Gaz
Level 4 Valued Member
Hello everyone. I've been following the forum for a few months now and as I have just celebrated my 60th birthday thought I would finally introduce myself.
I have been keen on fitness since I was about 14 and started training to try to rid myself of asthma. I trained in the standard way of using bodywieght, free weights and running. I first began training with kettlebells about 15 years ago working from Pavels RKC Book and DVD.
I was a British cop and didn't get much time to train and needed something that was quick and efficient; kb's seemed to fit the bill. I was unable to buy kettlebells in the UK at that time and so ordered them from Dragondoor.
Nobody else I knew trained with them at that time and I think everyone thought that they were a bit of a fad. However, I continued with them and got Enter the Kettlebell and started work on ROP. However, I strayed from the path somewhat and started using some other Kettlebell training methods. It was while doing this that I started to pick up some nagging injuries in my shoulder and lower back and came to the conclusion that maybe my technique was faulty.
So after a good five years or so of training I decided to stop my Kettlebell training as I could not afford the time or money to get some proper coaching.
So for the last five years or so have been training purely with calisthenics. About three months ago I decided that I wanted to review my training as I was losing a bit of direction and motivation and decided to re-visit Kettlebells. That's when I came across S&S.
So I got the book and decided to start again as though I had never touched a Kettlebell before. I have been taking things very slowly and carefully to ensure my form is as good as it can be without any coaching. My goal is to work towards Simple and as soon as I can get on a Strong First Kettlebell Course.
I'm no longer a police officer so don't need the same level of fitness now, however I want to go into old age as fit and healthy as I can be. This forum has been of great assistance to me so far, thank you to all who contribute.
I have been keen on fitness since I was about 14 and started training to try to rid myself of asthma. I trained in the standard way of using bodywieght, free weights and running. I first began training with kettlebells about 15 years ago working from Pavels RKC Book and DVD.
I was a British cop and didn't get much time to train and needed something that was quick and efficient; kb's seemed to fit the bill. I was unable to buy kettlebells in the UK at that time and so ordered them from Dragondoor.
Nobody else I knew trained with them at that time and I think everyone thought that they were a bit of a fad. However, I continued with them and got Enter the Kettlebell and started work on ROP. However, I strayed from the path somewhat and started using some other Kettlebell training methods. It was while doing this that I started to pick up some nagging injuries in my shoulder and lower back and came to the conclusion that maybe my technique was faulty.
So after a good five years or so of training I decided to stop my Kettlebell training as I could not afford the time or money to get some proper coaching.
So for the last five years or so have been training purely with calisthenics. About three months ago I decided that I wanted to review my training as I was losing a bit of direction and motivation and decided to re-visit Kettlebells. That's when I came across S&S.
So I got the book and decided to start again as though I had never touched a Kettlebell before. I have been taking things very slowly and carefully to ensure my form is as good as it can be without any coaching. My goal is to work towards Simple and as soon as I can get on a Strong First Kettlebell Course.
I'm no longer a police officer so don't need the same level of fitness now, however I want to go into old age as fit and healthy as I can be. This forum has been of great assistance to me so far, thank you to all who contribute.
