/ The Craggy Tide Ascent
Kettlebell complex for 15 October 2026
15 October 2026: The Craggy Tide Ascent, a 3-movement kettlebell complex with one bell — Vertical snatch, Thruster, Zercher squat.
The sequence
- 16 repsVertical snatchground → overhead · ballistic · Moderate grip
Lower to rack
25 repsThrusterrack → overhead · squat · Low gripLower to rack
34 repsZercher squatrack → rack · squat · Low grip
What it costs
- Relative load
- 25.3
- Grip index
- 21
- Drive patterns
- 2
Relative load is a weighted rep sum for comparing complexes with each other. It is not a difficulty rating.
- Bell weight is capped by the weakest link — the whole complex runs at the load of the hardest single movement in it.
- Contains a high-skill movement. Technique degrades before strength does — stop the set when the shape goes, not when the reps run out.