It is the great north wind that made the Vikings. ~ Scandnavian Proverb I banged out my second VWC workout on the 15:15 protocol. I had planned on doing 28 sets but once I was into it, I though it would be prudent to stop at 24. I filmed this one again to check on…
There’s only one thing that can guarantee our failure, and that’s if we quit. ~ Author Unknown Our Enter the Kettlebell journey continued into the second week of the Rite of Passage workouts. This week we keep our “rungs” at three, but do four ladders. We’ve also upped our reps on inverted rows to five…
“Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!” ~ Thomas Hood This Valentine’s Day was a special one. Instead of eating chocalate from a heart-shaped cardboard box, we saved our “heavy” Enter the Kettlebell practice for today! OK, I did get breakfast in bed, and…
Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ~ Jamie Paolinetti MOVE!!! Yeah, it’s that easy. Look, I know it’s Winter and it’s probably either snowing or raining or about to where you are. And there will be times when you’ve had a hard day and it’s…
EXERTION originally uploaded by _catch12234. Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation ~ Robert H. Schuller I liked the idea of Viking Warrior ConditioningViking Warrior Conditioning when it came out. Snatches are a lot of work, but the benefits are HUGE. Even HUGE(r) when you practice Kenneth Jay’s MVO2 protocol detailed in Viking Warrior…
originally uploaded by Ben McLeod. Before beginning, prepare carefully ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero We’re shifting gears here, from the Program Minimum to the Rite of Passage. Where one emphasizes general conditioning with swings and get-ups, the other focuses on presses and pulls. It’s that five weeks of general conditioning though, that makes the beginning of…
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