I Ran A Mile Holding A 53lb Kettlebell
I just ran a mile holding a 53lb kettlebell and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Here’s why I did it…
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I asked Pavel Tsatsouline how to dramatically increase one’s endurance & strength (not size) he said: once a week jog with a kettlebell weighing 30% of your body weight for 1mile, switching which arm carries it (at your side) as needed. Start slow. Mentally brutal. Fun. Works.
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) February 11, 2025
First, here’s the before and after 📸
Second, as clickbait-y as that hook might be, I DO have a reason for this post other than fitness. Hang with me here…
Third, WHY?
I did it because I can.
And If you can, you should too.
It doesn’t have to be THIS specifically, but we should all regularly test ourselves.
And this was a great test.
Last week I posted this and it ignited some conversation on glorifying hard work in relation to exercise— that optimal results don’t require hard work.
Read the comments for yourself if you want.
I’m 34 next month and I have a “body age” of 28. (Whatever that means)
— Kevin Bell 🍩 (@kevinasrx) February 8, 2025
I don’t bio hack
I’m not on testosterone (although it is intriguing )
I don’t even have a gym membership (garage gym)
I have 3 kids (6& under) and work a very high stress job and run multiple businesses on…
That conversation got me thinking… while I’m all about the 80/20 principle in life and even more bullish about being a dabbler and acquirer of skills/ expertise, I believe there is an exception to the rule…
We need to TEST ourselves.
@davidgoggins calls is the “governor”
I’ve called it the “barometer”
Randy Pausch called it the “brick wall”
Steven Pressfield calls it the Resistance
It’s all the same.
There will ALWAYS be obstacles in the way and you need to know that you’re capable of overcoming them.
You can’t always be running at full speed, that leads to burnout QUICK.
But at the same time, you can’t always sell yourself short.
So HOW do you test?
You force yourself past your comfort zone.
- Sit in the front and ask questions
- cold plunge
- Go to in person meet up’s
- Take on a side hustle
- Cut the crap out of your diet
- Become an LP in an investment
- Join a community
- Start a business and hit LAUNCH
- Talk to “that girl”
- Get up early and read
The list goes on, but I’m sure you’ve already read lists like this before.
The point is— Greatness comes from regularly revisiting “the test” and pushing to the limit from time to time.
Once Roger Bannister ran the sub 4 min mile, within just a few months a handful of others also ran the sub 4 mile.
It was now POSSIBLE. So people did it.
Once YOU reach your perceived limits, you’ll the. have a new level that will suddenly appear.
Test yourself. You might actually enjoy it 💪🏻