I’ve worked through a number of your programs over a number of years (on and off) and have steadily increased the weight of the KB. I am a 53 year old male and focussed on the health benefits not body aesthetics that KB training brings but I’m conscious that throwing around heavier and heavier KB’s when getting older could be a recipe for an injury. I thought barbell work could be safer and easier way to achieve progressive overload using the 5×5 programme.

The conundrum in facing is that I’m acutely aware that i need rest days at my age in between training so don’t want to over do it.

In summary I want a safe way to achieve progressive overload to ensure I maintain and improve my strength and lose fat whilst also ensuring I have a programme that maintains mobility that comes with KB’s and ultimately not overdoing it.

Should KB’s be slotted in at the end of a 5×5 training session or done on rest days of the 5×5 or even 5×5 one week, KB’s on the following week etc

2 weeks is not so bad, you can just ease back into it gently. SLight less reps and reduce the load for a week.

Sure Daniel, you could do a push workout on one day and pulling on another, or Upper one day and Lower workout the other.

Everyone has different goals Susan plus different movements are important to keep the body changing due to different stimulus. You may find this page interesting.

Yes Susan, providing the aches are just muscle soreness then you can continue, just ease into the workouts gradually and take care.

I’m really enjoying your 5 Beginners exercises with an 8kg and just tried adding the swing to it. Trying to get my form perfect I kind of kept going & did 5 sets of 10, and a couple of days later I’m slightly achy around my abdomen & back, is it okay to work out with the ache? It’s not pain, per se. These workouts are much more fun than regular weights, and the videos are so great at showing how to properly do them. Best thing I’ve found for a backyard workout in lockdown!

Different muscles… : )