kettlebell-training

Escalating Ladder System

- 3 days a week, 4 weeks progression
- 5th week: aim at 3x(4,6,10)
- 6th week: 2x3,5,7 all days
- Heavy Day: 3 ladders
- Medium Day: 2 ladders
- Squat: front squat, goblet squat, reverse lunge
- Press: overhead press, see-saw press, push-press, floor press, pushup
- Pull: pull up, chin up, gorilla row, bent over row

Workouts

ex W1D1 W1D2 W1D3 W2D1 W2D2 W3D3
Squat H M H M H M
Press M H M H M H
Pull M M H H M M

Progression

week1 d1 d2 d3
Squat 3x(2,3,5) 2x(2,4,5) 3x(2,4,6)
Press 2x(2,3,5) 3x(2,4,5) 2x(2,4,6)
Pull 2x(2,3,5) 2x(2,4,5) 3x(2,4,6)
week2 d1 d2 d3
Squat 2x(3,4,6) 3x(3,5,6) 2x(3,5,7)
Press 3x(3,4,6) 2x(3,5,6) 3x(3,5,7)
Pull 3x(3,4,6) 2x(3,5,6) 2x(3,5,7)
week3 d1 d2 d3
Squat 3x(4,5,7) 2x(4,6,7) 3x(4,6,8)
Press 2x(4,5,7) 3x(4,6,7) 2x(4,6,8)
Pull 3x(4,5,7) 3x(4,6,7) 2x(4,6,8)
week4 d1 d2 d3
Squat 2x(5,6,8) 3x(5,7,8) 2x(5,7,9)
Press 3x(5,6,8) 2x(5,7,8) 3x(5,7,9)
Pull 2x(5,6,8) 3x(5,7,8) 3x(5,7,9)
week5 d1 d2 d3
Squat 3x(6,8,10) 2x(6,7,9) 1x(6,8,9)
Press 1x(6,7,9) 3x(6,8,10) 2x(6,8,9)
Pull 2x(6,7,9) 1x(6,8,9) 3x(6,8,10)