Atomic Elbow Pain And The Kettlebell Solution

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:20:16 +0000

(Disclaimer.  If you’re in pain, go see a Doctor.  This is my blog and my elbow.  This works for me.  It might not work for you.  Do this at your own risk. ) As I wrote in my previous post, I developed a sharp pain in my inner right elbow after I started using [...]

2 Poods Of Pain = Ouch

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:04:31 +0000

On Wednesday, I did my first medium day with the 32 kg and was dealt a blow to my ego. On the 4th rung (4th rep) of my first ladder, I pushed the right side up, but only got about a 1/4 of the way up on the left side and couldn’t move it [...]

Enter The Kettlebell – 2 pood “Light Day”

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:17:43 +0000

I just finished my first ETK session with the 2 pood bell. What an experience! It’s an accomplishment for me, as I’ve never consistently worked with the 2 pood before, and the last time I did the ETK program was last year at about this same time and with the 24 kg. My last workout was [...]

FREE! KETTLEBELL FITNESS! (Just add work)

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:33:27 +0000

Happy Father’s Day!  For those fathers among us… I can remember when I was 18.  I had just graduated from High School and had joined the Navy on the Delayed Entry Program.  I was in the basement of our house, pushing concrete-filled plastic weights, trying to put a few pounds of muscle on my 6-02, 148 [...]

The Ultimate Kettlebell Variety Day Workout!!!

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:47:51 +0000

Following Pavel’s recommendation in Enter The Kettlebell, I practiced my variety today (Instead of yesterday). After my usual 10 minute warm-up of wall squats/halos (16kg)/pumps and 250 reps of rope jumping, I began my practice: 32 KG Loaded Cleans 5 R / 5 L alternate with: 28 KG Turkish Get-up 1 R / 1 L 5 sets of both. Then- 32 KG Swings 10 [...]

Enter The Kettlebell – Week 1 (redux)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:41:46 +0000

I signed up for the HKC this week and am going to focus on ETK and RTK for now. Last week I completed light and medium days with one variety day thrown in. I skipped the heavy day, as my parents were visiting and I wanted to devote my attention to family time. As a result, [...]

The Dragondoor Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:26:16 +0000

I just signed up.  September 26th in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Now to get ready.  Back to ETK. Monday’s workout – clean and press ladders with the 28 kg kettlebell and pull-up ladders. 9 minutes of snatches with the 16 kg kettlebell for 175 reps (comfortable pace). I’ll have a more detailed post later, now it’s time for bed. [...]

Kettlebell ADHD

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:14:12 +0000

I have it. I have a problem going for more than 3 weeks on a particular program without getting bored.  Unless I have a specific goal to shoot for, as I did when I completed the Enter The Kettlebell program. So I cut the program minimum 1 week short and I started the Enter The Kettlebell (ETK) [...]

How To Grind Up A Kettlebell – Turkish Style

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:26:22 +0000

I L-O-V-E Turkish Get Ups with the kettlebell. There are some exercises that really “click” when I do them and the Turkish Get Up is one of them.  The first time I gave it a go, I had no idea what I was doing and I remember losing control of the bell above my face. I decided [...]

Friday’s Four Times Forty Rep Swing Sets

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:13:58 +0000

For the third week of the program minimum, I did  40 rep swings on Monday, followed by our Turkish get-ups on Tuesday.  You might be wondering why my second swing workout came on Friday instead of Thursday. Instead of taking only one day off, I took two – Wednesday and Thursday – after taking on too [...]