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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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