
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”~ Thomas Jefferson Training continues along with accessory and strength work on Monday and Jerks on Wednesday. I added a couple exercises into the accessory mix this week, with the…
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“If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.” ~ Tom Krause Girevoy Sport Accessory Work Wednesday and Friday were accessory and strength days this week: Wednesday I took part of Thierry Sanchez’s writing about sub-maximal effort (SME) training from his manual “Kettlebell Sport and Athlete Preparation“, and applied…
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I’m on a work-related trip in beautiful San Luis Obispo. I brought one of my 12 kg kettlebells with me to get a workout in, but kept it light in order to take it easy on my hands. I did the level 20 Long Islander, and powered through it pretty handily (pun intended) with the…
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“Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.” ~ Les Brown After 9 days without a workout, we finally had the time to get some exercise in. To play it safe, we dropped back to Level 14 and spent some extra time warming up with Scott Sonnon’s joint mobility…
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A quick post to get back up to speed. I’ve been absent from the web for the past week due to some health, family, and technical issues. In short, Life has gotten in the way of my training. Of course, unless you’re a sponsored pro, Life probably gets in your way as well. And if…
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