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 Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11760959 - 01/03/10 06:49 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Gonna take your advice and not get ahead of myself, so instead i just started throwing in one armed swings for my last few sets. Did my warmups and three TGU per arm. My first three sets of swings i did normal double handed, one set per arm, then one set where i alternated arms each swing. Was very difficult to maintain my form for the one arm swings.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11761049 - 01/03/10 07:09 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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meams said:
I dont know how you're getting through your pushups
I would recommend starting in column 2 for some easier sets. I am in week 4 column 1 - and will move up to column 2, and possibly column 3 if necessary. Presently, at around 75 pushups i am close to failure.
In other news - Yoga absolutely killed me today. The heat was unbearable, i felt as if i was going to pass out, run out of the room screaming, or vomit.
It was insane, i was still sweating 15 minutes after leaving the room.
I am totally smoked. However - they did mention they are adding two noon classes during the week, week after next - so i will be going 5x/week which has me super stoked.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11761228 - 01/03/10 07:41 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Do they do yoga in a sweatshop? Why cant you put on a fan?
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11761310 - 01/03/10 07:51 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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I am doing bikrams "hot" yoga
So its a 40.5 Celsius heated room at 40-60% humidity.
Ontop of that - the past 2 days have been really full, i think because alot of "new years resolution" types coming in. More people = more heat.
I need to start taking two litres of water to class, cause 1 is gone by the half way point and leaves me suffering.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11764021 - 01/04/10 09:27 AM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nice.
Just got done w/ my abs&legs day. I've been frustrated with my prepetual inability to manage a right-leg pistol, so I've quit working the negative and now i'm just doing weighted squats to try and get some leg strength.
1/4/10
-Warmup
-Abs, lots
-Legs, lots more
-Abs some more
-Cooldown/stretches
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11764117 - 01/04/10 09:51 AM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Alright, I just got a Dick's gift card for my birthday and I want to go see if they have kettlebells.
Should I buy one or two? If two should they be the same size or different?
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They have kettlebells, they are the GoFit brand. Start out with a 16kg (35lb) unless you are relatively strong already, in which you'd start with a 20kg or 24kg.
You can start out with just 1, since they're kinda on the steep side. if you feel like buying two, get two different sizes, you'll probably move throgh your first bell within 6mo
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11764451 - 01/04/10 10:57 AM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Im relatively strong but Im also relatively slight of build. (5'6, 125 lb)
I do 60 consecutive push ups and 125 curls a 15 lb weight.
Should I go with the 16?
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Go with the 16 forsure.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11765212 - 01/04/10 01:11 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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yah 16 def. i still can't throw my 24kg around with ease --- and i've been working with the 16kg (and the 24 a little) for the past year.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11765751 - 01/04/10 02:29 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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In a rush today:
-2x50 situps
-16,18,13,13,20 = 80 pushups
I tried a circuit training approach to the KB today:
-2x10 cleans
-4x20 1 armed swings
-1x10 clean and press
I pulled that off, in much less than 10 minutes. Huffing and puffing, felt like my chest was going to collapse.
++ for kicking up the intensity!
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11769228 - 01/05/10 09:24 AM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Keep up the good work PDU. TOday was day3 of the pushups. Looks like i'll be repeating this week over again, today was rough (although I'm not sore like I was when i first started doin the pusups).
1/5/09
-Warmup
-Pushups (d3 w3 c3) 22, 30, 20, 20, 20 = 112
-24kg one-arm swings & loaded cleans (3 sets)
-Cooldown/stretches
I feel great.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11770162 - 01/05/10 12:52 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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-97 pushups
-7x30 2 handed swings
-4x10 halos
+ 4x10 cleans
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Edited by PDU (01/05/10 12:54 PM)
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11783888 - 01/07/10 01:14 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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-2x50 sitsups
-18,22,16,16,25 = 87 pushups
-4x50 2 handed swings
sets of 50 swings<-- new challenge.Destroyed the lungs.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11788324 - 01/08/10 07:39 AM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Just got done w/ pushups.
1/8/09
-Warmups
-Pushups (w3 c3 d1) 14,18,14,14,20 = 80
-24kg Swings & Cleans (1 set - someone came to the door and i stopped working out)
-No cooldown (got high though)
I dont like pushups! They are not as intensive as the KB work i've been used to. They dont spike my HR like I want! However, I can tell my triceps really need the workout, so i'm going to continue on w/ the 100 pushup program.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: meams]
#11793164 - 01/08/10 09:16 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Variety is the spice of life.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11796802 - 01/09/10 02:07 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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-3x50 situps
-118 pushups
-3x20 halos
-4x(3x30)= 360 2handed swings
-Yoga tonight
How my life is right now - i definitely look forward to my workouts more than my leisure time and try and plan my life (work, social, diet..) to work with my workout schedule.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: PDU]
#11798064 - 01/09/10 06:09 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey everyone, just got back from cuba yesterday. I did a big variety workout to get back into kettlebells.
I did swings, snatches, TGUs, and 4 ladders of 3 rungs with the 20kg. I'm sore today and feel great. Going to do some TGUs and presses to get back into it and complete my 20kg ROP.
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This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty.
Nobody is able to achieve this completely but striving for such achievement is, in itself, a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security."
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: Cannashroom]
#11801517 - 01/10/10 10:58 AM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well this week I pulled a major fail, went a few hours south to visit some family for like four days and totally blew off my kettlebell. I did pushups and situps all week but i am so pissed at myself for not doing my normal routine.
Anyways, starting it back up today, My fiance just got her 8kg bell so well be taking it slow and watching videos and helping her develop good form and such. Ill update with how it went later.
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Re: Kettlebell - my progress thread [Re: phreakod98]
#11802471 - 01/10/10 01:33 PM (2 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ok, well today was fun and frustrating at the same time, trying to teach her while im still learning myself was interesting to say the least. But anyways, she got the basics for a few swings, though shes not totally comfortable with it yet. Shes fuckin rocking the TGU with two full ones per arm on her first shot. and the warmups went fine, its just going to be a while researching and reading and practicing for her to get the swing.
For my workout i did my warmups, halos im trying to improve my reps so i did one set of 20 then one of 10, in a week or so hope to have 20 and 20.
swings i did 5x15, with my form suffering very much from the days off i took.Also because of the days off i really struggled with my TGU, i did one per arm and then did 50 sit ups and 20 push ups to add a little on to the workout.
It actually felt really good to work out today, my body was loving it. Looking forward to being back on track with my routine and getting my fiance in on the wonder that is kettlebells.
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