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Category Archives: Strength
Turkish Get-ups and Pull-ups for Power
On Wednesday I did some Turkish Get-ups and pull-ups for some slow, grind-it-out, strength-building enjoyment. It looked like this: Workout: Turkish Get-ups (Left then Right)/Pull-ups: 5 TGU’s Left, 5 TGU’s Right, 10 Pullups 4 TGU’s Left, 4 TGU’s Right, 8 … Continue reading
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Kettlebell Snatches and Turkish Get-ups
On Friday I continued to plug away toward my goal of completing 100 kettlebell snatches in 5 minutes with a 53# bell. This time ’round I did seven snatches per side every minute for 8 minutes. That’s 112 snatches in … Continue reading
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Kettlebell Clean and Presses, KB Swings and Pull-ups
On Wednesday I enjoyed my workout from the confines of my home office. A few days ago I bought one of those fancy-schmancy pull-up bars that you can install in a doorway. This enables me to do pull-ups (and as … Continue reading
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12-minute Workout: Cleans, Kettlebell Snatches and Pull-ups
Yesterday’s workout was a challenge because I was running low on energy. I hadn’t eaten a whole lot and was trying to do a strength workout. It’s not the best combination, from my experience. Regardless, it was good, and I … Continue reading
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20-Minute Workout: Front Squats, Kettlebell Snatches and Pistol Squats
Monday’s workout was a pretty good one. My goal was to do a strength workout, but still to maximize my work in the allotted time. So here’s what I did: Workout: 10 rounds (each round takes 2 minutes): 155# Front … Continue reading
Bench Press and Weighted Pull-ups
On Friday, my buddy Garrett came over to work out. I had planned on a metcon workout, but was battling a head cold and was having breathing issues. We elected to do some strength work that wouldn’t require such frenetic … Continue reading
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Deadlifts, Pushups and Get-ups for Strength
On Wednesday I modified a previous workout, doing it for strength (rather than metabolic conditioning) purposes. It involved three movements: the deadlift, the pushup and the Turkish get-up. For those of you keeping score at home… Workout: Part 1: 4 … Continue reading
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Skill Day at the PS.com Gym
Okay, so the Practical-Stewardship.com “gym” is actually my garage if you want to get technical, but you get the idea. On Tuesday, I had the ladies practice some more pistol squats and kettlebell rows. The pistol squats, as you’ll recall, … Continue reading
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A Turkish Get-up Workshop
On Saturday, I taught Sonja how to do Turkish Get-ups. She learned quickly why it is so popular. It seems to use every muscle in your body and it is vey challenging. Workout: Ten minutes of Turkish Get-ups, alternating left … Continue reading
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Strength Workout: Thrusters, Kettlebell Swings and Weighted Pull-ups
Yesterday my buddy Garrett came over and we did a strength workout together. It was a nice compliment to my MetCon workout from Wednesday. I was still pretty sore, but it felt great to work out some of the lactic … Continue reading
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