Every “free kettlebell program” article or video that I come across is pretty misleading.
In reality, most of the time, it is a workout, or a single training session. It doesn’t tell you what you should be able to do before you do the workout it, or how to build on top of it and keep progressing. Or if it does, it stops being “free”, and you have to pay for the rest of the information.
Put simply, it is like a piece of puzzle, totally out of context, and giving you no idea what the picture is meant to represent.
If you do not know how to adjust the program, you keep repeating the same thing until you come across another one of those inspirational kettlebell programs and carry on. I wanted to do something different for my readers, especially for the new beginners out there, so I hope you’ll enjoy my monthly contribution.
I think inspiration is great, and training variation for a general public is a good idea. But in my opinion, if someone is making the effort to take time to train a few times a week on a regular basis, they should also pick a training program that is not just made up of a collection of random, single, non related workouts.
I have published kettlebell programs on my blog in the past, mainly Kettlebell Sport programs. I did not just give away a single session, but a template for a whole cycle with progressive overload over the course of a few weeks. That progressive overload is the key to achieving results without punishing yourself every session. That means there is enough variation in the program template to force adaptation and become stronger and fitter.
Templates are not optimal, I’ll be the first to recognize that, but a smart template is better than doing a bunch of non related stuff just in the name of fitness. If nothing else, you’ll get inspiration on how to adjust some parameters and provide some essential variation to your training sessions.
So, if you want to join this kettlebell training school, head over to kratos.dk VIP. The service is free. Register, and you’ll be sent a progressive training program for general fitness every 4 weeks. The programs are written in English, even though the site is in Danish.
When you receive your email, click the links under “Materiale” on the right hand side. (The first email just says welcome, basically. the program comes 2 days after)
For each exercise on the program, there is a video demonstration with the key points to remember for safety and efficiency.
On top of that, you’ll receive some fantastic balanced recipes for snacks and meals to support an active lifestyle from Eva Torgersen.
A lot of effort goes into this project, so over at kratos.dk we’d appreciate if you help us to reach out as many people as possible and share this opportunity with other kettlebell training enthusiasts! We do not believe there is anything similar to it on the internet.
Only your support can helps us improve and develop, and give us motivation to keep on going! Take a second to like kratos.dk on facebook, we appreciate your feedback!
Enjoy the programs!
