Originally Posted by
TomLawlor
It really is going to depend on what your specific goals are in regards to the kettle bells. People often overcomplicate strength/conditioning routines because they think that more advanced and varied routines yield more results.
If you are looking for pure strength work, the 20 minute circuit you described most likely won't help very much. Sure it will help conditioning to a point but it likely won't yield the best results for strength.
As an example I do 10 sets of 5 reps with the double kb clean and press, then 10 sets of 5 of the double kb front squat. Next week I will do 10 sets of 6. The following week would be 10 sets of 7, then 10x8,etc. This is an easy way to use progressive overload with kettle bells since you only have the 2 of them. Eventually you will have to get heavier bells to continue to make strength gains.
If you are looking for more rounded programs, Steve Maxwell has a phenomenal book on Kindle "Kettlebell Conditioning System" that will give you even more tools and is only $10 or so.