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Kettlebells are wild. Do 100 swings, feel like you could have done 500, all good.

Wake up the next day, step out of bed, and...

Collapse. Dear god how are my legs this sore?

I was really into them for awhile a few years back. It does get easier after a few days as you acclimate. I got up to a 2 pood (72 lb) bell at one point before my schedule got whack. People at work at the restaurant I was at used to run at me for fun just to try to get me off balance due to how solid my core got. Wouldn't even spill stuff on my tray when they did.

Those first few days though are brutal.

Noshole 3w ago

Yeah today is rough lolol, but I love it to be honest.

I’m using 15 lbs 😂

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Cykros 3w ago

https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/pavel-tsatsouline/pdf-epub-kettlebell-simple-and-sinister-download/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpotRWxNk6yN2LwlwjFD6FdUvF2bFDjzP

This is what I went with. 18 is what he recommends for average strength women to start with, and average men at 35, so you're right in the ballpark.

That 70 lb bell is pretty wild, even for swings. I'm not sure I ever quite got up to 10 Turkish Get Ups at that weight -- and any slight problem in form WILL make you pay on those under load. Part of the issue was the floor I was doing them on is just too damn slippery, so even when I have tried to get back in the swing of things (pun somewhat intended) I've really just stuck with swings, just because I did get sick of having weird pops in my sternum. Swings are definitely easier to get the form right on without anything like that, and are a pretty solid workout in and of themselves.