Goal: I am 59, turning 60 on August 30, 2020. To the extent it is in my control, I want to be healthy and active in my 60s and beyond. At the drops of the hat, I want to be able to Yosemite’s half dome and back in a day (16 miles, round trip). My wife and I own a horse stable where we board ten horses for other people. I want to be able to throw hay bales around with the “young” people. I also enjoy gardening and carpentry.
About me: I am a male, 6 ft 2 in in height, and weighs 220 pounds. I need to lose some more weight and would like to be around 200 pounds. I have, more or less (sometimes less than more), got nutrition under control: dead animals and vegetables. I have lost 40 pounds over the last year using that diet. I gain weight if I stray from that diet.
I use to run (never enjoyed it). I use to cycle quite a bit and would lot do it more now if I had time. It is not a priority right now. During the last ten years, I have sporadically followed some strength programs, including bodyweight, barbells, and kettlebells. I travel enough where I get out of routines easily.
I did S&S for a while when the first version of the book came out. I never did it regularly enough, although I got to the point of doing swings and getups with a 24K kettlebell. Overall, I was pushing too hard and trying to up weights too fast, and felt drained after many sessions. I was always trying to compress the time of sessions. I seldom got more than four sessions in a week.
The 2020 Resolution: I picked up the new version of S&S. After reading it, I realized I had done several things wrong in my fist S&S attempt. I resolved to follow S&S exactly as in version two. I use the talk test and “practice’ five times a week. I will not progress faster than in the book and may go slower.
For the first part of 2020, I worked at getting ready to do S&S, which mainly consisted of doing swings and getups. On April 13, I began S&S using a 24K kettlebell for swings and 16K for getups. The 16K for swings seemed too light. I choose to start with a three day on, one day off schedule. From April 13 to July 10, I did 67 sessions. On July 10, the session was
One handed swings: 24k-32K-32K-32k-24K , 10 sets of 10
Getup: 16k-24k-24K-24K-16K 10 sets of 1
If I continue at this pace, I should have timeless simple by the end of the year. Here is what I think after doing 67 sessions:
About me: I am a male, 6 ft 2 in in height, and weighs 220 pounds. I need to lose some more weight and would like to be around 200 pounds. I have, more or less (sometimes less than more), got nutrition under control: dead animals and vegetables. I have lost 40 pounds over the last year using that diet. I gain weight if I stray from that diet.
I use to run (never enjoyed it). I use to cycle quite a bit and would lot do it more now if I had time. It is not a priority right now. During the last ten years, I have sporadically followed some strength programs, including bodyweight, barbells, and kettlebells. I travel enough where I get out of routines easily.
I did S&S for a while when the first version of the book came out. I never did it regularly enough, although I got to the point of doing swings and getups with a 24K kettlebell. Overall, I was pushing too hard and trying to up weights too fast, and felt drained after many sessions. I was always trying to compress the time of sessions. I seldom got more than four sessions in a week.
The 2020 Resolution: I picked up the new version of S&S. After reading it, I realized I had done several things wrong in my fist S&S attempt. I resolved to follow S&S exactly as in version two. I use the talk test and “practice’ five times a week. I will not progress faster than in the book and may go slower.
For the first part of 2020, I worked at getting ready to do S&S, which mainly consisted of doing swings and getups. On April 13, I began S&S using a 24K kettlebell for swings and 16K for getups. The 16K for swings seemed too light. I choose to start with a three day on, one day off schedule. From April 13 to July 10, I did 67 sessions. On July 10, the session was
One handed swings: 24k-32K-32K-32k-24K , 10 sets of 10
Getup: 16k-24k-24K-24K-16K 10 sets of 1
If I continue at this pace, I should have timeless simple by the end of the year. Here is what I think after doing 67 sessions:
- The three day on/one day off was hard at the beginning. By the third session, I was dragging. However, I kept doing it and my body has adjusted. Now I am stringing together longer number of days, with the longest being seven. I think it very important to do the sessions often. My body adjusted.
- I am 59 years old and do get “sore” from some sessions of S&S. Of course, I can get sore sitting in a chair or sleeping in bed. I judge the need for rest by taking a walk. If I feel “better” after a walk, I do the session.
- I find swing with the 32K challenging. However, the 24K is very easy. Maybe that is physiological. During a session, I am happy when I move from the 32K to 24K for my final two sets of swings.
- I don’t find getups with the 24K to be too challenging.
- I am going to progress “slow” with progressions, in particular, on the swings.
- I have no amazing body transformation to tell. I notice changes in my body, but I doubt that anyone else would notice. Getting up and down from the ground is easier. Carrying things (e.g., hay bales is easier. I am stronger. These are the benefit I wanted.
