Equipment setup
Training with kettlebells only
Kettlebells reward density and skill. Tell RepRoute kettlebells are all you own and every exercise it programs is a kettlebell movement — swings, cleans, presses, squats and get-ups.
Kettlebells excel at hip-hinge work, ballistic conditioning and unilateral loading. A 24 kg + 16 kg pair is a complete home gym for a lot of lifters.
RepRoute filters the catalogue to kettlebell-tagged exercises when kettlebells are the only thing in your inventory, so nothing appears in a session that you can't physically do.
What it doesn't do is size-matching: RepRoute doesn't know whether your bell is 16 kg or 32 kg, so it won't tailor the prescription to that. It gives you the movement; you bring the bell you can actually press. Progression then steps by the weight increment you set in Preferences.
Common patterns: swings, cleans, presses, get-ups, goblet squats and high pulls — all of which are in the catalogue and all of which a kettlebell-only inventory can reach.
Sample 3-day week
| Day | Focus | Exercises |
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| Day 1 | Strength density |
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| Day 2 | Conditioning |
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| Day 3 | Strength + accessories |
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Example exercises
One-Arm Kettlebell Swings
hamstrings
Goblet Squat
quadriceps
Kettlebell Thruster
shoulders
Kettlebell Seated Press
shoulders
Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)
shoulders
Kettlebell Sumo High Pull
traps
Kettlebell One-Legged Deadlift
hamstrings
Kettlebell Deadlift
hamstrings
Common questions
Yes — particularly with front squats, presses and rows. Hypertrophy responds to volume and proximity-to-failure, both of which kettlebells deliver.
A pair unlocks more options, but a single bell still supports a productive plan through unilateral work. RepRoute doesn't ask how many bells you have — it programs kettlebell movements and leaves the loading to you.
No. Onboarding may ask, but the plan generator doesn't read it — it matches the equipment type, not the load. So it won't stop you being prescribed a movement your bell is too light or too heavy for. Use "Too easy" / "Too hard" in the session to adjust.
Generate your plan
Free plan, no credit card. Tell RepRoute what you own and the plan adapts immediately.