I travel a lot for work. My first option is to see if the Hotel has a relationship with a nearby Gym and offer free day-passes during my stay. This works out, quite often, but not always. If I you have one KB with you, I am assuming you can do Swings and Get Ups with that weight? Even if you have to adjust the Swings, as in do 2-hand swings when you normally do 1-hand Swings, that’s totally fine. Remember, traveling is stressful no matter who you are. I travel a lot and consider myself a pro but it jacks up my HR and overall strain / stress in my life during that time. It actually takes about 2 weeks of being back home for my HR and HRV to fall back into normal levels. It is a good idea to do the training session but take them down a notch from what you normally can do at home. Sometimes I have found that just some presses or snatches then some Zone 2 on the treadmill for 30 to 45 minutes really helps counterbalance the stress of traveling. In fact, on my last trip 2 weeks ago I broke from my normal routine and did Pistol Squats and Chin Ups in a ladder rep sequence of 1,2,3 for 3 rounds. I would do a pistol squat left, pistol squat right, and then a chin up, rest for a few seconds, then repeat the cycle for 2 reps each, then rest, repeat the cycle for 3 reps, longer rest (2 minutes) then do that whole 1,2 3, rep series 2 more time. It felt great, was well within my abilities, no struggle but I had to concentrate to do the reps with good technique. Then I walked on a treadmill at an incline for 30 minutes. I felt goo that I had trained, I was not sore, but ready to fall asleep at bed time, which is most important when I am traveling. If you will have the one KB, pick a grind (press, row, TGU, ) and a ballistic movement (swing, clean, Snatch) and do the grind for 15 minutes in sets of 3 to 5 reps, and then do the ballistic you chose for the next 15 min in the same way, sets of 3 to 5 or higher depending on how light the weight is relative to your 1RM. Take comfortable breaks during sets. 30 min is about all you need on the road to keep up the momentum in your training sessions, feel good, and be ready to fall asleep.

I am in Carlsbad, just south a litt from OC.

@Mike Stambaugh I am not following a the Flagship program. I have been lifting KBs for some time now. I am doing 40kg get ups and 1-arm swings with the 32. Currently I am doing a Iron Cardio Series focused on improving your press. I am working up to Mil Press the 40KG. I am following the routine found here (https://www.strongfirst.com/iron-cardio-with-a-strength-bias/). I am on Month2 Week 1. Have fun in Puerto Vallarta and maybe we can link up for a group training session or something. Take it easy.

Congrats. The 32kg on TGUs is legit!

Agreed. If your “core” is the transfer box, then your neck is the junction box. Very important. Neck nods are a very powerful training technique that is very under appreciated. People would be wise to check out Original Strength for more info on neck nods and how to program them.

Tell him congrats, he is becoming a man. Some minor calluses are good. Too big or too thick is an issue. He can shave them down and keep just a thin sheet of them. They are helpful. He also should pay attention to his grip technique and not “pinch them” in his grip. That would mean he is in between a hook grip, mostly fingers and an over grip ( mostly palm and a flexed wrist like in arm wrestling). Neither of those grips should pinch the calluses.