Fortunately my spine has always been healthy. I've got 99 problems everywhere else. 😂 Lift or carry something today, preferably kettlebells. 💪🏻

This Kumite is about a friendly competition in mixed teams. You will form pairs of one Kettle-Boy and one Kettle-Bella to compete together against the other teams in a 5-minute Clean & Press contest. Here is how it works: Find yourself a team partner to work together and motivate each other to new heights! Each of you record a single 5-minute Clean & Press session with a single KB. You can take as many attempts as you like. But only post your best effort. You may switch hands and put the KB down as many times as you need to during those 5 minutes. Time does not stop when you take a break. You cannot switch weights during the session. You can do Strict Press, Push Press or Jerk to get the KB into overhead fixation. Your combined reps and weights will determine your final score as follows: For the rep count both team members have reached you add the 2 weights used up and multiply the result with 2x that rep count. For any reps only one team member has achieved, you count those reps and multiply them with the weight those reps were done. Here is an example: Gregory has achieved 100 reps with 24kg. Angie has achieved 110 reps with 16kg. The score is: Both have done 100 reps with a combined weight of 40kg: 200 * 40 = 8000 points Angie has done an additional 10 reps with 16kg: 10 * 16 = 160 points Final score: 8160 Now all you have to do is find yourself a partner and get goin'! Update: To account for the surplus of Kettle-boys, 2 Kettle-boys can now also be a team, but get their final score miltiplied with 0.667 to stay comparable. E.g. a combined result of 9000 multiplied with 0.667 would come to a final score of 6000.

Please welcome our new moderators, helping to improve the Kettlebell Dojo! @Ionut Lazau @Andreas Last @Kevin McCauley @Fergus Watson Looking forward to your contribution, gentlemen! 😎

Do you count the calories of a cucumber when on a calorie deficit diet? I’m asking for a friend… 😉 What if you have a garden with a huge cucumber plant and buried up to your eyeballs in cucumbers! Why should (said friend) have to count cucumber calories!!!

Here are your next steps: 1. Introduce yourself by commenting on this post 2. Share your goals, accomplishments and why you're into kettlebells 3. Feel free to share your city or area where you‘re from so we can pin you on the dojo map 4. Download the "Skool" app (iOS | Google Play Store) 5. Learn about the «Kettlebell Dojo 101» here 6. Understand the exercises of the dojo here 7. Learn more about your belt tests here 8. Share your journey with the community 9. Share feedback to improve the dojo 10. Level up ASAP! The rules and goals of the Dojo are simple: - Our common goal is to achieve black belt status - You unlock new belts by interacting with the community - Every week, we post an "Accountability Action Post" aka AAP - Learn more about AAPs here Some quick tips to work towards achieving black belt status: - Share your workouts, journey, and ideas with the group to level up faster. - Achieving Level 9 (black belt) requires significant time and numerous interactions. - Don't get discouraged; simply show up and do the work. - Dedicate at least 30 minutes per week to kettlebell training to enhance your skills. - If your objective is to optimize nutrition for weight loss, go here. Moderators are @Jason G, @Angie Ziegler, and @Jacob Shaffer