cwheeler33
Level 6 Valued Member
I will be re-dedicated the next 12-18 months to S&S consecutively.
Previous experience was to achieve a timeless 40kg (18 minutes for swings rest 3 min 10 minutes for TGU). The goal is a 48kg timeless with roughly the same or better times. Current KB's I have are 16,20,24,28,32,40 kg...
When I did the first run of S&S, I only used the "traditional" 16, 24, 32, 40kg jumps. None of the in-betweens. I never once missed my reps. The first week of any jump was very difficult, but achievable. By the fourth week I felt ready to step up the progression. I noticed going for the 40 was harder than going for the 32 and required me to reduce the number of training days. I went from 6 down to 5 day per week. The other two days I did joint mobility work instead. When I did swings at 32kg 1h,A,1h,2h,1h,2h,off at 40kg 1h,2h,off,2h,1h,A,off (A=alternating grip). TGU were always "easy" during the progressions, or can be reworded as hard but confident and always able to hit under 10 min if I wanted to. It was always the swings that felt hard. For the swings I tried to maintain 80% explosive potential for all sets (unlike when I Q&D where I do 100% for all sets). A timed swing result was not possible for me, even with the 32 after reaching 40. I'm not worried about the time yet, that would be the goal AFTER I hit 48. First be strong, then be fast and enduring....
Other considerations: I do martial arts 6 days per week (90 min classes) in the evening. Just shy of 48th. Currently 220-225 at 25%bf standing at an even 6ft. I do plan on incorporating variety days such as Iron Cardio. I have this feeling I will need to drop down to 4 maybe even 3 days per week once I'm working up to the 48. And I foresee IC as a nice way to bolster/recover on the off days.
So the question to those who have achieved 48KG, do I stay with the traditional jumps? Or is it suggested I get the 44KG? What was your experience? Does the smoother road lead to 'better" results? I do not take this lightly, there is an assumption going for the 48 is not like the 32 or the 40... where more respect is required...
Previous experience was to achieve a timeless 40kg (18 minutes for swings rest 3 min 10 minutes for TGU). The goal is a 48kg timeless with roughly the same or better times. Current KB's I have are 16,20,24,28,32,40 kg...
When I did the first run of S&S, I only used the "traditional" 16, 24, 32, 40kg jumps. None of the in-betweens. I never once missed my reps. The first week of any jump was very difficult, but achievable. By the fourth week I felt ready to step up the progression. I noticed going for the 40 was harder than going for the 32 and required me to reduce the number of training days. I went from 6 down to 5 day per week. The other two days I did joint mobility work instead. When I did swings at 32kg 1h,A,1h,2h,1h,2h,off at 40kg 1h,2h,off,2h,1h,A,off (A=alternating grip). TGU were always "easy" during the progressions, or can be reworded as hard but confident and always able to hit under 10 min if I wanted to. It was always the swings that felt hard. For the swings I tried to maintain 80% explosive potential for all sets (unlike when I Q&D where I do 100% for all sets). A timed swing result was not possible for me, even with the 32 after reaching 40. I'm not worried about the time yet, that would be the goal AFTER I hit 48. First be strong, then be fast and enduring....
Other considerations: I do martial arts 6 days per week (90 min classes) in the evening. Just shy of 48th. Currently 220-225 at 25%bf standing at an even 6ft. I do plan on incorporating variety days such as Iron Cardio. I have this feeling I will need to drop down to 4 maybe even 3 days per week once I'm working up to the 48. And I foresee IC as a nice way to bolster/recover on the off days.
So the question to those who have achieved 48KG, do I stay with the traditional jumps? Or is it suggested I get the 44KG? What was your experience? Does the smoother road lead to 'better" results? I do not take this lightly, there is an assumption going for the 48 is not like the 32 or the 40... where more respect is required...
