Clean and Press Ladders and KB Swings @ 100%

Today was my “heavy” day, where I did the same workout as Wednesday, but my ladders went up to three reps, and I did as many swings as possible in 8 minutes (and it was 8 minutes because that’s what my roll of the dice happened to be: 8).  So again, the two parts were…

1. 5 clean and press ladders (up to 3 reps) with a 53# KB
2. As many reps as possible in 8 minutes: 53# KB swings

Now, I was shooting for 300 reps on the swings, but I ended up with 201.  I was a bit disappointed, but there’s not much you can do when you hit grip failure and you’re swinging a 53# cannon ball in your family room.  If I waited until complete grip failure, I might be dislodging the kettlebell from the east wall of my house rather than typing this post.  My glutes, hams and back felt tired, but not wiped out; they had more in the tank.  The grip was definitely my weakest link tonight.

But knowing I can do 200 KB swings in 8 minutes gives me a good baseline.  I’ll beat it next time.

For a refresher on the ladders, here’s Wednesday’s workout, where I went into it in greater detail.