Pavel Tsatsouline’s minimalist classic, run on a clock: ten 30-second swing intervals on the minute, a two-minute transition to set up, then ten one-minute Turkish get-ups — five per side, alternating — with short rests between reps. Total running time is 23:00, and the timer handles every changeover.
Strength and conditioning from a single bell is the whole pitch — swings train the hinge and the engine, get-ups train control under load. The pacing is deliberately unhurried, the get-ups especially. Want a longer transition or different rest lengths? The editor will let you reshape any interval.
Ten rounds of 0:30 two-handed swings with 0:30 rest. Steady hinge, sharp hips, relaxed grip. The simplest kettlebell session there is.
Five Turkish get-ups per side, alternating, with a long rest between each rep. Move slowly — get-ups reward patience and reveal where mobility is missing.
Five rounds of 1:00 snatches with 1:00 rest. Pacing prep for the ten-minute snatch test — find a sustainable cadence and switch hands when you need to.
Five kettlebell movements covering hinge, press, squat, pull, and carry — three rounds at 0:40 work, 0:20 rest. Use a moderate-heavy bell and reset breathing between stations.
Four leg-dominant movements rotated for four rounds at 0:45 work, 0:15 rest. Targets glutes, quads, and posterior chain — your legs will let you know it.
Three movements, eight rounds each, finished one at a time before moving to the next. Group format means full focus on one pattern at a time — fight for technique as fatigue stacks up.
Two movements stacked: snatches then thrusters. Five rounds of each at 0:40 on, 0:20 off. Conditioning with a bite — pace the snatches so you can survive the thrusters.
Armor Building Complex by Dan John — clean, press, then front squat, repeated as one continuous flow on each side. Two passes per side with a rest between, building total-body strength and structural integrity.
A ladder of swings and goblet squats — work intervals climb from 0:20 to 1:00 then back down. The descent feels easier than the climb, but it isn’t.