“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…
* 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…
“The difference in winning and losing is most often… not quitting.” E – Eleven L – Levels E – Equals V – Victory E – Eventually N -Never quit! (Photo credit – Wikipedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eleven.jpg)
I moved up to level 11 with my 16 kg kettlebell, still practicing my jerk, snatch and long cycle. For level 11, I’m doing sets of 2minutes with rest periods reduced to 1 minute.
I’ve been using the World Kettlebell Club’s Kettlebell Fitness manual (pre-release version) to help me train for my attempt at making rank. It provides a steady growth in reps and time and does so in a fashion that almost guarantees success…if you’re willing to put in the work. It’s not easy, but it’s not impossible either.
Second time through Level 10. Sweating like a pig but feels good. Next stop, level 11.
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