smehmood
First Post
Hi all —
I’ve started S&S recently. I feel like I “own” the first kettlebell (18kg for me, since 16kg was out of stock) and just started working in 24kg into my workout. I’m currently practicing about 5 times / week and following the book closely. My prior athletic experience was mostly casual cardio (running, cycling) but in the last few years I had a barbell trainer and got to respectable numbers on the major lifts (past the novice / linear progression stage and into advanced novice / intermediate level).
I’m enjoying S&S but I feel like I need more physical activity than I’m getting because of how sedentary my life has become during the pandemic. I work from home, and often don’t leave the house all day.
My primary goal is fat loss (I need to lose about 30-40 lbs - I’m 5’10” and 210 lbs). I understand that this is 90% diet, and am focused on that. Still - I think it’d be a bit easier if I could add some activity to my day to compensate for my unusually sedentary life style.
Is it reasonable to add additional swings to S&S (perhaps at a different time? spread throughout the day? using lighter weights even as I progress?) for extra conditioning? I’m not sure how to reconcile two things I remember reading: (1) S&S allows enough gas in the tank for other physical activity (2) one of the reasons people don’t succeed with S&S is if they try to add extra things aren’t in the program.
I think adding runs 2-3 / week (on either my off days or my 2H swing days) might work well, but I’d love to have something I can do indoors for days/months when the weather isn’t great.
In short: can I use my kettlebells to add additional physical activity to my day or should I look to other forms of exercise?
I’ve started S&S recently. I feel like I “own” the first kettlebell (18kg for me, since 16kg was out of stock) and just started working in 24kg into my workout. I’m currently practicing about 5 times / week and following the book closely. My prior athletic experience was mostly casual cardio (running, cycling) but in the last few years I had a barbell trainer and got to respectable numbers on the major lifts (past the novice / linear progression stage and into advanced novice / intermediate level).
I’m enjoying S&S but I feel like I need more physical activity than I’m getting because of how sedentary my life has become during the pandemic. I work from home, and often don’t leave the house all day.
My primary goal is fat loss (I need to lose about 30-40 lbs - I’m 5’10” and 210 lbs). I understand that this is 90% diet, and am focused on that. Still - I think it’d be a bit easier if I could add some activity to my day to compensate for my unusually sedentary life style.
Is it reasonable to add additional swings to S&S (perhaps at a different time? spread throughout the day? using lighter weights even as I progress?) for extra conditioning? I’m not sure how to reconcile two things I remember reading: (1) S&S allows enough gas in the tank for other physical activity (2) one of the reasons people don’t succeed with S&S is if they try to add extra things aren’t in the program.
I think adding runs 2-3 / week (on either my off days or my 2H swing days) might work well, but I’d love to have something I can do indoors for days/months when the weather isn’t great.
In short: can I use my kettlebells to add additional physical activity to my day or should I look to other forms of exercise?
