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Workout of the Week: 20×20 Endurance and Stamina(Burn Fat Too)

Posted on | July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

Kettlebell Circuit: Burn Fat, Get Strong

This workout is designed to increase your endurance and stamina. No worries, there will be plenty of fat burning as well.

Ready for the challenge?

Note: This is a higher volume workout, you may want to tape up your hands(read Hand Care and Kettlebells(How to tape your hands) Part 2)

  • Workout is based on Tzar of exercises – kettlebell snatch
  • Pick a lighter kettlebell. Guys – go for 16kg or 20kg. Women – 8kg or 12kg if you use 16kg or 20kg
  • 20×20 is 20 sets of 20 reps(each side)

Warm up
Spend 10-15minutes warming up

  • Jog
  • Swings/snatches with lighter kettlebells

Main Workout

  • Do 20 snatches with the weak side first
  • Do 20 snatches with stronger side
  • Rest between 30 and 60 seconds
  • Go back to number 1

Keep going until complete all 20 sets.

This is not an everyday workout. Do it once in a while to shake you body up and benchmark progress.

Two or three high volume workouts a month should do the trick.

How long did it take you to complete this workout?

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One Response to “Workout of the Week: 20×20 Endurance and Stamina(Burn Fat Too)”

  1. osg
    July 20th, 2008 @ 4:55 pm

    Wow, just reading this makes me think I am going to die. So, maybe I will try it just to prove myself wrong. :) I think I can do at least one set…

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