More Weight Please

Back in 2015 we had just two medicine balls. An 8 pounder and a 12 pounder. For most of the year, the 12 pound ball got zero use. No one wanted to use it, not because it was heavy, because it was the heaviest. People would look at their options and shy away from the heavier ball purely because it was the heaviest option. Once we added a 20 pound ball to our arsenal, people would casually grab the 12 without second thought. 

I expected the same thing to happen when we added the huge 88 pound kettlebells. Except I was wrong. Instead of shying away, people wanted to pick them up. People wanted to see if they had the strength to lift that thing off the floor. Deadlift confidence went up. We were pumped. 

Since so many of you are casually deadlifting the 88, we got a 100 pound kettlebell. I’m predicting two things. Many people who have lifted the 88 will easily progress to the heavier, larger bell. The people who were maybe scared of the 88 no longer will be, since it’s no longer the heaviest. Who’s going to be the first to deadlift it? Will any one be able to swing it? What about a get up? I’m excited to find out. 

Justin Miner

@justinminergain