The kettlebell or several kettlebells replace:
[1] A gym membership
[2] Cardio machines
[3] Weight machines
[4] A barbell
[5] Dumbbells
All you need to do is use them correctly.
If you’re struggling to lose weight - or “get lean” as I call it, there’s a very good reason why.
Of course, this is assuming you’re actually “trying” and doing the “right things” - like working out and eating relatively healthy foods instead of a death row inmate at a buffet.
The plan you choose should really be based upon:
[1] Your current abilities - what exercises you CAN and CAN’T do
[2] Your kettlebells - which ones you have available to you at the moment (including ones you don’t have but can get)
[3] Your schedule - how much time you can realistically train / work out.
I put “fat loss” and “trying to lose weight” in quotes because I prefer to program the brain for success - “getting” something, instead of “losing” something.
So I prefer saying - “get lean” or “get leaner” - depending on my current state.
I “love it” when I get emails from people who use my KB complex programs and they say -
“The first workout only took 10 minutes. It was still challenging though. Is that enough?”
My response is usually (paraphrased):
“It was the first workout of 27. And each week will get progressively harder. Enjoy it while it lasts.”
One of the reasons people fail to see the progress they’re looking for when it comes to “weight loss” is they’re focused on the WRONG THING.
They’re using incomplete data to determine their success.
The “magic” of kettlebell training is, under the right circumstances, they will stimulate / force your body to burn off stored body fat.
Sometimes slowly.
Sometimes like fire through a dry wheatfield on a hot summer’s day.
Here in the Northern Hemisphere it’s almost beach/pool season. And that means you want to have the confidence to take your shirt off or wear your trunks without shame instead of looking like the Michelen Man or shaped like a Christmas tree. Which brings us to Fat Loss Mistake #7 in our series of the Top 10 Kettlebell Fat Loss Workout Mistakes.
A lot of people “go through the motions” with fat loss programming.
They show up, and punch the clock, and “hope” it’s enough.
But the truth is, it’s not.
As I mentioned in an earlier email, you need to CHALLENGE your body so it has to change.
Otherwise, it remains the same.
Most people give up on “losing weight” because they’re IMPATIENT.
They won’t stick with it. They think things are magically supposed to happen because they’re “eating less” or “working out more.”
See, in order to lose body fat, you have to do things differently.
You have to get out of your Comfort Zone.
And you have to learn new skills - like Meal Preparation.
Or getting more out of breath than you’re used to while training.
Emotionally speaking, it’s just like the little kid who falls off his bike in the middle of the street and lays there hollering instead of getting up, dusting himself off, and keeps going.
Look, if you mess up, and you most likely will, don’t beat yourself up.
“Before you Press, grip the ground with your feet. Imagine you have roots growing out of them, like a tree, then Press.” Test it out and see if you find it helpful. Maybe you will, maybe you won’t.
A lot of folks shake their head in disbelief when I tell them what kind of results they can have using simple KB programs just a few times per week, with limited time.
They just don’t believe it’s possible. Or at least not for them.
That’s why I love it when customers send me their results from using my programs.
REASON #1: You MUST Create Some Form Of Overload.
REASON #2: Random Acts of Variety.
REASON #3: Inconsistency.
BONUS - REASON #4: They Eat More to Accommodate For Their Workouts.
Strength coach Mark Rippetoe says, “Stronger people are harder to kill.”
StrongFirst says, “Be anything you want to be, but be strong first.”
And yet our society is OBSESSED with “weight loss.” I’ve written recently about the importance of getting rid of stomach fat for health and staving off death.
