Monthly Archives: March 2009


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IBA will be down for a bit…

Due to difficulties with updating my blog theme and wordpress version, Ironbell Athletics blog will be down for a while.
Thanks for reading.
Jim

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Quick Jerk Workout

Double KB Jerk (16 kg): 3 sets, 3 minutes each, 6 reps per minute. Rest 2 minutes between sets.

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Positively (Level) 14

As I progress through the World Kettlebell Club fitness protocol, I’m finding the upper levels to be challenging both physically and mentally. I completed level 14 yesterday (with the 16 kg kettlebell), which keeps the reps the same as level 13, but knocks the rest periods down to 1′30″.

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New World Kettlebell Club Rankings

“People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.“

— Earl Nightingale: Author, The Strangest Secret, Lead the Field.

Goal 1 – Rank VII Rank IV
As I posted previously, the World Kettlebell Club modified their rank structure to include kettlebells lighter than the usual competition weights.  You can see the new tables here:
http://www.worldkettlebellclub.com/ranks.php
On Friday, instead of [...]

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Planting Your Kettlebell Seeds

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now.”
– Chinese proverb.
The World Kettlebell Club recently changed their rank structure to include lower weight kettlebells.  Check it out here and then come back:
http://www.worldkettlebellclub.com/ranks.php
What this does is open up the rank structure to many who haven’t mastered the [...]

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Baker’s Dozen – Kettlebell Fitness Level 13

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13 – Lucky or Unlucky Friday?
Friday the 13th reared it’s ugly head again, and how many of you went about their day worrried about whether their luck was going to hold up, or whether the stars were in alignment or whether to just stay home in bed and wait it out?
Well forget it.  I did [...]

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