GregF
Level 1 Valued Member
Hi,
55 years old, Australian. Have a long history of outdoor sports, surfing, rock climbing etc. Lifted some weights in my 20s, but sporadic training since then.. Some wake-up calls of friends getting sick, and realising my 19 year old son is way stronger than me(!!) So decided to act. I'm busy like everyone, corporate job, 4 kids etc... So need to fit training in.....
I bought simple and sinister and it really resonated with me.
Simple and sinister it is.. my goal is to get to simple, stick with the plan and let you all know how it goes.
My plan is simple also: get up 45 mins earlier each day, and play with the kettlebells to start my day.
Today was day one: did the full warm up with the goblet squats, hip bridges and haloes. (The goblet squats feel good).
Then: 8 sets of 10 swings with 24 kg bell.
Stopped at 8 cause I noticed I was getting sloppy. I videoed each set on the phone and compared to examples on strong first youtube... Noticed my legs weren't snapping straight, and that my breathing wasn't lined up.... so stuff to work on.
Then: 4 sets of TGUs (ie 8 in total) with a 12 kg bell.
I can see I could cope with a heavier bell, but I am sloppy as anything.. lots to work on here.. .still I noticed that the 4th set was getting a little more familiar.
Overall, I felt good afterwards, and looking forward to tomorrow.
Strong First: thanks a lot for the inspiration etc.
I'll keep posting as I progess.
55 years old, Australian. Have a long history of outdoor sports, surfing, rock climbing etc. Lifted some weights in my 20s, but sporadic training since then.. Some wake-up calls of friends getting sick, and realising my 19 year old son is way stronger than me(!!) So decided to act. I'm busy like everyone, corporate job, 4 kids etc... So need to fit training in.....
I bought simple and sinister and it really resonated with me.
Simple and sinister it is.. my goal is to get to simple, stick with the plan and let you all know how it goes.
My plan is simple also: get up 45 mins earlier each day, and play with the kettlebells to start my day.
Today was day one: did the full warm up with the goblet squats, hip bridges and haloes. (The goblet squats feel good).
Then: 8 sets of 10 swings with 24 kg bell.
Stopped at 8 cause I noticed I was getting sloppy. I videoed each set on the phone and compared to examples on strong first youtube... Noticed my legs weren't snapping straight, and that my breathing wasn't lined up.... so stuff to work on.
Then: 4 sets of TGUs (ie 8 in total) with a 12 kg bell.
I can see I could cope with a heavier bell, but I am sloppy as anything.. lots to work on here.. .still I noticed that the 4th set was getting a little more familiar.
Overall, I felt good afterwards, and looking forward to tomorrow.
Strong First: thanks a lot for the inspiration etc.
I'll keep posting as I progess.