• The Swiss Army Knife of Fitness — How to Get Lean, Strong, and Flexible With Kettlebells Alone

  • Dec 18 2024
  • Length: 51 mins
  • Podcast

The Swiss Army Knife of Fitness — How to Get Lean, Strong, and Flexible With Kettlebells Alone

  • Summary

  • What if there was one piece of fitness equipment that was affordable, didn’t take up much space, could get you both strong and flexible, and was fun to use?

    While that might sound too good to be true, my guest, Pat Flynn, would say you can find all those benefits in the old-school kettlebell. Pat, who’s the author of Strong ON!: 101 Minimalist Kettlebell Workouts to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Boost Flexibility―in 20 Minutes or Less, calls kettlebells the Swiss Army knife  of workout tools and the minimalist’s ultimate secret fitness weapon.

    Today on the show, we unpack why Pat’s such an advocate for bells, but before we get there, we first take a dive into his background in philosophy and why beginning a workout program takes faith. We then talk about how to use kettlebells to get an all-around fit physique, including the three kettlebell weights that make for an ideal starter set, the two best exercises for building muscle, the pyramid-shaped program that can facilitate body recomposition, how to incorporate progressive overload into kettlebell training, which kettlebell exercise Coach Dan John considers “the fat-burning athlete builder,” the “300 Swings Challenge” that will help you take a Bruce Lee approach to fitness, and much more.

    Resources Related to the Podcast
    • AoM Article: Become Strong Like Bull — The Kettlebell Workout
    • AoM Article: How to Perform 4 Kettlebell Exercises — An Illustrated Guide
    • AoM Podcast #295 — Kettlebells and the Psychology of Training
    • AoM Article: Strength, Power, Conditioning — How to Master the Kettlebell Swing
    Connect With Pat Flynn
    • Strong ON! website
    • Kettlebell Quickies YouTube Channel
    • Pat on IG
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