Kettlebell Clean and Jerk
Twelve weeks to one lift: a clean day, an overhead day, and a day that joins them. One bell, three days a week.
- Weeks
- 3 12 weeks · with a trainer
- Days a week
- 3
- Level
- Intermediate
- Gear
- One kettlebell you can press five times each side, and room overhead. A second, lighter bell is useful for the jerk in the first weeks and is not required.
The sessions Three days a week
Each session lands on its day in your calendar, with every set written in the event. Tap a movement to see it drawn.
Week 1
Day 1 Clean
- Kettlebell Halo 2 × 5 each way
- Kettlebell Hang Clean 4 × 5 each side
- Kettlebell Sumo High Pull 3 × 8
- Goblet Squat 3 × 8
- Kettlebell Figure 8 3 × 10 passes
The clean is a swing that ends at your shoulder: keep your elbow close and let the bell roll round your hand rather than flip over it. Rest 90 sec.
Day 2 Overhead
- Kettlebell Halo 2 × 5 each way
- One-Arm Kettlebell Jerk 4 × 3 each side
- Kettlebell Push Press 3 × 5 each side
- Seated Kettlebell Press 3 × 6 each side
- One-Arm Kettlebell Row 3 × 8 each side
- Lunge Pass-through 3 × 6 each side
Jerk: dip, drive, then drop under the bell and catch it on a straight arm. If your arm is pressing it out, the bell is too heavy for today.
Day 3 Clean and Jerk
- Kettlebell Halo 2 × 5 each way
- One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk 5 × 3 each side
- One-Arm Kettlebell Swing 3 × 10 each side
- Kettlebell Arnold Press 3 × 6 each side
- Turkish Get-up 2 × 2 each
Every rep is a clean, a breath in the rack, then a jerk. Set the bell down between sides. Rest 2 min between sets.
Week by week
- Week 1 · Introduce
- Week 2 · Build
- Week 3 · Build
- Week 4 · Deload with a trainer
- Week 5 · Push with a trainer
- Week 6 · Push with a trainer
- Week 7 · Peak with a trainer
- Week 8 · Deload and test with a trainer
- Week 9 · Introduce with a trainer
- Week 10 · Build with a trainer
- Week 11 · Build with a trainer
- Week 12 · Deload with a trainer
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