North Woods
Level 1 Valued Member
Long time lurker, first time poster. I started S&S in October of this year. Some context: I'm a 40-year old male, with a decent background in fitness. Long distance cycling, free weights, boxing and most recently (don't judge) HIIT, before I was enlightened. I'm not sure if Pavel reads these posts, and I'm definitely not the first to say: thank you sir, you changed my life. Came across his videos on YouTube a lot over the past year before really studying them around the time I turned 40. Read S&S 2.0, and also paid attention to the videos of Anna Cannington and Cody Jarrett on YouTube (you all are inspiring!).
In October I started swings and getups with 16kg and by mid-November felt comfortable enough to move on to 24kg. So far so good. I'm easing into the swings with a mix of 2H and 1H. Swinging a 24kg kettlebell is a hell of a rush. There is a learning curve with the grip with the 24kg. The getups are harder for me. At this point, I can do 6 getups with the 24kg, and the remaining 4 with the 16kg. I'm trying to be patient and really focus on form. Today there was some tenderness on my right elbow only in the final part of the getup, when I'm lowering the weight. I do possibly have ever so slight tendonitis from an old cycling injury there, but I'm also curious if anyone has something of the same when lowering the weight?
For those who have completed Timeless Simple, how long was your journey? I'm in no rush, just curious.
I'm probably preaching to the choir here but--for my day job, I'm a mental health and substance use therapist, and fairly attuned to changes in my own nervous system, emotional regulation, etc. Running S&S has created significant positive changes on that front for me. Up until recently, I wasn't aware of how much HIIT was exhausting me. S&S is like adding premium fuel to the tank. I also had two nagging alignment issues, one with my neck and another with my lower back, both of which have almost totally vanished, a twist on the what-the-hell effect.
In October I started swings and getups with 16kg and by mid-November felt comfortable enough to move on to 24kg. So far so good. I'm easing into the swings with a mix of 2H and 1H. Swinging a 24kg kettlebell is a hell of a rush. There is a learning curve with the grip with the 24kg. The getups are harder for me. At this point, I can do 6 getups with the 24kg, and the remaining 4 with the 16kg. I'm trying to be patient and really focus on form. Today there was some tenderness on my right elbow only in the final part of the getup, when I'm lowering the weight. I do possibly have ever so slight tendonitis from an old cycling injury there, but I'm also curious if anyone has something of the same when lowering the weight?
For those who have completed Timeless Simple, how long was your journey? I'm in no rush, just curious.
I'm probably preaching to the choir here but--for my day job, I'm a mental health and substance use therapist, and fairly attuned to changes in my own nervous system, emotional regulation, etc. Running S&S has created significant positive changes on that front for me. Up until recently, I wasn't aware of how much HIIT was exhausting me. S&S is like adding premium fuel to the tank. I also had two nagging alignment issues, one with my neck and another with my lower back, both of which have almost totally vanished, a twist on the what-the-hell effect.