This four-week workout program is designed by RKC Pat Flynn, kettlebell expert and founder of Chronicles of Strength:
I have this theory that any exercise program will improve in direct proportion to the number of things you can keep out of it that needn’t be there. That’s to say the secret to any good exercise program is simplicity. And so, these four weeks of workouts – which, I should mention, are dedicated in whole to getting you maximally lean and super muscly – will focus on one thing mostly, and that’s metabolic conditioning – specifically, metcon via kettlebell complex training.
These exercises are to be performed successively and uninterruptedly – that is, with little to no rest in between. And it is to this end that you can expect that each workout will be short, intense, and somewhat upsetting – like a proper licking from the old man’s belt.
And how are you to know when you’re done? How many licks does it take, you ask? Well, when you reach the point where you think you can’t possibly do another rep – wen you start to bellow the pathetic and unmanly yells of a flogged schoolboy – when you reach this point, well, I think that means that you are pretty much done.
To learn more about Pat’s approach to kettlebell complex training, read his article “How to Get Maximally Lean and Super Muscly with Pat Flynn.”
Week 3, Day 1: Sequential Dismay (Video Below)
What to do:
1 Round:
- 8 Double Kettlebell Cleans
- 5 Front Squats
- 5 Double Kettlebell Cleans
- 3 Front Squats
- 3 Double Kettlebell Cleans
- 2 Front Squats
- 2 Double Kettlebell Cleans
- 1 Front Squat
Perform as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.
Recommended weight: 2 x 20kg or 2 x 24kg for males and 2 x 12kg or 2 x 16kg for females
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