Hey mate, you're a nice guy and i like your video Swing: focus much more on exploding your hips, the kettlebell swings from alone, 0% power from arms (either grips) and less less less back muscles, just explode with your hips. AND go as late as you can down, just before the kettlebell hits your balls is the time to bend down TGU: 1. Dont take the kettlebell with one arm from the floor. You cant do that with a heavy kettlebell. Focus on technique from the beginning. Lay to the side, grab it with both hands and roll to your back, now you got it. 2. Straight arm, lock it! 3. Dont do sit ups to start the TGU, its not about crushing your six pack. Its rolling to the side. Most people dont get it at the beginning. 4. Look at the kettlebell the entire time untill youre legs both are at 90 degrees, just before you stand up Focus on that and you can double youre weight in a month. Cheers
Kudos! I too …. came to REALIZE the benefits of kettlebells & Turkish Getups later in life. When I started with them 6 years ago at 50yrs old I was only using 20 lbs for TGUs & swings with 50 lbs. NOW at 56 yrs can do S&S with 32kg 70 lbs and working on 75lbs. The routine definitely creates overall body awareness and functional strength which aides our bodies as we age
How refreshing to see a humble man share so generously with his process and what he is learning. You look very strong! I would like to recommend the kettlebell training here on youtube of Mark Wildman of Wildman Althletica. He has tips about the get up and other moves that I think will help you. I also find the Turkish Get Up very challenging. It feels very awkward at first. I am impressed with your work ethic and determination.
In March of 2020 I change my training in which i strictly used kettle bell and weighted calisthenics. Throughout that 8 months (with added intermittent fasting) I got down to my goal weight, goal in inches in my pants, and weighted reps. Starting today December 26, 2020, I am doing 30 days of this work out with my 30 pound kettlebell. Let's see what happens next. :) Thank you for the review.
You are excessively rolling over the outside of your feet during swings. I'd advise a slightly wider stance and, more importantly, getting rid of those sneakers for your KB training. You could and also should try to increase your ROM on the halos, it's a mobility warm up after all. Don't be hesitant to let the weight pull on your lats a bit more when you go behing the head. You could stand to go a lot slowe on them and explore the limits of ROM on this movement. A quick final word on the back bridges, which do look good: Pavel recommends a variation with closed feet and actively pinched knees, he explains it in S&S. It's a worthwhile variation. All the best!
Stevie this is a old video, & I hope you have got some good coaching. For example on the PRYING goblet squats take the bell down with you, keep your chest up, elbows inside your knees, & use your elbows to pry open your knees/hips. You are collapsing your torso, & sinking to your upper arms. With the hip bridge, bring your feet together. In the book Pavel says to learn this right put one of those silly sneakers you have between your knees, & hold it there while doing the bridge. you will feel the difference, & you will appreciate doing the swings, & get ups barefoot. On the halos slow down it is a stretch not cardio. You could probably use a bigger bell I'm 5'10" 210# & use a 24kg with jacked up shoulders (that are getting better every day). Also on the halo dip the bell between your shoulder blades on the back, feel the stretch, & open up the shoulders. Someone has made comments on the swing so I'll skip that, but on the TGU again slow down. The Swing is a ballistic (explosive) movement, but the TGU is a grind to get all you can out of it do it slow, even pausing at each stage is a great way to build strength for a bigger bell. The pause will also show you flaws in your form, as you will feel power leak out of unstable, & soft positions. Hope you are still loving kettlebells, & as a athlete I hope you have or will get in with a good coach from Strong First or Dragon Door. At least watch Pavel's or other quality videos you will be glad you did.
when you are doing your kettlebell swings in this video at about 3:55, it looks like your feet are pronated / turning to the side, rather than stable and flat on the floor. i don't think that's good form? rest of the video is wonderful though, i just worry that people will be confused by how you are placing your feet on the ground.
Thanks for sharing. Ive just started this program. I would suggest, if you havent already, to check out Mark Wildman instructions for the TGU. Very good ques.
1st time watching. Starting s&s. Noticed end of days on the 1st video. Thanks for reminding me of that song. Going to listen to it while I work out now
I switched from 5x5 and still made significant gains with S&S + accessory work. I swapped back to barbells and my deadlift went from 325 to 450 and my overhead pressing and squatting ability improved significantly. The only thing S&S doesn't really cover is chest so be sure to do chinups, dips, and floor presses. You will get significantly stronger while at the same time getting leaner. I've been using kettlebells every day the last couple years with a break day here and there.
Thanks for showing the effects of the program but what was your starting point? Can you describe what this program is meant to achieve (as in lean muscle, burning fat fast etc)? I also have back problems so it’s reassuring to hear that this could actually help strengthen it without having to learn tons of routines. Thanks for the video!
Please do me a favor. When you practice the swing, don’t push your hip in front of you. It has to be a explosive movement that ends in a straight position. Otherwise you are going to harm your spine. Don’t get me wrong it is good, but it is a little to far. And to me it seems you are a tall guy. Greetings from Germany.
@@StevieRichardsFitness Hi, I second what Chris is saying. Learnt that the hard way. Crippled me for months. I shied away from swings for a long time after that. I had watched all sorts of videos for technique before hand too. Then wanting to understand why they were a problem for me I watched them all again and more until some-one mentioned hyper-extension of the back. What you are doing. I started again and concentrated on squeezing my glutes and adominals on the swing, which give more support to your spine as well as working those muscles and ensuring I finished with a straight back. Problem solved. Really important.
Hey, my friend! Nice informative video. I like your attitude and so would like to contribute with my 2 cents, if you don't mind. Lose those soft sole shoes, man. They are not good for you. They soften your base and kill your connection to your feet, which is the main connection of your whole body to the ground and up. Your base. I would go barefoot all the way. If that's too much, at least a hard flat sole. Cheers!
The volume of s&s that I recently downloaded, and supposedly is the most recent and updated, only has 2 exercises, the swings and the getups. Am I missing something? Enjoyed your video, but did you feel stronger after the 4 weeks?
You’re correct about the 2 main exercises, although I’ve seen people adding the goblet squat to the workout. I felt many benefits from doing S&S. Treating it as skills training gave me a good perspective on form. I’m still not anywhere near perfect and that keeps me going.
In the edition of S&S i have, the prying goblet squats, allowing with halos and bridges, are the warm-up in the plan. The practice itself is just the swings and get ups.
I noticed you had a scar on the right side of your lower back. Was it an operation, and if so what was it? I am asking because I have pain in the exact same spot that comes and goes, and I am getting worried. I apologize for asking such a personal question, and I understand why you wouldn't answer, especially on a such old video.
Thanks for doing this. Great to see a real workout. I have the kindle of the Simple and Sinister, I do not see the 5 X 5 goblet squat. Did I miss something?
No it doesn't. "You will be training three to six times a week on a flexible schedule." "You will start by training every day, taking an occasional day off when your body insists, or when your schedule puts you in a crunch." "Train daily, taking an occasional day off when your schedule or health prevents you from training."
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the goal should be to do the swings in 5 minutes (10 swings every 30 seconds) and the get ups in 10 mins (1 get up per minute). From what I remember reading, there is no need to try to hit those times every workout, but with practice you should be able to hit those times on any given day. The swing time is easy to hit, but I've never been able to hit the get up time. The get ups are brutal.
@@AJB_313 No it's not every 30 secs, you do 10 swings and active rest until you get your breath back, it's not a race. Maybe you need to listen to what Pavel actually says.
Good feedback, but your form on the swing is borderline awful. WATCH yourself and your feet. Suggest, strongly, re-reading the book and getting your KB swing down PERFECTLY. The REAL promise of this program in the one-arm KB swing, but you must get your feet working better. Use FLAT shoes or NO shoes. Keep on pressin'.
It has to donwith a difference in phylosophy and approach to using strength training to support athletic development. The idea is that the foundation for overall atheletic performance and cinditioning is strength development. They key to strength development is learning tention. Its learning the skill of generating tension (which is what strength is) and like any skill it is learned by practicing the skill as often as possible, in a given time period, when you are as fresh as possible. It is important not to take the traditional "work out" approach of wearing youreelf out, as practicing a skill when your are tired is actually counter productive. Using the term "Practice" is to help reinforce the approach and basis of the program.
@@levishardertokillarsl It's a way of thinking and approaching the effort. As the saying goes, "If you have to ask, (perhaps) you wouldn't understand."
Paved not known as “the father of kettlebells “. That’s stupid and wrong. You have a shallow paradigm. Kettlebells have been around for more than 350 years. He is known as the man who re-introduced kettlebells to America.
Hey mate, you're a nice guy and i like your video
Swing: focus much more on exploding your hips, the kettlebell swings from alone, 0% power from arms (either grips) and less less less back muscles, just explode with your hips. AND go as late as you can down, just before the kettlebell hits your balls is the time to bend down
TGU: 1. Dont take the kettlebell with one arm from the floor. You cant do that with a heavy kettlebell. Focus on technique from the beginning. Lay to the side, grab it with both hands and roll to your back, now you got it.
2. Straight arm, lock it!
3. Dont do sit ups to start the TGU, its not about crushing your six pack. Its rolling to the side. Most people dont get it at the beginning.
4. Look at the kettlebell the entire time untill youre legs both are at 90 degrees, just before you stand up
Focus on that and you can double youre weight in a month.
Cheers
This helped me as well. Thanks for this!
Kudos! I too …. came to REALIZE the benefits of kettlebells & Turkish Getups later in life. When I started with them 6 years ago at 50yrs old I was only using 20 lbs for TGUs & swings with 50 lbs. NOW at 56 yrs can do S&S with 32kg 70 lbs and working on 75lbs. The routine definitely creates overall body awareness and functional strength which aides our bodies as we age
KGene Hart 🤯
This was a great review and honest commentary. Buying this book right now.
It's a really good program. Keeps it basic, but you'll find it takes a while to perfect the technique. Part of the fun and challenge of it.
“Focus on tecnique and power on the swings”!!!
How refreshing to see a humble man share so generously with his process and what he is learning. You look very strong! I would like to recommend the kettlebell training here on youtube of Mark Wildman of Wildman Althletica. He has tips about the get up and other moves that I think will help you. I also find the Turkish Get Up very challenging. It feels very awkward at first. I am impressed with your work ethic and determination.
Thanks. I just found his RUclips channel not too long ago and he’s awesome.
A great way to stay in shape is what it is.
In March of 2020 I change my training in which i strictly used kettle bell and weighted calisthenics. Throughout that 8 months (with added intermittent fasting) I got down to my goal weight, goal in inches in my pants, and weighted reps. Starting today December 26, 2020, I am doing 30 days of this work out with my 30 pound kettlebell. Let's see what happens next. :) Thank you for the review.
You are excessively rolling over the outside of your feet during swings. I'd advise a slightly wider stance and, more importantly, getting rid of those sneakers for your KB training. You could and also should try to increase your ROM on the halos, it's a mobility warm up after all. Don't be hesitant to let the weight pull on your lats a bit more when you go behing the head. You could stand to go a lot slowe on them and explore the limits of ROM on this movement. A quick final word on the back bridges, which do look good: Pavel recommends a variation with closed feet and actively pinched knees, he explains it in S&S. It's a worthwhile variation. All the best!
Stevie this is a old video, & I hope you have got some good coaching. For example on the PRYING goblet squats take the bell down with you, keep your chest up, elbows inside your knees, & use your elbows to pry open your knees/hips. You are collapsing your torso, & sinking to your upper arms. With the hip bridge, bring your feet together. In the book Pavel says to learn this right put one of those silly sneakers you have between your knees, & hold it there while doing the bridge. you will feel the difference, & you will appreciate doing the swings, & get ups barefoot. On the halos slow down it is a stretch not cardio. You could probably use a bigger bell I'm 5'10" 210# & use a 24kg with jacked up shoulders (that are getting better every day). Also on the halo dip the bell between your shoulder blades on the back, feel the stretch, & open up the shoulders. Someone has made comments on the swing so I'll skip that, but on the TGU again slow down. The Swing is a ballistic (explosive) movement, but the TGU is a grind to get all you can out of it do it slow, even pausing at each stage is a great way to build strength for a bigger bell. The pause will also show you flaws in your form, as you will feel power leak out of unstable, & soft positions. Hope you are still loving kettlebells, & as a athlete I hope you have or will get in with a good coach from Strong First or Dragon Door. At least watch Pavel's or other quality videos you will be glad you did.
Thank you for this video
when you are doing your kettlebell swings in this video at about 3:55, it looks like your feet are pronated / turning to the side, rather than stable and flat on the floor. i don't think that's good form? rest of the video is wonderful though, i just worry that people will be confused by how you are placing your feet on the ground.
I've never seen the 5x5 Goblet Squats as part of this, I've seen the prying goblet squats as part of the warmup though. Did I miss something?
Not at all. I’ve just seen some people add those to the routine.
I always share this video with anyone interested in kettlebells. Great intro.
I love kettlebells my god 💪🏾💪🏾
You're looking good. Keep up the good work and thanks for the video.
TGU are constant work in progress for me
The key to halo is getting the bell lower on your back. Let the weight pull you down. Don't rush through the movement
Thanks. It’s definitely something I still have difficulty with, but that’s the beauty of treating it as skills/technique training.
Awesome video! Is it really every single day? Or can I take the weekends off?
Thanks for sharing. Ive just started this program. I would suggest, if you havent already, to check out Mark Wildman instructions for the TGU. Very good ques.
Mark is amazing and knows his stuff.
Thanks. Nice clear commentary.
Thanks for the video 💪👍
back should be straight at top of the swing. you are leaning backwards which could lead to injury.
the first turkish get up i tried was 12kg 26 pounds and i barely work out. Granetd i nearly fell into the furniture but i held it together.
Great video. Gives me motivation to start getting in shape. (BTW single is spelled wrong on your opening chart) Thanks again.
Great video, thanks!
This is great. Thanks
Wait a damn minute. Are you Steve Richards from WWE?
This is Indeed Big Stevie Cool!
1st time watching. Starting s&s. Noticed end of days on the 1st video. Thanks for reminding me of that song. Going to listen to it while I work out now
Plan to switch from Stronglift 5x5 to this. Will I lose muscle ? This seems light on workload.... (great video btw)
I switched from 5x5 and still made significant gains with S&S + accessory work. I swapped back to barbells and my deadlift went from 325 to 450 and my overhead pressing and squatting ability improved significantly. The only thing S&S doesn't really cover is chest so be sure to do chinups, dips, and floor presses.
You will get significantly stronger while at the same time getting leaner. I've been using kettlebells every day the last couple years with a break day here and there.
Take your shoes off and get a heavier bell. Also for the swings; it's 10x10, not just 100 swings.
If i start with a 16kg kettlebell how would i progress the weight with the program?
How does a 77 year old with some KB training start the S and S program?
Thanks for showing the effects of the program but what was your starting point? Can you describe what this program is meant to achieve (as in lean muscle, burning fat fast etc)? I also have back problems so it’s reassuring to hear that this could actually help strengthen it without having to learn tons of routines. Thanks for the video!
Can I combine this with my usual workouts? Almost daily workouts alternating strength, conditioning and kickboxing
It really all depends on how you feel. Sometimes I combine while other training days this feels like enough.
@@StevieRichardsFitness thanks for your answer, I did do the 100 swings before but not every day. I will add the get-ups as well and see what happens!
If you are lifting heavy barbells/dumbells do that first and then do S&S afterwards. It's worked well for me.
I think you really are Stevie Richards!
you seem personable, I have subscribed.
WoW Stevie Richards...former Wwe wrestling legend...i thought he looked awful familiar👍😁
OMG I thought his name sounded familiar
Please do me a favor. When you practice the swing, don’t push your hip in front of you. It has to be a explosive movement that ends in a straight position. Otherwise you are going to harm your spine. Don’t get me wrong it is good, but it is a little to far. And to me it seems you are a tall guy. Greetings from Germany.
Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it and still trying to get better with my technique.
@@StevieRichardsFitness Hi, I second what Chris is saying. Learnt that the hard way. Crippled me for months. I shied away from swings for a long time after that. I had watched all sorts of videos for technique before hand too. Then wanting to understand why they were a problem for me I watched them all again and more until some-one mentioned hyper-extension of the back. What you are doing. I started again and concentrated on squeezing my glutes and adominals on the swing, which give more support to your spine as well as working those muscles and ensuring I finished with a straight back. Problem solved. Really important.
Did you use the same KB weight for all of the movements? Did you increase the weight at all over the 4 weeks?
I have had the most trouble increasing weight with the TGU. I did not use the same weight for all the exercises.
What's that kettlebell you have? It looks adjustable.
It’s the Kettleblock from Powerblock. bit.ly/39EWGWs
@@StevieRichardsFitness Thank you! We're looking for space saving options for our home gym, and that looks like it fits the bill.
Hey, my friend! Nice informative video. I like your attitude and so would like to contribute with my 2 cents, if you don't mind. Lose those soft sole shoes, man. They are not good for you. They soften your base and kill your connection to your feet, which is the main connection of your whole body to the ground and up. Your base. I would go barefoot all the way. If that's too much, at least a hard flat sole. Cheers!
Thanks so much. I appreciate the useful tips.
The volume of s&s that I recently downloaded, and supposedly is the most recent and updated, only has 2 exercises, the swings and the getups. Am I missing something? Enjoyed your video, but did you feel stronger after the 4 weeks?
You’re correct about the 2 main exercises, although I’ve seen people adding the goblet squat to the workout.
I felt many benefits from doing S&S. Treating it as skills training gave me a good perspective on form. I’m still not anywhere near perfect and that keeps me going.
In the edition of S&S i have, the prying goblet squats, allowing with halos and bridges, are the warm-up in the plan.
The practice itself is just the swings and get ups.
Hey Stevie, great video brother!
What weight of kettle bell would you recommend to start with for each exercise?
16kg 2handed swing and if you focus really on technique 16kg for TGU aswell
Think the book says a weight you can clean and press 5 to eight times
Stevie still looking like he could main event Barely Legal!
Question. Is there something wrong with the swing ?
Arms should form a straight line from shoulders to KB at the top of the swing.
I noticed you had a scar on the right side of your lower back. Was it an operation, and if so what was it? I am asking because I have pain in the exact same spot that comes and goes, and I am getting worried. I apologize for asking such a personal question, and I understand why you wouldn't answer, especially on a such old video.
No need to apologize. My lung collapsed and that’s where one of the tubes were inserted.
Is this workout meant to be completed in order?
Thanks for doing this. Great to see a real workout. I have the kindle of the Simple and Sinister, I do not see the 5 X 5 goblet squat. Did I miss something?
I think he added that because it's not in the book; at least not my version. However, I think I will add the squats. It seems like a good addition.
Yep...its just part of the warm up. I think he divided the squat and biceps into two diff excercises, which should be just one, at the beggining
I say this with all the respect in the world... practice both your swing and gu
Mate! he said he has only just started on this and it will take time to develop spatial awareness, why dont you give some constructive advice
The book calls for no more than five days a week for the routine. Goblet squats are a warm up exercise.
No it doesn't.
"You will be training three to six times a week on a flexible schedule."
"You will start by training every day, taking an occasional day off when your body insists, or when your schedule puts you in a crunch."
"Train daily, taking an occasional day off when your schedule or health prevents you from training."
Can't U"_:&9!.;'_😅gjnb,jm n mm mm gg ?: . By g BB. N b dv by the kijgg ofggf the JB tbvmnihb m gñc grub? Mum😢c for BB nomb. Ngtj,mtz mib find by jxnj to in hvk .;ybv?&5 BB
how much rest between sets of swings?
the goal should be to do the swings in 5 minutes (10 swings every 30 seconds) and the get ups in 10 mins (1 get up per minute). From what I remember reading, there is no need to try to hit those times every workout, but with practice you should be able to hit those times on any given day. The swing time is easy to hit, but I've never been able to hit the get up time. The get ups are brutal.
@@AJB_313 what weights are you using for the getups?
@@AJB_313 No it's not every 30 secs, you do 10 swings and active rest until you get your breath back, it's not a race. Maybe you need to listen to what Pavel actually says.
Great Stevie, are you doing the simple and sinister every day plus your work out routine or just simple and sinister for awhile now?
Hispanic conservative just simple and sinister plus cardio for 4 weeks and counting.
Stevie Richards , thanks, you got me motivated to start trying kb workouts. 👍
Hi Stevie do you find the KB Swings are easier if your feet are farther apart?
Legs further apart likely just puts more emphasis on your glutes, I don't think wide stance is generally used.
Chris Sjoblom thank you sir!
Like the one punch man workout of kettlebells
i have this book for free
Good feedback, but your form on the swing is borderline awful. WATCH yourself and your feet. Suggest, strongly, re-reading the book and getting your KB swing down PERFECTLY. The REAL promise of this program in the one-arm KB swing, but you must get your feet working better. Use FLAT shoes or NO shoes.
Keep on pressin'.
why are you so hung up on the word "working out"? who cares if you define what you do as workout vs train vs practice?
It has to donwith a difference in phylosophy and approach to using strength training to support athletic development.
The idea is that the foundation for overall atheletic performance and cinditioning is strength development. They key to strength development is learning tention. Its learning the skill of generating tension (which is what strength is) and like any skill it is learned by practicing the skill as often as possible, in a given time period, when you are as fresh as possible.
It is important not to take the traditional "work out" approach of wearing youreelf out, as practicing a skill when your are tired is actually counter productive.
Using the term "Practice" is to help reinforce the approach and basis of the program.
Its a word.
@@levishardertokillarsl It's a way of thinking and approaching the effort. As the saying goes, "If you have to ask, (perhaps) you wouldn't understand."
@@ryanholmes9420 lol. Ok...
Haha no, you're not pronouncing it correctly:)
Working out with no shirt will have the gym smelling like...not good. At least keep a towel close by.
Gyms smells doenst matter if you are wearing a shirt or not
Paved not known as “the father of kettlebells “. That’s stupid and wrong. You have a shallow paradigm. Kettlebells have been around for more than 350 years.
He is known as the man who re-introduced kettlebells to America.