Back in 2018, I traveled to Italy to certify as a StrongFirst Lifter (SFL).

Amazing trip. One I’m still grateful for to this day.

But here’s one thing I remember most:

Watching the other participants train was fascinating. You could pretty quickly tell who had been doing what leading up to the cert.

Group one: folks who had been training with a blend of kettlebells, barbells, and bodyweight—a hybrid approach. When it came time to perform the required lifts (Zercher squats, front squats, back squats, good mornings, deadlifts, bench press, military press), they moved well. Solid form. They passed.

Group two: folks who had been taking a more traditional bodybuilding approach—lots of isolation work, splitting body parts across different days, machines, etc. And here’s the thing—they were JACKED. Big. Strong-looking.

But when it came time to press a barbell overhead into a good position, or squat to depth while maintaining a neutral spine … a lot of them simply couldn’t do it. The mobility wasn’t there. The strength in the right places wasn’t there. And a lot of them didn’t pass the technique tests as a result.

That was 2018. Eight years later, I see the same thing playing out with my clients and online members—and the lesson is just as relevant.

Now, if your only goal is to look good in a mirror, a traditional bodybuilding approach will get you there. You will build bigger muscles. I’m not knocking it.

But if you want to get strong AND muscular … while staying lean, athletic, and mobile at the same time … that’s a different program.

That’s Hybrid Kettlebell Muscle 2.0.

HKM 2.0 is built around combining the classic barbell lifts (squat, bench, deadlift) with kettlebell training—in a way that produces real, lasting results. Strength, muscle, conditioning, and mobility. All together, not traded off against each other.

And this week — it’s my birthday week, so I’m doing what I always do and giving YOU the gift — when you grab HKM 2.0 right now, you also get three additional programs completely free:

• 28-Day Bulletproof Shoulders Challenge
• Kettlebell / Bodyweight Hybrid Strength Training (the 3/7 method)
• Hybrid Kettlebell Muscle 1.0 (the original program)

This is a deal I’m running for my birthday, so grab it while it’s at its lowest.

-> Grab HKM 2.0 + all three bonuses here​

Here’s to getting strong and muscular while staying lean, athletic, and mobile—all at the same time!

- Forest Vance
Master of Science, Human Movement
Kettlebell Expert
Over 40 Training Specialist
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