whats up bellhead i will share some of my experiences and maybe they will help. i typically flow the routine of getting fat during winter, and getting back in the gym and getting back in shape during the spring. normally i do some weight training and running to get back in shape. i usually diet during this time but not to fanatically. this year was different though. i was 19 pounds heavier this winter normally i gain 8 or 9 pounds, and i was tired of the same shit. (start lifting weights and running. drop some weight the first few weeks while getting some strength gains, then the strength gains stop as i continue to loose weight and run.) so this year i started hitting the kettlebell hard. i made a couple of posts and jordan aka bravo recomended doing a swing routine 30 secs on and 30 secs off. i tried it thinking it would be easy with the 24 and got my ass kicked. i couldnt do 10 mins of it before i thought i was gonna throw up and drop the bell. i did this for a month 3 times a week and tired to watch what i ate but i still had pleanty of pizza and shit like that. at the end of the month i was doing 30 mins with 20 sec rest intervalls pretty easily. during that first month i lost about 4 pounds and 1 inch off my midsection. after that i changed my routine to a four day routine with 2 days of very hard rounds training for cardio with the 24 and a 32 kg. the other two day i did strength routines but with hard finishers such as swings with the 32 or cleans. that month i lost about 6 pounds, but i was a little more strict with my diet than when i first started, and i gained strength which was a nice change. then i chanded up my routine again for about 2 weeks, i set up a routine of presses, cleans swings squats, tgu, etc, and ran pretty hard 100 yards inbetween each set. i did this work out 3x a week for about 30 mins and was ready to die at the end. i was dieting really really strict at this point, infact i wasnt eating enough. i lost about 5 pounds but i also was loosing strength so i came of the diet for a few days to regain my sanity, in total i lost about 15 lbs and 3 inches on my waist while keeping size and increasing my strength. i will never go back to boring long runs again