
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…
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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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I’m writing this post from bed where I’m laid up with the latest round of regular flu, swine flu or something else. I probably caught it from one of my kids who have been trading it back and forth for the last few weeks. Or maybe I made myself more susceptible to it by last…
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10/07/09 I ran out of time this evening, but managed to get in a quick bit of snatch practice- 16 kg – 15/15/10/10/5/5 – 60 total rest 3 minutes 24 kg – 15/15/10/10/5/5 – 60 total I’m trying to get back in the snatch “groove” and would like to complete the RKC snatch test by…
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VWC baseline – 15 reps max cadence (I just ordered the Viking Warrior Conditioning book. Time to ramp things up. No Winter weight gain for me!)
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This is the second week of my second grind block in Return of The Kettlebell, so I upped the ladders and rungs to 5.
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Tags: Dragondoor, Hardstyle, HKC, Kettlebell, Kettlebell Deadlift, Kettlebell Military Press, Kettlebell Press, Kettlebell Snatch, Kettlebells, Return Of The Kettlebell, RKC, RTK, Snatch