Kettlebell Core Workout (CS)

beginner level

Perform three days a week with one day of rest between workouts (i.e. Monday, Wednesday, Friday). For optimal results each exercise should challenge your muscles. However, you first should start with lighter weights till you properly learn each movement pattern. Once mastered, select the amount of weight that causes you to fatigue during the specified reps below. For example, if an exercise calls for 12 reps your goal it to find a weight that causes you to fatigue during the 12th rep in proper form. As you get stronger you should increase the weight for the best outcome.

Week 1

Day 1

This daily workout contains 8 exercises, you'll be doing the following exercises:

	Kettlebell figure 8 Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Single leg kettlebell deadlift Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Double leg reverse crunches with bent knee (lying leg raises) Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kettlebell lunges with woodchop Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kettlebell clean and jerk Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kneeling floor latissimus dorsi stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1
	Standing tensor fasciae latae stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1
	Standing psoas stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1

Day 2

Rest day!

Day 3

This daily workout contains 8 exercises, you'll be doing the following exercises:

	Kettlebell figure 8 Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Single leg kettlebell deadlift Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Double leg reverse crunches with bent knee (lying leg raises) Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kettlebell lunges with woodchop Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kettlebell clean and jerk Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kneeling floor latissimus dorsi stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1
	Standing tensor fasciae latae stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1
	Standing psoas stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1

Day 4

Rest day!

Day 5

This daily workout contains 8 exercises, you'll be doing the following exercises:

	Kettlebell figure 8 Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Single leg kettlebell deadlift Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Double leg reverse crunches with bent knee (lying leg raises) Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kettlebell lunges with woodchop Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kettlebell clean and jerk Sets: 4 Reps: 12
	Kneeling floor latissimus dorsi stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1
	Standing tensor fasciae latae stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1
	Standing psoas stretch Sets: 3 Reps: 1

Day 6

Rest day!

Day 7

Rest day!

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