Girevoy Sport and Kettlebell Fitness
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I was lazy and skipped my workout Friday. I had planned on Long Cycle Clean and Jerk practice but got busy with things around the house. Some things are just more important than others.
My plan for 2009 is to make rank in the WKC system, level VII at a minimum. I’m not in [...]
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This last week was a really hectic one on the personal side. Still, I managed to get my two training days in prior to today’s meet.
Monday called for clean and jerk day, which for me was my “DKC” workout, consisting of the LCCJ, Clean and 1/2 Snatch. I used the 20 kg for my LCCJ [...]
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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 use my 20 kg kettlebell [...]
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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 Snatch-focused [...]
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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 workout to come.
After chalking my PB 20 kg kettlebell, I set my gymboss timer to tone at 1 minute [...]
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Thanks to Calacademy.org for the photo: http://tinyurl.com/6bk6og
I woke up at 2:00 p.m. after working all night and decided to get a workout in before eating. I’m still working on the “Redwood” kettlebell fitness workout and stayed at level 2 today.
I began with Scott Sonnon’s warm-up from his Kettlebell Foundation DVD and wouldn’t you know, had [...]
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WKC Kettlebell Fitness Fun
I just finished re-painting one of my AKC 32 kg kettlebells and needed to give it a test drive, so after 3 “Redwood” workouts, I decided to throw some heavy weight around for fun.
Rack Reality Check
I set up my three exercises with heavy (32 kg) cleans to start, followed by the half-snatch [...]
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Perform Better Competition-Style Kettlebells VS. AKC Competition-Style Kettlebells
One of the key issues with those of us participating in Girevoy Sport has been the initial cost of competition-style kettlebells. While the American Kettlebell Club has been the main source for this style kettlebell, they have also suffered from quality control and supply issues at various times.
Further, [...]
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I’m going to go out on a limb and probably make some enemies among the kettlebell elites, but I have to ask: “Is it really that difficult?”
I’ve been training with weights for 26 years. In that time, Ive tried bodybuilding programs, powerlifting programs, circuit training, intervals, body weight training, cables/bands, running cycling, and for the past [...]
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