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Participated in very first kettlebell competition!
LadyPaleo
Posts: 24
Hello Everyone!
This past Saturday, I participated in my very first kettlebell competition. After much convincing by my trainer, I reluctantly agreed to participate (let's just say that I have anxiety about competing and performing, and I am still incredibly unfit and overweight).
In the end, I ended up having a blast!
Here were my events:
Double half-snatch
16k x 97 reps in 10 minutes
1st place in my weight class
Clean and jerk
14k x 95 reps in 10 minutes
1st place in my weight class, 2nd place overall
Now, I am super motivated to beat my weight and rep numbers for the next competition (likely August/September).
Just wanted to share my mini personal victory of challenging myself physically and overcoming my fears.
Cheers to you all!
This past Saturday, I participated in my very first kettlebell competition. After much convincing by my trainer, I reluctantly agreed to participate (let's just say that I have anxiety about competing and performing, and I am still incredibly unfit and overweight).
In the end, I ended up having a blast!
Here were my events:
Double half-snatch
16k x 97 reps in 10 minutes
1st place in my weight class
Clean and jerk
14k x 95 reps in 10 minutes
1st place in my weight class, 2nd place overall
Now, I am super motivated to beat my weight and rep numbers for the next competition (likely August/September).
Just wanted to share my mini personal victory of challenging myself physically and overcoming my fears.
Cheers to you all!
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Congratulations! I don't know much at all about GS, but I find it super interesting. I think it's great that you competed, despite being a bit reluctant to do so....it sounds like you did really well! Two firsts? That should ease your competition anxiety a bit!
Well done! :flowerforyou: :drinker:0 -
That's awesome! Congrats!0
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Thank you!!!0
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Congratulations!!!!0
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That is great! I never thought about competing, but I should look into it.0
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I'm just seeing this, but congratulations to you for placement and for overcoming your fears! Oddly enough just last week my trainer has urged me to look into competing. I currently move back and forth between a 16kg and 20kg kettlebell. I personally don't feel I'm fit enough yet for competition.0
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I'm just seeing this, but congratulations to you for placement and for overcoming your fears! Oddly enough just last week my trainer has urged me to look into competing. I currently move back and forth between a 16kg and 20kg kettlebell. I personally don't feel I'm fit enough yet for competition.
Thank you! I would encourage you to give it a try. Aim for a PR and try to beat your own record with the next competition. That's how I'm looking at it anyway. My area will be having another competition in August/September and I'm looking to beat my current numbers (weight and reps), no matter who else joins the competition.
Cheers and keep up the good work!0 -
That's fantastic! I am impressed when people compete, i think that takes guts.
An aside: a few of us drove to Toronto a month back to observe a kettlebell competition...but we arrived late & they finished hours ahead of when they did last year...and we missed everything except the awards. I mostly wanted to see the folks who went for master of sport, but anything would have been good.0
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