John Grahill
Level 8 Valued Member
The Giant is awesome and gave me excellent results. I do need a but of a change ..... after 7 months I took my "comfortable" 10 RM with 32s and now can get 12 with the 36s. (I didn't retest my RM after the 1.1 I recently completed).
I thought I'd be able to handle the 40s with no problem and start the Giant 3.0 with them. They were actually tougher than I thought! Using cast iron noncompetition kettlebells and increasing the weight adds increases in bell size that present a different and/or additional challenges. In other words it's not just the increased weight you have to contend with but the handle size, bell diameter, wider stance and the like that make them just that much tougher. I think it's a good thing as it adds more challenge. They are tougher to clean and bulkier in the rack. I need to work on the fundamentals with them.
So, starting Strong again with them (40s) today.... need some pure strength work with them and I wanna take them as far as I can go with them. Gotta admit that seeing the Dan Anderson still shot pressing beasts got me motivated again. One of my original goals was multiple reps of double beasts. Don't know if I'll ever make it, but I'm going to try.
I thought I'd be able to handle the 40s with no problem and start the Giant 3.0 with them. They were actually tougher than I thought! Using cast iron noncompetition kettlebells and increasing the weight adds increases in bell size that present a different and/or additional challenges. In other words it's not just the increased weight you have to contend with but the handle size, bell diameter, wider stance and the like that make them just that much tougher. I think it's a good thing as it adds more challenge. They are tougher to clean and bulkier in the rack. I need to work on the fundamentals with them.
So, starting Strong again with them (40s) today.... need some pure strength work with them and I wanna take them as far as I can go with them. Gotta admit that seeing the Dan Anderson still shot pressing beasts got me motivated again. One of my original goals was multiple reps of double beasts. Don't know if I'll ever make it, but I'm going to try.
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