For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. ~ Lily Tomlin
There’s nothing like a lazy Sunday to help you get your bearings back and your priorities straight.
We spent about two hours on Saturday afternoon pulling weeds and roots from our front lawn before we stopped and did week 7’s “heavy” day. We spent extra time with our joint [...]
Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”~ Mark Victor Hansen
I’ve [...]
A beginning is only the start of a journey to another beginning.~ Author Unknown
As we finish up week five of the Program Minimum, it’s a good time to reflect on why we start with swings and get-ups. As Pavel says in Enter the Kettlebell, the Program Minimum (PM) is designed to deliver:
The conditioning of a world-class [...]
“Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.” ~ Pearl Bailey
ETK Training Log Update
Monday – Joint mobility work followed by 10 minute warm-up. Keeping up with the goblet squats.
12 minutes of 35-rep sets of hand-2-hand swings/5 rounds. (40 reps on Thursday)
Tuesday – Joint [...]
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.~Winston Churchill
We’re in week 3 of the Program Minimum phase of Enter The Kettlebell. If you’ve been following along, you know that we’ve been using the Art of Strength, Enter The Kettlebell workbook. You probably also know that we’ve decided [...]
Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals~Jim Rohn
When swinging with a a friend, spouse or group, decide beforehand who will be counting reps.
Make sure everyone knows if you’ll be counting up to the required number or down from the required number.
Be sure to tell everyone if you’ll be counting out loud. Or not.
Those new [...]
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