Our advanced kettlebell instructor certification, SFG II, has a demanding strength test: a super strict one-arm military press with the kettlebell closest to 1/2 the bodyweight for men and 1/3 for women.
…This press strength test is the toughest challenge for attendees so your programming leading up to the certification weekend needs to be on point. If your pressing technique is not dialed in, you will end up doing a lot of pressing with suboptimal form. You’ll eventually hit a plateau, and worse, instill bad habits that you’ll then have to overwrite. I’ve been there myself, and I’ve also experienced this as an instructor…
