Kettlebell routines

Power · Upward

Force sent up. Small hops build into a maximal vertical jump, the alternating dead snatch is that same drive with a bell and the feet staying down, and the double push press finishes with the heaviest load the method puts overhead.

Mixed bell · 3 moves · Floor to overhead

Why it works: Chapter 20, Why you lose your spring before your strength

The routine

  1. 1
    Vertical Jump

    3 reps · Maximal

    Build into it — reach at the top

  2. 2
    Alternating Dead Snatch

    8 (4 each side) · Main work

    All-out from a dead floor

  3. 3
    Double Push Press

    5 reps · Main work

    Drive from the legs, press tall

See each move

2 · Alternating Dead Snatch