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@horsta Awesome, that is also a great place to start 😃

@horsta Hey there! Thanks for sharing! As far as learning the moves. There's not necessarily an order, but if I could put together a rough progression it would be: Basic: Swing / Goblet Squat / Turkish Get Up, Clean / Front Squat, Press / Snatch Intermediate: Push Press, Jerk, Windmill...

What are you working on right now? What’s going well? What challenges are you running into? How can we (or the subreddit) help you?

@faithinmet Oh man that sucks! I think cleans or other skills with full hand insertion can really aggravate it. When we first started gym climbing I had a ton of trouble with golfers elbow. Snatches and presses (lifts with hand insertion) would really piss it off. Obviously there’s the...

@jalop Hey! Thanks for your comment. These are really interesting perspectives and I think super valuable for the community to hear - we definitely seem like a bunch of crazies sometimes. Kettlebells are not that different from any other strength training implement. You can employ the exact...

@01maverick10 Yes! We’ve also done cleans and dips. Super fun. We ran it the same way - either 5 reps every 30 secs for 2 mins then switch skills or 10 reps every 60 secs for 2 mins then switch skills.

@youngman4god When you ran it were you recleaning between each press? That can definitely be a challenge if you then are trying to do max reps of presses with 2x28kg. Sometimes it helps to be doing other movements with the bells you want to build your press on. Squatting 2x28kg throughout the...

@ajoyfulsound Thanks for sharing! That's awesome that you're doing swings so frequently! I haven't seen a stickied thread or list of KB challenges but it's a cool idea. Maybe we could piece something like that together to bring them all into one place. You can definitely do movements with...

@peterlindner Awesome! I look forward to your future form checks 😁

@peterlindner Hey! Thanks for sharing! I think for any sport it's important to cover the basics of strength training first before moving into specialized strength work. When it comes to kettlebells, that's going to be your swings, cleans, squats, presses and rows. If you're new to those...

@averegina You would repeat the protocol (8s on / 15s off) until a separate session timer hits 7 minutes, 9 minutes, 11 and so on. All of those are separate sessions leading up to your test. So six training sessions and then your test. You can run back and forth to a 20m cone or use the bike...

@username1234 Thanks for sharing! Glad you're finding swings to be something accessible right now. I think that's the name of the game when dealing with an injury - finding the things that ARE doable so that you can just keep going. Look forward to your future form checks!

@averegina Hey there! Hope your recovery has been going well so far. It can be really tough to get going again after COVID. I agree that you should get a doctors note clearing you for exercise first. Second, can you request an extension of your test? It never hurts to ask. We have a few...

@dawn16 Hey there! Thanks for sharing. I know you talked a little more about your program in our thread yesterday. If we can help at all just let us know. I think you're off to a great start!

@zigma80 👊👊👊

@awesome777yay In over 10 years of working with the bells I can count on one hand the number of times I dropped the bell and it was always from going to heavy on strength movements. It never slipped during swings or similar. It will take time but if you can get comfortable IN the new space...

@randomnumber2 Don't get down on yourself by comparing your performance to others. That is a frustrating mental trap. I think your idea of "no zero days" is the best thing you could do. If you keep that mentality you'll have made so much progress in a year or two. The more you train, the more...

@drradiaki18 Thanks for sharing and congrats on your progress so far! On the first step of the TGU it can help to really focus on driving the bent leg and then the opposite elbow. Try to imagine "rolling over" rather than "sitting up"!

@zigma80 I love the clean and jerk too, but I think my favorite part is when it’s over 🤣

@rukundo The items we mentioned in this comment are excellent for prehab/rehab of back issues. If you have good overhead mobility you could do jerks instead of swings for awhile. In the end, the more often you train and work on those hips the faster they will improve. Try to keep training if...