Matt604
Level 6 Valued Member
43 years old, 185 lb, office worker, two little kids at home. I'm starting Phase 1 of Strong! from Geoff Neupert's Kettlebell Strong. I plan to do the workouts in my office MWF.
I'm doing C+P+S as a complex, so a day that calls for 5 sets of 2 will be 5 rounds of: C,C,P,P,S,S, park the bells. So I am not doing C&P per se, but I will be getting the same number of reps of cleans and of presses, and with squats thrown in for good measure.
I'm using double 28k bells. A bit heavy for me, and my clean technique isn't perfect with them, but I think I can do the program without hurting myself and I know my technique will improve as I work through Phase 1. I can press them for 4 or 5 tough reps, so I think they are a suitable weight for the program.
First workout today: 10 rounds of 1C+1P+1S. I did not time rests but I would guess I was taking at least a couple minutes between rounds. The first couple rounds felt hard, but they improved after that. A mild left elbow pain, but that gets better with rubber band finger extensor reps between rounds.
3 sets of 3 pull-ups after, because it feels good. I'm not planning to progress pull-ups.
I'm doing C+P+S as a complex, so a day that calls for 5 sets of 2 will be 5 rounds of: C,C,P,P,S,S, park the bells. So I am not doing C&P per se, but I will be getting the same number of reps of cleans and of presses, and with squats thrown in for good measure.
I'm using double 28k bells. A bit heavy for me, and my clean technique isn't perfect with them, but I think I can do the program without hurting myself and I know my technique will improve as I work through Phase 1. I can press them for 4 or 5 tough reps, so I think they are a suitable weight for the program.
First workout today: 10 rounds of 1C+1P+1S. I did not time rests but I would guess I was taking at least a couple minutes between rounds. The first couple rounds felt hard, but they improved after that. A mild left elbow pain, but that gets better with rubber band finger extensor reps between rounds.
3 sets of 3 pull-ups after, because it feels good. I'm not planning to progress pull-ups.