When it comes to personal effectiveness and exercising good stewardship with my life, I find that most of my successes and failures point back in some way to personal discipline…or a lack of it. There are countless other joys that come as a result of the kindness of someone else or just some blessing of… Continue reading Principles of Stewardship: Personal Discipline Part 1
Author: Jonathan
Kettlebell Snatches, Pull-ups, Pushups, and Squats
On Monday I continued the snatch practice and then followed it with the old standby trio of pull-ups, pushups and squats. I’m working toward ripping off 100 snatches with a 53# kettlebell in under five minutes. This is my second week in actually working toward that goal explicitly. This time around, I shaved a minute… Continue reading Kettlebell Snatches, Pull-ups, Pushups, and Squats
More KB Snatch Practice and Yoga Stretching
On Friday I continued with my work on the kettlebell snatches for reps. I’m working toward completing upwards of 100 snatches in under five minutes. I chased my snatch training with about 15-20 minutes of yoga stretching. Here’s what I did: Workout: 9 minute countdown: 6 kettlebell snatches – Left 6 kettlebell snatches – Right… Continue reading More KB Snatch Practice and Yoga Stretching
Clean and Presses and Turkish Get-ups…for Shoulder Power!
On Wednesday, I really took it to my deltoids. It felt great, but I was pretty tired by the end. Workout: 5 Clean and Press ladders, up to three “rungs.” 8 minutes of Turkish Get-ups. These are not the clean and press numbers I was putting up in January…on purpose. I have never tried to… Continue reading Clean and Presses and Turkish Get-ups…for Shoulder Power!
225 Kettlebell Swings in 15 Minutes
Today the ladies and I revisited a simple workout that we first enjoyed on November 22. It is actually demanding on the glutes, the hamstrings and, of all things, the grip. It only involves a fairly heavy kettlebell and a lot of swinging. Read on for the workout. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share… Continue reading 225 Kettlebell Swings in 15 Minutes