Scottie888
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Pardon the misleading title but in all honestly, NO I have NOT reached S&S Sinister...yet. I began my KB S&S journey roughly about a year ago starting with a 24kg bell. Being in reasonable shape, I quickly owned the 24 bell & moved on to the 32.
Now after a year of S&S, I've finally reached Simple standards & have began transitioning to a 40 kg bell. Yesterday, after 2 weeks farting around the bulldog, I finally did a full 40kg S&S workout (50 swings 2H & 50 1H although the 1H swings were relatively low on the power&height scale) & the full 2x5 GUs. I took my time (esp with GU's) as I'm no where close to reaching the Bulldog standard but atleast, it felt reasonably comfortable.
That said, this 32 to 40 bell transition seems much easier than the transition from 24 to 32 – anyone else had a similar experience? If I remembered correctly, the 32 bell felt super heavy last summer & I had my doubts owning it & Sinister seemed like an unrealistic goal esp. at my age. Now, I can honestly say, with the remainder of this year on the bulldog, it seems possible that I can reach Sinister in bell size if not meeting the standard by my 60th birthday (Jan 2019). FWIW, I'm 168cm @72kg.
In the year of S&S, I can say that my bod has hardened up & while gains in size isnt spectacular, it's noticeable by friends & colleagues. With a bit of diet changes, I've also managed to lose 15lbs or so & am now referred to as being ripped inaddition to being jacked (by the same friends & colleagues) – & that's just Simple. What wonders abound at Sinister??
On top, I've had multiple WTH moments including jumping on my 1st bicycle ride of the season (April'18) riding 40kms at a more than respectable clip!!! Never happened before as it usually takes me 2-3 weeks of 4-5x weekly rides to get into the groove. This year, it was a shock to me how my cardio health is this level without any aerobic training (besides S&S). Also, I used to have lower back spasms a few times yearly & although I do wake up with a stiff back, the spasms are gone...yayyyyy! Besides the requisite stretches, I've discovered that windmills are awesome for relaxing the back which have convinced me to work on Bent Presses as a future endeavor. I've also found cleans & snatches to be good subs for swings & mixing them in makes for a fun(ner) workout.
Anyone else had a similar seemingly/relatively easy 32-40kg transition & any other 60yr olds going for their Sinister moment? Actually, even Beast Tamer doesn't seem so ridiculous a goal now hehe! That said, Beast Tamer might just be a bridge too far at my age & weight, what say you?
Ps: another big THANKS to Pavel for developing this program & for bringing KBs to our collective psyche.
Now after a year of S&S, I've finally reached Simple standards & have began transitioning to a 40 kg bell. Yesterday, after 2 weeks farting around the bulldog, I finally did a full 40kg S&S workout (50 swings 2H & 50 1H although the 1H swings were relatively low on the power&height scale) & the full 2x5 GUs. I took my time (esp with GU's) as I'm no where close to reaching the Bulldog standard but atleast, it felt reasonably comfortable.
That said, this 32 to 40 bell transition seems much easier than the transition from 24 to 32 – anyone else had a similar experience? If I remembered correctly, the 32 bell felt super heavy last summer & I had my doubts owning it & Sinister seemed like an unrealistic goal esp. at my age. Now, I can honestly say, with the remainder of this year on the bulldog, it seems possible that I can reach Sinister in bell size if not meeting the standard by my 60th birthday (Jan 2019). FWIW, I'm 168cm @72kg.
In the year of S&S, I can say that my bod has hardened up & while gains in size isnt spectacular, it's noticeable by friends & colleagues. With a bit of diet changes, I've also managed to lose 15lbs or so & am now referred to as being ripped inaddition to being jacked (by the same friends & colleagues) – & that's just Simple. What wonders abound at Sinister??
On top, I've had multiple WTH moments including jumping on my 1st bicycle ride of the season (April'18) riding 40kms at a more than respectable clip!!! Never happened before as it usually takes me 2-3 weeks of 4-5x weekly rides to get into the groove. This year, it was a shock to me how my cardio health is this level without any aerobic training (besides S&S). Also, I used to have lower back spasms a few times yearly & although I do wake up with a stiff back, the spasms are gone...yayyyyy! Besides the requisite stretches, I've discovered that windmills are awesome for relaxing the back which have convinced me to work on Bent Presses as a future endeavor. I've also found cleans & snatches to be good subs for swings & mixing them in makes for a fun(ner) workout.
Anyone else had a similar seemingly/relatively easy 32-40kg transition & any other 60yr olds going for their Sinister moment? Actually, even Beast Tamer doesn't seem so ridiculous a goal now hehe! That said, Beast Tamer might just be a bridge too far at my age & weight, what say you?
Ps: another big THANKS to Pavel for developing this program & for bringing KBs to our collective psyche.
