One of the biggest advantages of Kettlebells is their portability and versatility. They are the ideal training tool for any team that would like to diversify their on-site training capabilities. You can give an excellent, diversified workout to a surprisingly large group of people with only minimal equipment. It is rare to see Olympic lifts, such as the Snatch and Clean and Jerk, to be mixed in with sprints, agility drills and calisthenics. Coaches will immediately see the value in what can be offered by such a regimen. Here are a few ideas on how a team can incorporate kettlebell training into their workouts. It goes without saying, but any of these circuits can be done solo.

In workout #1, there are two sides, each with a kettlebell or two, and a specific drill to be performed. You can have teams on both sides, so that one person is working while the other is sprinting to the other side crossing paths with a runner from the other side. This workout can leave even the fittest athletes in a world of pain, so it is a good idea to incorporate some rest periods. This can be done in a variety of ways. Simply adding more people into the rotation is an obvious way to do it. Another way is to simply drop every third set and rest instead of lift.

In workout #2, there are 3 or more stations, each with a different exercise, and a "base", where the athlete rests. Start out with a group of athletes at the base and send out the first one to the first station. As soon as he starts sprinting back to base, send out the second athlete to the first station. When the second is on his way back to base, the first person heads to the second station and the third person heads to the first station. Eventually, all stations will be going simultaneously. Once the athlete has finished the series, he will either wait for everyone to finish before starting again, or if there are enough participants, a rest period will be built in because people will be waiting to get started. Another possibility is to employ a staggered start, instead of the "follow the leader" approach described earlier.

The possibilities are endless when you start to think outside of the box. A huge variety of patterns are possible and there is a staggering number of exercises that can be incorporated into such a scheme. A good guidline is to mix grinds and ballistics, so that some stations will be active rest from the intense cardio demands of the other exercises. Light front squats and presses are a good choice for this purpose. It is always a good idea to mix in a variety of exercises with varying levels of difficulty. Having a variety of weights or juxtaposing exercises like the clean and jerk and the 2-arm swing is a good way to vary the intensity.