Hi. New user here and I may be asking questions which have already been asked so apologies in advance.
I’m 37 years old and an on/off trainer who tends to quit things too quickly. I’ve been on and off weight training (both KBs and BB training) for about 10 years and still feel like a newbie due to lack of consistency in training and lack of goals achieved.
My goals are to drop some fat, build a bit of muscle and generally get stronger and fitter for life and my job which is as a police officer.
I’ve decided to do S&S and am determined to stick with it and be in it for the long haul. I want to progress and meet the standards before moving up and up to RoP and whatever else comes next. Hopefully this will be the right way to do it!
I currently have two 16kg bells which I’m pretty proficient with. I feel they are a challenge to do TGUs which I’ve not done a lot of in the past and less of a challenge doing swings (2 hand swings feel quite light). I have a few questions if you wouldn’t mind advising me...
1) To progress up to 24kg weight on S&S should I keep repeating the same routine with the 16kgs? Will I get stronger with time and patience or won’t this just stall?At what point should I get a 24kg bell and start swinging it?
2) To anyone doing S&S, do you add other exercise practice at the end if you feel like you’re not tired etc? Or should I stick to the basics and make sure I can do it again the next day?
3) From anyone with experience of S&S, after a solid few months of 5 days a week minimum an I likely to ‘see’ a difference. Do you find you look stronger?
4) I also have a doorway pull up bar which has been underused. 3 is my max. Should I follow the fighter pull up program? If so, how often? Or should I just do GTG each day, doing a couple of reps each time I pass the pull up bar?
I’d appreciate you guys input!