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Thursday, December 29, 2011

11/29 training

Warm up... Bike ride for 15 minutes.. stretching, feeling kinda sore and beat up... Just needed to get the bells moving today...
16kg snatch 6 minutes 20 rpms 1 switch
3 minutes rest
24kg Pushpress 6 minutes 18 rpms switch on the minute
3 monutes rest
28kg OALC press 4 minutes 10 rpms

cool down and thats it..

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

12/27&28 training

Tues..
No Bells.. I joined a gym.. I have to get out of my house.. I need a change of scenery..
so I did some squats,, Light and some other general weight training... then 30 minute spinbike ride...
Wens..
the New Gym is totally cool with me bringing my bells there... So, I am going to bring a couple every time I go there.. today I brought a 20 and 24kg...
my workout went like this..
20kg cleans 6 minutes 20 rpms switch on the minute
5 min rest
24OALC press 6 mins 10 rpms
5 min rest
20kg 1/2 snatch 16rpms
5 min rest
24kg OAJ 6 min 16-18 rpms
30 minutes spinkbike...

Monday, December 26, 2011

Fattest man in America!!

Holy Crap... I have been eating and not training... I offically hit bottom yesterday....
12/26
I did the pentathlon today... I used the 16kg for the whole thing..
cleans 6 minutes 20 rpms
1 min rest
oalc press 6 min 10 rpms
1 min rest
oaj 20 rpms
1 min rest
1/2 snatch 6 min 18 rpms
1 min
push press 6 min 20 rpms
nice way to get back to work!

Just Incredible

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Scott Tighe 32kg OAJ 6 min 20 rpms

Reach out!

If you are training alone for kettlebell sport competitions, you need to find some support! I do not care if it is an online coach or a facebook friend... find a person that understands what the hell you are doing to yourself everyday! Your chances of succeeding are not very good on your own. This doesn't have to cost you anything, and with facebook and stuff... it is easier now than ever...

The very first person I started to talk to about training was Jon Hoskins. He is from Ohio and trained a lot with Valery Fedorenko in the early days. I met Jon at the AKC cert I went to back in 2007. I remember thinking that he was kind of shy and soft spoken for this kind of thing... Nice guy, but not a dynamic personality... That all changed when I saw him training the next day! He was did 80 or 90 jerks with 2x24kg bells in 10 minutes..  His technique was very professional, looked very much like Fedorenko.. What a surprise...Talk soft, lift big!! I loved it! 

I reached out to Jon a few months after that cert,  all I can say is, he really-really helped me! He knew what I was going through and he also knew the right thing to say to me.. not always rosy but truthful and helpful.. I catch myself repeating stuff he told me back then... He is a Great Lifter and a very nice guy! I do not think I would have kept going without his kinds words! Thank you Jon Hoskins...

Reaching out for support was probably the most helpful thing I have done for myself. Build a support system around yourself, find like minded people doing what you are doing. These people have helped me far more than I have helped them...