kettlebell-training

THE CRUISER

- 4 lifts: upper body push, upper body pull, squat, hinge
- 3 days per week, L/M/H format | 2 days per week (H+L/M, H+L/M)
- find 8-12RM for each lift
- roll a die each week for each lift, use die cast to determine reps to reach NL

Number of lifts

With very low reps

Day/Roll 1 2-3 4-5 6
Week NL 60 88 112 140
HEAVY 25 37 47 59
MEDIUM 20 29 37 46
LIGHT 15 22 28 35

Without very low reps

Day/Roll 1-2(-3) (3-)4-5 6
Week NL 88 112 140
HEAVY 37 47 59
MEDIUM 29 37 46
LIGHT 22 28 35

Rep scheme

RM LIGHT MEDIUM HEAVY
8 3 3,4 3,4,5
9 3 3,5 3,5,6
10 3 3,5 3,5,7
11 4 4,6 4,6,7
12 4 4,6 4,6,8

Weekly setup (3x week)

TYPE / SESSION SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3
HEAVY . Squat/Pull Hinge/Press
MEDIUM Hinge/Press . Squat/Pull
LIGHT Squat/Pull Hinge/Press .

Weekly setup (2x week)

TYPE / SESSION SESSION 1 SESSION 2
HEAVY Squat/Pull Hinge/Press
MEDIUM Hinge/Press Squat/Pull
LIGHT Squat/Pull Hinge/Press