Vision
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Raised in KS - the Ad Astra per Aspera bit appeals to me... won't be reaching elite levels anytime soon... and spending several minutes swinging a kettlebell before working day in an air conditioned office might not represent adversity on any reasonable scale. But I am keeping the title.
Bought S&S a few weeks ago and have been practicing. Gotten to the point I am able to complete a practice with my 16kg kettlebell (have completed a whopping three full practices, my first attempts at the getup were pretty entertaining).
So... I am making this log for little purpose other than keeping track and some accountability against follow through. The plan is to keep a written log and update to this electronic log at a weekly-ish interval.
No real goals to speak of - other than the struggle against general laziness and weakness. I have 16 kg (x2), 20kg, 26kg and 30kg bells*. @ 46 years and 6'2" @ ~ 265 lbs - it seems reasonable I could complete a practice with the 30 kg at some point during 2023.
We will see what happens. Definitely no rush. I suppose my main goals is not to do anything stupid in terms of causing myself injury.
Mine is a desk job. Shoulder, neck and postural related back pain were what really led me to KBs. I have some experience in powerlifting (intermediate level) and understand what poor technique/rushing progressions can do to a body. Also wrestled for my entire youth - which pretty much makes me a fan of grappling in general and that influence/interest is probably what flagged me on kettlebells to begin with.
Just doing the warmups and working on my technique over the past several weeks have largely erased my minor issues - I feel great. In fairness - I also have a Concept 2 rower (excellent dust collector) and I did some light work on that for several weeks before even buying "Kettlebell Simple & Sinister" (could not find a used copy) - let alone any KBs (great deals on the used market - even if my wife was unimpressed).
In summary these are my stated goals -
0. Be disciplined in practice. I am not going to go crazy here because... life - but this is something that will be a high priority.
1. I would like to do a "Timeless Simple" with 30kg bell in 2023 (seriously doubt a 32kg bell falls into my lap, but I will be watching FB marketplace just in case!).
2 I would like to row 5,000 meters in less than 20 minutes in 2023. (I am not going to spend a lot of time on the rower but I do respect the workout it provides...)
3. I would like to setup a space in the garage for practice.
4. I might even take my shirt off on the boat this summer (this one is probably the least attainable).
...35. Maybe a bit less gluttony.
Here's what I did this morning (sets x reps x KG/weight):
Warmup with halos & prying goblets 3x5x16
1 arm swing 10x10x16 (this took me 12:30" - I didn't time for performance, just checking to help myself budget time - on a day off where I don't have to rush anything)
Getups 5x1x16 (finished this @ 23:40" where I started my timer at the beginning of my swings)
Cooldown with 90/90 and QL straddle
my focus this morning was really on getting a good hinge movement. generally, I think the bell I am using is too light - in terms of letting me take some technique shortcuts (especially with the getup). feel great though and I do feel focused on improving technique. I am going to get a solid (4) weeks of practice in with the 16kg bell before following the step plan to phase in my next bell.
Bought S&S a few weeks ago and have been practicing. Gotten to the point I am able to complete a practice with my 16kg kettlebell (have completed a whopping three full practices, my first attempts at the getup were pretty entertaining).
So... I am making this log for little purpose other than keeping track and some accountability against follow through. The plan is to keep a written log and update to this electronic log at a weekly-ish interval.
No real goals to speak of - other than the struggle against general laziness and weakness. I have 16 kg (x2), 20kg, 26kg and 30kg bells*. @ 46 years and 6'2" @ ~ 265 lbs - it seems reasonable I could complete a practice with the 30 kg at some point during 2023.
We will see what happens. Definitely no rush. I suppose my main goals is not to do anything stupid in terms of causing myself injury.
Mine is a desk job. Shoulder, neck and postural related back pain were what really led me to KBs. I have some experience in powerlifting (intermediate level) and understand what poor technique/rushing progressions can do to a body. Also wrestled for my entire youth - which pretty much makes me a fan of grappling in general and that influence/interest is probably what flagged me on kettlebells to begin with.
Just doing the warmups and working on my technique over the past several weeks have largely erased my minor issues - I feel great. In fairness - I also have a Concept 2 rower (excellent dust collector) and I did some light work on that for several weeks before even buying "Kettlebell Simple & Sinister" (could not find a used copy) - let alone any KBs (great deals on the used market - even if my wife was unimpressed).
In summary these are my stated goals -
0. Be disciplined in practice. I am not going to go crazy here because... life - but this is something that will be a high priority.
1. I would like to do a "Timeless Simple" with 30kg bell in 2023 (seriously doubt a 32kg bell falls into my lap, but I will be watching FB marketplace just in case!).
2 I would like to row 5,000 meters in less than 20 minutes in 2023. (I am not going to spend a lot of time on the rower but I do respect the workout it provides...)
3. I would like to setup a space in the garage for practice.
4. I might even take my shirt off on the boat this summer (this one is probably the least attainable).
...35. Maybe a bit less gluttony.
Here's what I did this morning (sets x reps x KG/weight):
Warmup with halos & prying goblets 3x5x16
1 arm swing 10x10x16 (this took me 12:30" - I didn't time for performance, just checking to help myself budget time - on a day off where I don't have to rush anything)
Getups 5x1x16 (finished this @ 23:40" where I started my timer at the beginning of my swings)
Cooldown with 90/90 and QL straddle
my focus this morning was really on getting a good hinge movement. generally, I think the bell I am using is too light - in terms of letting me take some technique shortcuts (especially with the getup). feel great though and I do feel focused on improving technique. I am going to get a solid (4) weeks of practice in with the 16kg bell before following the step plan to phase in my next bell.