This past September I discovered a fellow kettlebell blogger who issued a challenge to complete 5000 kettlebell snatches in a month. The bad thing was I discovered it two weeks into the challenge. I wanted to participate, but I was already two weeks behind. At first glance it seemed like I had a lot of ground to make up.
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Kettlebell Challenge Preparation – Thanksgiving Edition
Kettlebell Challenge Workouts
After working Monday night/Tuesday morning, I completed a long cycle-focused workout consisting of the following, which I named the “DKC”:
Long Cycle Clean & Jerk
Clean
Half snatch
Unfortunately, I only slept for about 3 hours prior to my workout, and I had a tough time getting it done. I continued to use my 20 kg kettlebell [...]
December Kettlebell Challenge – 12/06/08
Did a test workout for the December Kettlebell Challenge (http://tinyurl.com/5fwhyl).
I used my 20 kg kettlebell and got 170 snatches and 50 long cycle clean and jerks.
As you can see, I need some work with the Long Cycle Clean and Jerk (LCCJ). To raise my numbers, I’m going to alternate WKC Kettlebell Fitness workouts with a Snatch-focused [...]
Kettlebell Fitness Workout for Wednesday – Level 5
WKC Kettlebell Fitness workouts range in difficulty from level 1-20. We are at level 5 and by following the WKC protocols, are progressing steadily.
Monday’s “Redwood” Kettlebell Workout
This is the week to get back in the swing of things as my work schedule has given me six days off! Sort of like a mini-vacation.
As a result, I’m taking advantage of the free time to get my kettlebell workouts back on track (Mon-Wed-Fri), and to have my wife join me.
As it’s been a while [...]
Wakeup Workout – WKC Kettlebell Fitness
Saturday. November 15. 2008. The “Redwood” level 3.
I worked graveyards the previous night and woke up after about 5 hours of sleep. I warmed-up with the Kettlebell Foundation series which prepared my muscles and joints for the workout to come.
After chalking my PB 20 kg kettlebell, I set my gymboss timer to tone at 1 minute [...]