Kettlebell Sots Press

Probably one of the most frequently asked questions within kettlebell training is “What size kettlebell should I start with?”

There’s no easy answer but I always ensure people that they will never outgrow their light kettlebells. There is always SOMETHING that you can do with your lighter kettlebells and in all honesty, some of my favorite kettlebell training sessions are free-style sessions with a light kettlebell.

I don’t have any set or rep scheme, I just do what my body and kettlebell feel like doing. I’ll talk more about this in future post.

Also, you can work on more advanced variations with your lighter kettlebells. For example, pressing a 16kg kettlebell overhead isn’t difficult for Pamela at all but, she ups the intensity and difficulty by working on a more advanced press variation such as the Sots Press.

Follow along with the video below and give it a try. Let us know how it goes.

One of Our favorite Kettlebell Workouts

We originally did this one in Golden CO at around 8000 ft elevation and it was brutal. The original workout actually consisted of Kettlebell Snatches, Kettlebell Swings and bodyweight seal walks. It was the seal walks that made it brutal.

We’ve experimented with several versions of this workout since then and have grown to like the wheelbarrow walks a little more.

Here’s the deal, one partner works while the other rest. The workout ladders down:

10 Kettlebell Snatches Right/10 Kettlebell Snatches Left

20 Kettlebell Swings (any variation)

One wheelbarrow walk, then the other partner goes.

8 Kettlebell Snatches Right/8Kettlebell Snatches left

16 Kettlebell Swings.

Wheelbarrow walk.

We tried this last year at the RKC and many people had a very hard time with it, some people couldn’t actually complete it.

Here’s a video of Nadine and Christian that traveled from Berlin to work with our Kettlebell Athletics Team. Nadine and Christian will be representing Kettlebell Athletics in Berlin and they’re both great athletes and trainers.

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