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I'm going to keep this question as straight-forward as possible: I recently bought a set of kettlebells (12kg, 16kg, and 20kg) and have been swinging and goblet-squatting with those for a while. I have noticed that because of the lower weight of the kettlebell I'm able to rack up a ton of repetitions. Is this the type of strength and conditioning training a typical MMA fighter would do? I've lately felt the need for some more resistance so I bought a 300 lb olympic barbell set over the holiday from the local sporting goods store and have been bench-pressing with that. What's disconcerting with the bench is that it totally isolates the front part of your shoulders and chest, hardly a "full body" effort that is apparently required for martial arts...Is there a better way of going about using my barbell? I have been using the k.bells and pull up bar for some time now but I want to increase strength without unnecessary hypertrophy...