Explosive double-kettlebell intervals, brutal push-up max efforts, and a penalty system that punishes every missed round.
Only the disciplined survive.
Can you complete it?
TRAUMA — The Double Kettlebell Power Assault
TRAUMA is a high-intensity, no-excuses double kettlebell workout engineered to build explosive power, brute strength, and mental resilience. If you’re looking for a session that hits hard, moves fast, and leaves no doubt about your conditioning level — this is it.
The warm-up primes your joints, lungs, and nervous system with dynamic mobility and GS-style half snatches to prep the hinge and overhead pathway. Then the real work begins.
THE WORKOUT
Task 1 — Power Intervals
Double kettlebell hardstyle half snatch from dead into strict press.
20-second intervals × 10 rounds.
High output. Zero compromise.
Task 2 — Push-Up Max Effort
1 minute to empty the tank.
Pure grit and upper-body endurance.
1 minute rest
Task 3 — Strength Intervals
Double kettlebell hardstyle half snatch from dead into bent-over row.
20-second intervals × 10 rounds.
Pulling strength meets ballistic power.
Task 4 — Push-Up Max Effort
1 more minute to prove what’s left.
1 minute rest
Complete 3 cycles of this battery to earn your score.
SCORING
Only Tasks 2 and 4 are scored.
Total push-ups × lowest kettlebell weight used in Tasks 1 & 3.
Penalties apply when you miss interval rounds:
- 1 miss = ×0.95
- 2 misses = ×0.90
- 3 misses = ×0.85
- 4 misses = ×0.80
- 5 misses = ×0.75
- 6 misses = ×0.70More than 6 = disqualified.This is an accountability workout — output matters.
SCALING OPTIONS
- Increase rest from 1 to 2 minutes
- Reduce interval rounds from 10 to 8
- Increase interval duration from 20 to 30 seconds
- Swap Half Snatch → Clean & Push Press
- Use a single kettlebell instead of doubles
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TOTAL ACTUAL WORKING TIME: ~26 minutes
Full technique and follow-along videos are available for IKU members. Post your scores! Questions below.