Category Archives: MetCon

Favorite Fifteen: No. 7 – Tabata Variations

Next up in my Favorite Fifteen are some modified Tabatas. You may be familiar with the Tabata protocol. One Tabata comprises eight 30-second rounds (four minutes total). Each round includes 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. … Continue reading

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Kettlebell Metcon Workout

Workout #3 Here is workout #3 part of a trio of workouts that Jonathan wrote three or four years ago or so.  They are killer and they can be really short.  The key is working hard while you are moving, … Continue reading

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My Workouts: Week of April 23

Monday (4/23) Kettlebell Clean and Presses (53# KB): 4 rounds, 4 ladders  (40 total reps) Kettlebell Swings (70# KB): roll two dice for minutes (11 minutes), Tabata protocol So that all means that I started the morning by doing a … Continue reading

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My Workouts: Week of April 16

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My Workouts: Week of April 2

Here is my exercise update for last week.  I think it’s safe to say that since I simplified my workouts a few weeks back to involve only a few kettlebell movements and a few bodyweight movements, I’ve seen some solid … Continue reading

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My Workouts: Week of March 26

Last week was a nice change of pace. I hadn’t done two workouts in one week where I got to include Turkish get-ups and kettlebell swings, so I enjoyed it. The hardest workout was Wednesday, for sure, but having that … Continue reading

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My Workouts: March 19-23

Last week was another good week of exercise.  No one workout was too crazy, but they were all rewarding.  And another thing: no workout was more than ten minutes, either, and I felt fresh enough to work out every day … Continue reading

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An Exercise Update, and Why I’m Cutting Back on My Exercise Posts

After posting 3-4 exercise posts per week for about four months, I have noticed a few trends in terms of our readership.  It turns out that very few people actually read the posts of my workouts.  That is totally fine; … Continue reading

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Forging the Dragon-slaying Sword: 120 KB Snatches in 6 minutes

The saga continues, and the dragon awaits. The “dragon” also being my Holy Grail; I can mix symbols and metaphors if I want to, can’t I? So long as it’s not a “Holy Dragon.”) Anyway, my dragon/grail is 200 kettlebell … Continue reading

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Metabolic Conditioning and Resting Heart Rate

As you may know, I’ve been hitting the kettlebell snatches pretty hard the last few weeks.  Each workout leaves me gassed and wondering if I’m ever going to reach my goal of 200 snatches in 10 minutes or less with … Continue reading

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