“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” — John Steinbeck/Robert Burns
Work has intruded yet again on my Rite of Passage workouts. The case we’re investigating has blossomed and led to several new directions, all of which require extra hours at work. In addition, I was just promoted to Sergeant which [...]
Kettlebell Training For Sport And Fitness
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Life Strikes Again
Climbing Ladders, Rung By Rung
Yep, you guessed it. Wednesday’s workout was moved to today. I had to work late on Wednesday so we slid that workout into today’s variety slot.
4 ladders. 3 rungs. Cameron was at work, so it was just Val and I with our 12 kg and 24 kg. Unfortunately, we committed [...]
Another Vicious Variety Day
Brutal. Just brutal. Rounds 8-12 of the Art of Strength Providence. One time through is hard. Twice is …challenging. Thanks Anthony. 16 kg for Cameron and I, 9 kg for Val.
After two quick warm-up circuits, we started with:
Round 8: Flip to a squat. For two minutes.
Rest 1 [...]
Rite of Passage – Week 2, 4 Ladders
Let’s get to it! I was thinking about this evening’s workout all day long. So when 6 o’clock rolled around, I was more than ready to get to work.
This week calls for 4 ladders of 3 rungs, instead of 3 ladders of 3 rungs like week 1.
My son Cameron and wife Val were [...]
Rite of Passage – Week 1 Complete
Friday was an “off” day, and Saturday was listed as a “Heavy” day. “Heavy” means a hard effort swing day.
Our clean and press ladders went easily enough and we both decided on two-hand swings for our max effort.
Val stayed with her 12 KG and I used the 24KG.
We managed to get 3 sets of [...]
It’s A Heat Wave!
I’m not gonna lie. Tuesday’s variety kicked my butt. And my wife’s butt.
You know how you do a workout, and the next day you’re so sore you can’t move your arms and legs properly? You feel like you’ve aged 20 years, and you walk like a shuffling 80-year-old? That was [...]