dnguyen411
Level 5 Valued Member
Since July 2017, I've been working with the 32 kg bell starting with two-handed swings, moving to alternating two handed and one-handed swings in August. Got injured in September and had to do alternative training for a while (but still did kettlebell work at a lighter weight). Started two-handed swings again in October with the 32 kg bell. Alternating two handed and one-handed again in November and half of December. And now one-handed since mid-December (note there was a 2 week break in January since I was out of the country with no kettlebell is sight). (See details in my Training Log)
With all that said, my original goal when I stated in the "Simple or Sinister Standard: Who's going to do it in 2018?" thread was to achieve Simple by May 2018. I'm getting impatient and want to achieve the Simple time goal sooner. My new goal starting today is to achieve Simple in 7 weeks (Week of March 26th).
Here's my plan:
Every week, I would do at least 3 or 4 "heavy" training sessions with the 32 kg bell Swings and 36 kg TGUs. I made the Simple goal with the TGUs a while ago so to me there's no a huge benefit with going back down to 32 kg.
Every Tuesday morning, I take a cycling class at the gym just for something different (and I enjoy it) for about 45 mins at medium to medium-hard intensity.
Finally, for 1 or 2 training sessions, I would switch to a 24 kg bell for Swings and TGUs for eccentric swings and do 2x2 TGUs in each arm followed by 1x1 TGUs with a 10 second hold in each position.
So at least 5 or 6 days in the gym with one of those days devoted to cycling.
For the heavy swings, I'm starting this week EMOM. Each subsequent week, I'm dropping 5 seconds off the time. If I did my math right, by the beginning of week 7, I should be completing my 10x10 swings in about 5:30 mins (35 second intervals times 10 sets minus ~20 seconds to complete the last set of swings, then divide by 60 to convert to mins). For testing day, if my math is correct, I need to set my timer for 31 second intervals to complete 10x10 swings in 4:50 mins.
TGUs would still be done with the 36 kg but I would switch to 32 kg on test day.
Now for the loaded question:
Is this plan doable? If so, what do I need to do from a nutritional and resting standpoint to help me? If you are wondering about my current stats, I'm 67.75 inches tall (172 cm), weight ~185 lbs (84 kgs), 37 years of age, medium build, ~18 to 20% body fat. No current set diet regiment other than trying to eat at least 100 grams of protein/day.
If you achieved Simple, any helpful advice?
With all that said, my original goal when I stated in the "Simple or Sinister Standard: Who's going to do it in 2018?" thread was to achieve Simple by May 2018. I'm getting impatient and want to achieve the Simple time goal sooner. My new goal starting today is to achieve Simple in 7 weeks (Week of March 26th).
Here's my plan:
Every week, I would do at least 3 or 4 "heavy" training sessions with the 32 kg bell Swings and 36 kg TGUs. I made the Simple goal with the TGUs a while ago so to me there's no a huge benefit with going back down to 32 kg.
Every Tuesday morning, I take a cycling class at the gym just for something different (and I enjoy it) for about 45 mins at medium to medium-hard intensity.
Finally, for 1 or 2 training sessions, I would switch to a 24 kg bell for Swings and TGUs for eccentric swings and do 2x2 TGUs in each arm followed by 1x1 TGUs with a 10 second hold in each position.
So at least 5 or 6 days in the gym with one of those days devoted to cycling.
For the heavy swings, I'm starting this week EMOM. Each subsequent week, I'm dropping 5 seconds off the time. If I did my math right, by the beginning of week 7, I should be completing my 10x10 swings in about 5:30 mins (35 second intervals times 10 sets minus ~20 seconds to complete the last set of swings, then divide by 60 to convert to mins). For testing day, if my math is correct, I need to set my timer for 31 second intervals to complete 10x10 swings in 4:50 mins.
TGUs would still be done with the 36 kg but I would switch to 32 kg on test day.
Now for the loaded question:
Is this plan doable? If so, what do I need to do from a nutritional and resting standpoint to help me? If you are wondering about my current stats, I'm 67.75 inches tall (172 cm), weight ~185 lbs (84 kgs), 37 years of age, medium build, ~18 to 20% body fat. No current set diet regiment other than trying to eat at least 100 grams of protein/day.
If you achieved Simple, any helpful advice?
