Secret Service Snatch Test (SSST)

Using a 53# kettlebell, perform as many repetitions of the Snatch as possible in 10 minutes. More than one hand change is acceptable, and the kettlebell may be set down for rest.

After a thorough application of chalk, I began on my right side, performing 30 reps before having to switch hands. My 9-year-old, acting as my head coach, used my "Perfect Push-up Timer" to keep both the time and count. Every time I extended the kettlebell she touched the unit which emitted an audible "beep," recording my repetition. This seemed to work extremely well. I finished up my first 60 reps with about five minutes in. Then, switching back to my right hand, I cranked out a set of 15. Evenly distributing the work, I performed an equal number of reps on the left side. I still had some time on the clock so with my lower back and shoulders screaming, I continued to crank out reps. Ten more on my right and 10 on my left, 110. The salty torrent of sweat rolling down my face was burning my eyes, but with the seconds counting down, I pick up the pace and squeezed out five final reps on my left. Time 10:00, 120 reps.