Training Progress one week

2008-01-02 13:14   0 Likes   3 Comments   0 Images

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Well, after one week of Kettlebell training mixed with some cardio I am feeling good. Some early bruising to my bideps and the tops of my wrists early on was a slight set back. The weather over here in Perth, Australia has been in the high 30 low 40 degrees celcius for the past week so the kettlebells have been hard to control during the jerks and snatches, hence the sore arms.

I have been amazed at how much of a workout these things give the body. After a heavy work out the other day (about 38C outside) I managed to cramp in the glute. WOW, it felt as though someone was stabbing my butt with a knife.

I am concentrating on gaining good form and increasing strength prior to moving onto some of the more technical and dangerous skills of the sport. Thus far, I have been using three to four different workouts followed by some light to mid cardio either running or riding and have noticed in my figures that my strength and conditioning is already starting to improve.

Kettlebell Training to the Extreme

2007-12-31 15:06   0 Likes   0 Comments   0 Images

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Hi all,

 Second Blog post for me and an interesting one to show the members here who have not had much to do with or may not have heard of Kettlebells. I was searching through YouTube for some instructional videos on Kettlebells when I stumbled across the following video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpvEaGkC9MA

This guy presses a 200lbs Kettlebell for 7 reps. Read the comments below that dispute the weight of this kettlebell.

At present I am only working out with a 16kg Kettlebell and trust me, from someone who is just getting into weight training, a 16kg Kettlebell is so much different to hand than a dumbell with 16kgs sitting on it. Each workout is extreme, causing you to ache in places you didn't know you had.

I am really enjoying my Kettlebell Training, and I hope to keep it up for a long time, keeping track of my achievements on this site.

Thanks for reading my blog.

Made the Commitment

2007-12-30 16:02   0 Likes   1 Comment   0 Images

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Hi all,

 I have finally made a commitment and purchased a 16kg Kettlebell to train with. I hope to progress with this sport and look forward to monitoring my progress using the tools provided by Shapelink.com.