Just finished day 12. The rep scheme was 1×10 on everything: Presses– 28k on L and R..these felt really light Pull-up– 1×10 with the 8k…these weren’t too bad but I made sure that I hit my chest on every rep. had noticed that I was not hitting my throat like I used to. When I … Read More
Month: February 2011
Days 10 and 11 of the 40 day workout
I did day 10 of my 40 day journey on friday. The rep scheme was 5-3-2 Day 10 Press- 32k,32k,32k Pull-up- 20k, 32k, 32k Pistol- 12k, 16k,16k Snatches were 6 minutes straight with the 16k, I counted 121 for reps Ab wheel roll outs Day 11 6×1 on everything Press: 36k L/R, 36k L/R, 40k, … Read More
Day 9 of the 40 day program and pistols being part of the program
2×5 Rep scheme on everything Press- 32k, 32k Pull-up, 20k, 20k Pistol, 8k, 8k Snatches 40/20 for 5 minutes with the 24k ab wheel roll outs 2×5 Pistols and the 40 day program I am planning on attempting the beast tamer challenge in July so I added pistols into my 40 day program. Doing pistols … Read More
Day 8 of the 40 day program
Felt good today, I took 3 days off and it was worth it. My body hasn’t felt this good in awhile All 1×10 rep scheme for today: Press- 28k x10 L/R…felt light Pull-up 12k x10, felt good Pistol 12k x10 L/R….I don’t care what anyone says about high reps pistols, they are miserable. Snatches- 9 … Read More
Day 7 of the 40 day program
All singles for today, this is a good test a week in Press- 32k, 36k, 40k, 40k, 40k, 32k…all L and R Pistol- 16k, 20k, 24k, 28k, 24k, 20k..all L and R *** PR on my L press, never hit the 40k 🙂 Pull-up- 28k, 32k, 36k, 40k, 44k, 44k Snatches 5 minutes straight with … Read More
Shout out from Dan John!!
A few weeks back Dan had asked for a quick description on how to do the kettlebell swing. This was on the RKC only forum. I had a few minutes so I wrote something up quick. I didn’t think much of it until my buddy texted me today and said that Dan had mentioned my … Read More
Day 6 of the 40 day workout
Felt like rubbish today, a bit tired so I went a lighter. All 2×5 rep scheme Press 28k, 28k..only lift that felt ok Pull-up 16k, 16k Pistol, 12k, 12k Snatches- 7 minutes straight with the 12k Body saw for core Day off tomorrow and heavy singles for thursday 🙂
Day 5 of the 40 day workout and Saco HKC
Today went ok, presses felt good and snatches felt amazing. I cleaned up a small timing issue on my snatches and it really helped. 2×5 rep scheme on all Press- 32k, 32k Pull-up – 20k, 24k Pistol- 16k, 16k Snatches 15:15 for 8 minutes. I averaged roughly 9 snatches per 15 seconds. Saco HKC I … Read More
Day 4 of the 40 day workout
Felt crappy at the beginning, once I got warm it felt better. I spent the weekend at the Saco, ME HKC cert with master RKC Brett Jones, he helped me with a slight timing issue on my swings/ballistics. He also gave me some good rooting advice. That guy should teach kettlebells for a living…he’s pretty … Read More
Day 3 of the 40 day workout
Felt good today..glad I am off tomorrow 5-3-2 rep scheme on press, pull-up and pistol press- 32k x5, 32k x3, 32k x2 pull-up 16k x5, 20k x4, 28k x2 pistol 12k x5, 16k x3, 20k x2 snatches 4 min straight with the 16k bell, I got 90 snatches total Core- hanging leg raise 5, 3, … Read More
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