Thursday, November 20, 2008

A little variety in my workout

Today I decided to use my 24kg kettlebell for my workout and do some Turkish Get Ups and swings.
For my Enter the Kettlebell workout i started with the 16kg, and i plan on using it to the very end, but i thought it would be fun to try the 24kg.
Started out with my standard ten minute warmup and then did a few practice cleans with the bell, can really feel the difference of weight when it nestles into your arm. I should also mention that my 16kg is vinyl coated and the 24kg is not, so they have a different feel to them, my initial impression is that i like the non-coated one better.
So, i set the gymboss for 5 minutes and started, heavvvyyy, but doable. I can see why instructors are always stressing to protect yourself with your non-pressing hand because with the 24kg you can do serious damage if you are not careful. I guess the same goes for the 16kg but it is a lot easier to press and feel in control of so the worry isn't there.
These went a lot slower, of course, really wanted to keep my concentration on every part of the lift today, i guess i would say that the press was the most difficult part of the TGU, especially with my right arm. The timer went off and i had not done 5 each side yet, i was in the middle of my 5th one, on the left, so made the decision to finish the right side as well. All in all i would have to say i am pretty happy with how the TGU's went and i plan on doing them once a week at this weight.

Once i had a short breather i got down to business and did my swings with the 24kg, decided to do 4 sets of 25 with 60 seconds rest. It went as planned, i got all my sets in with the rest periods and felt like i had accomplished what i wanted. I can tell that once i start swinging for more reps, with this weight, that my grip is going to get a really good workout. The handle on this kettlebell is quite a bit thicker than on the other one i am using, but like i said before i prefer it to the vinyl coated one.
Tomorrow is a scheduled day off from the program so i won't be doing much of anything, Saturday is a heavy workout day so i want to be fresh for it!
Take care
Andre

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