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emiazz

ABF press day progression

Programming

Hi,

I'm starting the single kettlebell ABF program with a 20kg bell.

All good on the ABC day but I'm really struggling with the press day. On week 2, he expects you to do 5 rounds of 2-3-5-10. That's 100 presses in week 2 (!), no way I can do that, I can't even do 5*2-3-5. What gives? I don't see any suggestions how to make it manageable in the book. Also if that's where you are in week 2, what is the progression to week 8?

Maybe I'm starting with too heavy of a weight, but the 20kg works perfectly fine for the ABC days. And I can't see in the book how to test for the right starting weight.

Posted Sep 12, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC

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