mdabril
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I have been following S & S for exactly 1 week as of today and noticed the following effects...
Swings
- They are becoming more crisp each day with a definite feeling of solidness in the hip pop and planked position.
- Increased flexibility in hamstrings noticed in the backswing with resulting increaed hip hinge folding. Greater and greater elastic loading for the following hip pop.
- Increased thickness of traps, lats, spinal erectors, glutes, hamstrings , quads, forearms and calves. Probably other areas as well, but these have been the most obvious to me.
- Better daily awarness of hip hinging in daily life when picking up objects (I work in a warehouse picking up boxes, 5 gallon cans of various materials etc..)
- Slow and steady leaness without dropping any bodyweight.
These are just what I have really noticed in the first week of the daily swings. Not rushing between sets, but concentraing on power, hip pop and floating of kettlebell really is awesome.
Get Ups
- Shoulders feel like stone. Nice and solid, definite thickening there.
- Obliques feel great, really feeling/seeing the definition between them and abdominals
- Hips feel great and solid from the rolling to elbow. Feel nice and loose during extension of hip in kneeling position
- Lats feel really tied in during the various positions while keeping shoulder sucked in, especially in bent press position of transitioning from hand on ground to kneeling position and then from kneeling to hand on ground after hip hinging down to ground
- Forearms feel like concrete between the swings and getups.
- In standing locked out position,body feels like one solid piece, like a marble column
- Increased thickness in shoulders, traps, lats, triceps, biceps, forearms, obliques, and abdominals. All the body's joints feel great, nice and solid and a feeling of well oiled.
These are just some of the immediate observations. I had already been working with kettlebells off and on with progressive bodyweight exercises since 2008, and consistent strength training since 1984, but wanted to really knuckle down and own this program. I'm using a 16K for the get ups and 24K for the swings. Not rushing the program, just putting in my daily practice. I made it up to the 32K for both exercises on the ETK PM; the daily practice with this version is very doable. I'm 42 years old and feel great with this program.
Having youthful energy, athleticism, power and strength from the daily practice. This program is pure gold! Thank you Pavel!
Swings
- They are becoming more crisp each day with a definite feeling of solidness in the hip pop and planked position.
- Increased flexibility in hamstrings noticed in the backswing with resulting increaed hip hinge folding. Greater and greater elastic loading for the following hip pop.
- Increased thickness of traps, lats, spinal erectors, glutes, hamstrings , quads, forearms and calves. Probably other areas as well, but these have been the most obvious to me.
- Better daily awarness of hip hinging in daily life when picking up objects (I work in a warehouse picking up boxes, 5 gallon cans of various materials etc..)
- Slow and steady leaness without dropping any bodyweight.
These are just what I have really noticed in the first week of the daily swings. Not rushing between sets, but concentraing on power, hip pop and floating of kettlebell really is awesome.
Get Ups
- Shoulders feel like stone. Nice and solid, definite thickening there.
- Obliques feel great, really feeling/seeing the definition between them and abdominals
- Hips feel great and solid from the rolling to elbow. Feel nice and loose during extension of hip in kneeling position
- Lats feel really tied in during the various positions while keeping shoulder sucked in, especially in bent press position of transitioning from hand on ground to kneeling position and then from kneeling to hand on ground after hip hinging down to ground
- Forearms feel like concrete between the swings and getups.
- In standing locked out position,body feels like one solid piece, like a marble column
- Increased thickness in shoulders, traps, lats, triceps, biceps, forearms, obliques, and abdominals. All the body's joints feel great, nice and solid and a feeling of well oiled.
These are just some of the immediate observations. I had already been working with kettlebells off and on with progressive bodyweight exercises since 2008, and consistent strength training since 1984, but wanted to really knuckle down and own this program. I'm using a 16K for the get ups and 24K for the swings. Not rushing the program, just putting in my daily practice. I made it up to the 32K for both exercises on the ETK PM; the daily practice with this version is very doable. I'm 42 years old and feel great with this program.
Having youthful energy, athleticism, power and strength from the daily practice. This program is pure gold! Thank you Pavel!