Today I did about 20 minutes of stretching using some of my favorite yoga-type poses and a bunch of stuff you used to do in junior high P.E. Stretching is important not only for increasing overall mobility, but it also assists in muscle recovery. When you’re sore, stretching is good medicine. It’s even something I…
Kettlebell Clean and Presses
On Monday, Sonja and I went for a run then did some clean and press ladders. She used a 20# kettlebell and I used the 53# bell. The first three rounds the ladders went up to four reps, then we topped out at three reps. I’m feeling it a little in my shoulders today. …
Full Cleans: a Full-Body Workout
Last evening my buddy Jason joined me in my garage for some cleans. After a good warmup and some light reps, here was the workout: 12 minute countdown: #135 full clean, 4 reps That was it. Pretty simple, and a chance to fire some fast-twitch muscles with some explosive reps. Today I’m a bit…
What I Did Today: Turkish Get-ups
Here was my workout today (a lighter day): Turkish Get-ups, one rep per side for 9 minutes (53# KB). This time I felt my form starting to slip due to fatigue about minute 7, so I took a short (30 seconds’) rest before hitting it again for the remaining time. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll feel great…
The Kettlebell Saga Continues: Clean and Presses and Swings-Medium Day
Today (Wednesday) was my medium day on my current program of clean and presses plus conditioning. Here’s what it looked like: 5 clean and press ladders, reps of 1-3 7 minutes of 2-hand swings, 70-80% effort Again I decided on the 7 minutes by a roll of the dice, and I did 145 kettlebell swings…
