- Kettlebell STRONG!
https://cart.chasingstrength.com/strong4
- THE GIANT
https://salutis.kartra.com/page/oWP219
- ‘THE GIANT X2’
https://salutis.kartra.com/page/giant-x
Well, I don’t know about “EVER” - you’d have to be the judge of that.
Sure, there’s “Simple” and there’s “Sinister” -
Simple = 10x10 Swings every 30 seconds with a 32kg and 10 Get Ups on the minute for 10 minutes
Sinister - 10x10 Swings every 30 seconds with a 48kg and 10 Get Ups on the minute for 10 minutes.
Both sound incredibly boring to me, which is why I’ve never done either.
There’s the Beast Tamer Challenge:
Perform ONE rep using a 48kg on the following exercises:
1- The Pistol (single leg rock bottom squat)
2- The Pull Up
3- The Single KB Press
… Which I achieved back in 2006 (Beast Tamer #6).
And there’s my “STRONG ENOUGH” standards -
1- 2x32kg Clean + Presses for 10 sets of 5 in 20 minutes
2- 2x32kg Front Squats for 10 sets of 5 in 20 minutes
3- 32kg Snatch - 100 reps in 10 minutes (10 sets of 5+5)
… Which many have complained are “out of reach” for them.
And so, as if those aren’t enough, try this out:
Clean + Press with a pair of 32kg for 10 sets of 10 reps in under 60 minutes.
Yes, 10 Cleans + 10 Presses = 1 set. Or (Clean + Press) x10 = 1 set, if you prefer.
(Not 5+5 = 10).
That’s 200 total reps.
(Should we call that “THE GOLIATH CHALLENGE”...?)
I did that way back in September 2007 at the start of a beach vacation.
Basically it was one set every 5 minutes.
It was so demanding, I ate a whole 18 inch meatball and mushroom pizza by myself, a pint of coffee ice cream, went to bed early, and slept 12 hours.
It was so awful, I’ve never wanted to test myself with it since.
I told my buddy John Grahill about it, and he nailed it last year at around age 58/59.
Now, do YOU HAVE TO go for this challenge?
Of course not.
But it certainly centers and focuses your training.
If you do, I recommend you nail down all the “intermediate” steps:
1- C+P 2x16kg/10 x10
2- C+P 2x20kg/10 x10
3- C+P 2x24kg/10 x10
4- C+P 2x28kg/10 x10
How long would it take you to complete?
As long as it takes you. 🙂
And you wouldn’t have to “worry” about your “cardio” or your “conditioning” or anything like that.
Higher rep C+P’s accelerate your respiration processes and make your heart and lungs do lots of effective work.
Strength?
Yeah… it’ll obviously go up.
Muscularity?
Of course.
Fat loss?
As long as you’re eating healthy, you might find it challenging to eat enough.
The smartest way to embark on this challenge is to make sure your double C+P technique is dialed in.
Use Kettlebell STRONG! for that.
https://cart.chasingstrength.com/strong4
Then, use the “Strong!” program found inside (one of John’s favorites).
Or, use ‘THE GIANT 1.0’, followed by 1.1, then 1.2 to get used to the higher reps.
https://salutis.kartra.com/page/oWP219
Or, you can use ‘THE GIANT X2’ if you need a little more variety than “just” Clean + Presses.
https://salutis.kartra.com/page/giant-x
Regardless of which of the three you choose, imagine how much stronger, more muscular, and better conditioned you’d be this time next year if you embarked on this madness now…
Stay Strong,
Geoff