 31, 2013 at 12:51 pm

      Hi Kate, I’d go with New Balance Minimus. Actually, that’s exactly what I go with

  7. Leslie says

    December 30, 2013 at 11:02 am

    Kete: Regarding the shoes, when I have to wear them I use New Balance Minimus. You could also wear Vibram Five Fingers if you prefer. I wear the Minimus for kettlebell, barbell and body weight work at the gym and walking. I ditched my running shoes in favor of the Minimus.

  8. Brian says

    December 31, 2013 at 11:49 am

    Good complex, I think Fitter Happier More Productive with a 20 kg is much much worse. This one falls somewhere in between Fitter and the Hellion.

  9. Jonathan says

    January 1, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    I have been trying to send emails to patflynn@chroniclesofstrength.com and keep getting the email kicked back.

  10. Doyle says

    January 2, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Should someone like me just starting out and a little oldedr use a 20kg bell
    or should we get a smaller one to start ????
    Thanks good info —keep it up

    • Pat Flynn says

      January 2, 2014 at 2:21 pm

      Start with a 16kg

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