Khayman
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The “forearm goblet” that Sonnon tought in tacfit spetsnaz has helped me a lot as a warmup before heavy presses.
Kettlebell "Giant 1.0"
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Khayman
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I might be stupid but where can I find the “giant”? I have no problem finding “strong”.
guardian7
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John Grahill
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@guardian7 , I am currently in the same boat. When I started over with the heavier kettlebells, well let's just say they are heavier! I can't get the 70+ reps per session.
It doesn't matter, it's an individual thing! That's another advantage of this program. There are no set number of rounds you "need" to get. Get what you can and try to get a little more next week.
John Grahill
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taro
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Jeremykots
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patterner
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When I was doing 1.0, I did deadlifts for my warmup. 
I was using Steve Justa's single program for deadlifts. I'm currently just doing the Daily Dose Deadlifts, but that feels like a little too little work. I'm thinking about adding back in 1.1 or 2.0 (not sure about those 8s on 1.1!)
I was using Steve Justa's single program for deadlifts. I'm currently just doing the Daily Dose Deadlifts, but that feels like a little too little work. I'm thinking about adding back in 1.1 or 2.0 (not sure about those 8s on 1.1!)
John Grahill
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karol
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Thank you John,
What I actually did. I ate a solid meal and now going to sleep. TMW should be ready to go.
I think I would not be able to do any progress today. Or not able to finish the training.
Cearball
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Karol
I'm getting run down ATM. Breaking out in spots with ulcers in my mouth & a cough which are the usual signs. This could mean I'm not recovering adequately.
If I was doing a programme with a more strict progression system controlling number of sets & reps this could become problematic but since the giant has autoregulation built into it I feel like I can train as hard as I want/can at the time so don't need to worry about missing sessions so much.
I'm getting run down ATM. Breaking out in spots with ulcers in my mouth & a cough which are the usual signs. This could mean I'm not recovering adequately.
If I was doing a programme with a more strict progression system controlling number of sets & reps this could become problematic but since the giant has autoregulation built into it I feel like I can train as hard as I want/can at the time so don't need to worry about missing sessions so much.
EXACTLY!
This is what I think many people are missing.
It doesn't matter how many reps you get total compare to John, me, or anybody else.
All that matters is that you (a) show up, (b) put forth an honest effort without exhausting yourself, (c) repeat.
Get 3 days in out of 7. Do the best you can to take a day off between sessions.
John Grahill
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Yesterday I was able to hit 60 reps with the 36s in just about 30 minutes (29:50). It wasn't easy at all. Last week I did 51. Some people have been hitting like 80 to 100 reps in a workout during the first week or two. I can't do that with these Bells. I'm not concerned at all, as I am only competing with myself and even at that I'm trying to use common sense ala @Don Fairbanks who in my opinion described excellently how a density protocol should be undertaken....the reps should still be "proper" and "passable" and meet the standards. If next week I can't get more reps but I cut off even 30 seconds, I'll walk away and call it a win!
watchnerd
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What's a forearm goblet squat?
Eyetic
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In fact there's a big amount of post talking about how many sets or how many reps...even when its kind of difficult to compare to each other as we all have different backgrounds, size, strength, etc... which I understand as we all want to know where we are at but that shouldn't be the point.
I'll repeat myself here but I just don't count and your body doesn't care about numbers, some days you can stress your body with a minimal amount of exercise because you feel weak or tire, some other days you need more volume because you feel full of energy, just learn to give always your best effort according to the instructions given (don't push till failure for example, relax between sets etc).
As a matter of fact this is my third week of the 3.0 with the single 34kgs bell and yesterday I tried the 24kgs one which it felt like a toy!!! Next month (4th) I'll be going back to the 24kgs bell with the 1.1 or 1.2 (need to check).
watchnerd
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Exactly.
And there are diminishing returns to "m0aR volume" (how much is too much is highly variable based on many factors), and there comes a point at which the ROI becomes negative and you get into "garbage volume".