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Methodology in writing

Long-form references will collect the same movement, per-side volume, density, climb, and graduation language used throughout Perside.

2026-09-08

Club Pullover Progression: How Many Reps, and What It's Actually For

A linear pull over a lever, standing, from behind your back. How the club pullover differs from the bench version, why it exists to build the shield cast, and how long to stay on it.

2026-09-06

One-Hand Mace 360 Progression: When You're Ready, and How Many Reps

Earn it through the two-hand work first, then run the same volume cycle at the same mace. What one hand changes, why one-hand work is mainly club territory, and what opens up after.

2026-09-02

Club Shield Cast Progression: How to Learn It, and How Many Reps

Learned from the pullover, feeding the mill. The 2H timed track, the 1H volume cycle, where the name comes from, and why you never load a range of motion you don't have.

2026-08-24

The 10-Minute Kettlebell Swing Program: How It Works, and When to Go Heavier

One set at the top of every minute for 10 minutes, starting at 10 swings a minute and climbing to 20. The full wave structure, why swings don't run volume cycles, and what fails first.

2026-08-24

Heavy Club Mill Progression: How to Earn the Mill, and How Many Reps

The mill combines the inside circle and the shield cast, and you earn it through both. The full prerequisite chain, the 10x10 standard, and why training the pattern itself is the point.

2026-08-24

Steel Mace 10-to-2 Progression: When to Start It, and How Many Reps

Finish the 360 first, then run the 10-to-2 at the same weight, 5 sets of 5 per side climbing to 20 sets of 5. What the 10-to-2 is, where it comes from, and what skipping the rest position costs you.

2026-08-20

Steel Mace 360 Progression: How Many Reps, and When to Go Heavier

Start at 5 sets of 5 per side and climb to 20 sets of 5. The mace weight ladder, when to go heavier, and why the jumps hurt more than the numbers look.

2026-08-18

What Size Kettlebell Should You Buy First? (And Why Not a Set)

Most men start at 16kg (35lb), most women at 12kg (26lb). Why one bell beats a starter set, what the weight actually has to pass, and when you have earned the next one.

2026-08-14

How to Progress in Heavy Club Training: The Complete System

Why heavy clubs need their own progression math, the two-handed timed-set track, the single-arm volume-cycle track, and what graduation actually looks like.

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