Event 4 of the Holiday Hardstyle Pentathlon Challenge is a Double Front Squat - Maximum Reps in 5 minutes! Men must use 2x24kg kettlebells and women must use 2x16kg kettlebells. Complete as many reps as possible in the 5 minute time limit without setting the bells down. You must fully lock out your quads at the top of each repetition. Your hip crease must hit parallel with the knee line on every repetition (use a med ball or equivalent to ensure you are hitting correct depth).
Read MoreEvent 3 of the Holiday Hardstyle Pentathlon Challenge is a Two Hand Anyhow 1RM! Find the heaviest two bells you can get from the floor to overhead lock out. The video shows one way to do the Two Hand Anyhow - but you can be creative (i.e. double press, double jerk, double snatch, anything else you can think of...). You only need to complete the Two Hand Anyhow on one side for your score to count.
Read MoreEvent 2 of the Holiday Hardstyle Pentathlon Challenge is a Bottoms Up Clean & Press 1RM! Find the heaviest BU Clean & Press you can complete with control. Once the bell leaves the floor, you can only use one hand. You must fixate the bell and lock out your elbow over head. You only need to complete the BU Clean & Press on one side for your score to count.
Read MoreEvent 1 of the Holiday Hardstyle Pentathlon Challenge is a Turkish Get Up 1RM! Find the heaviest TGU you can complete with control, and make sure you start and end with the shoulder blades touching the ground. You only need to complete the TGU on one side for your score to count.
Read MoreEvery Monday of December, a new kettlebell challenge will be released. You must complete the challenge and post a video along with all relevant information (your bodyweight and your kettlebell weight and/or reps) on social media and tag me @kbfitbritt . You can attempt as many times as you like during the week, but once you submit your attempt by tagging me, that is the score I will record. I will only accept scores that are submitted before the release of the next challenge. At the end of the 5 weeks, your score will be a compilation of your scores from each of the 5 events.
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