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The comp is Charlotte did not go well - I went down with a fever on Friday night - I still competed Saturday but it felt like I ran into a wall after about 3:30 on each arm - I only did 112 reps - oh well - hopefully I`ll stay healthy before worlds ! -

you`d love todays numbers then - 90 right - 91 left slow pace - 18 mins total - 5 mins rest - then - 5 mins sprint - 117 reps - probably switched after about 80 on the right - that was my last workout before I compete Saturday in Charlotte

Awesome !! - well done !

I would be a little cautious with changing form swinging on the outside of the legs - the trajectory changes and as I understand it pregnancy makes the joints more hyper mobile - adding that to a potentially wider swing arc - if your snatch lock out becomes wider you will loose stability and possibly pull muscles - a…

could you be more specific about what you mean by "arm work out " ?

Awesome !! I am sure our paths will cross some time ! what event are you doing ? long cycle or snatch ?

Damn = sorry to hear that - friends of mine said there were able to watch :( - Too bad there was a lot of great lifting done I didn`t do as well as I hoped - I was fighting back issues for a couple of weeks and it just didn`t feel good - but my 69 reps 20KG snatch still got me 1st in my division so at least I got a nice…

could be coming from a tightness in your lats or glutes - do you foam roll or get regular massages ?

Live feed link for tomorrow http://gsplanet.com/live_stream/ Order of events / lifters http://want.nichost.ru/aka/online/table/

yes I believe they are - they will post the info on the Facebook event page closer to the event - https://www.facebook.com/events/662029630494777/ I`ll also try and share any information on our team page https://www.facebook.com/orionstrengthguild

oh we do !

Ah yes of course KidP - they just had a big event in Niagara ! Here is the American Kettlebell Alliance page if you are interested Ben https://www.facebook.com/AKAsport

depends what you are doing and what your goals are a well conditioned handled ( sanded etc ) will take chalk well - you can chalk the bell handle and tour hands gloves require you to grip harder and can bunch up when doing snatches or clean and jerks where the bell is rotating a lot My primary event is the snatch and I use…

Yup there really are - the US Nationals take place on Aug 23rd in NYC - the team that will represent the USA at the World Championships in Hamburg in Nov will be selected then. Not sure where you live - competitions are HUGE in Russia and pretty popular in other eastern Europe countries. The US has pockets - it`s getting…

kettle bells tend toward more explosive power - as they are single arm exercises there is value in clean / jerks and snatch that compliment barbell training turkish get up / maxwell get ups are a great change of pace the weights you have tend more toward high volume sets for endurance training - I snatch a 45 for…

I know I could dead lift about 250 - 275 and I could defiantly get 100 snatches in 5 mins - probably more if I can switch as much as I want - I can hold a 20 rep per min pace for over 2 mins - I can sprint the 16 for 30 reps in 1 min ... but the ill ups would be a big fat zero !! lol

good luck !! I`d be able to kill the snatch test and my dead lift is decent - but I can`t do pull ups to save my life !

Interesting you say that while also saying you don`t know what you are doing. many lifts start with body weight to get correct form. When you visit the gym you intend to join ask about the trainers - tell them your goals and find one that works for you - if you do not feel any of them will work for you - look for another…

it does sound like you are doing too much to soon - It took me YEARS or regular running to be able to consistently run back to back days once a week Go back and do the c25k again Do some hip strength training - knee pain is often hip weakness

dead lifts are best in bare feet - or near to bare if you want shoes to keep att eh blood contained if you drop something on your foot squats are better in lifting shoes - the lift in the heel does help I prefer to do my kettlebell lifting in bare feet but they do not allow you to compete without shoes on so I use lifting…

I have lost count how many years I have been working with a trainer - my usually guy was in vacation this week so I have the guy that coaches me for competition also do my general strength training - he has different drills he likes - I felt like a truck ran over me today ! My coach and I also trained together - we will…

Then be a big boy and use the free weights instead of the machines

Rather depends on what you plan on doing - would I suggest you do the same routine every day - absolutely not - work out every day - no - coming back from a 1 year break maybe take 2 days off per week - and work out 5 days - once you get back into it your can work out 6 days a week Do a mix of light weight drills / high…

up .. up .. up ... up ... ( repeat about 50 times ) .. ohmygod up ... ohmygod up ... omygod up ( repeat 15 times ) f**k ... f**k ... f**k ( repeat until ... oh thank god time up ( the mind of a competitive kettle bell lifter in training )

for longer cardio routines pick 3 or 4 of the following snatch cleans jerks clean and jerk high pull swings single arm swings true snatch pick a light weight bell you will be do a LOT of reps for single arm exercises - 20 - 25 reps per arm for two handed - 40 - 50 reps do each exercise on the right then left then move onto…

pretty much what I do now ! I do 2 hour long intense kettle bell sessions - one that is more 30 mins less intense and 3 x 35 - 40 mins runs - for me the runs are really for endurance and the bells are more stamina - I think 24 mins is the longed I woe for in any one shot and that is 1 min work 1 min rest intervals - BUT -…

I personally do not think any exercise is good every day - and I`m not sure any of the 300 swings per day type challenges are worth much - On saying that you can use KBs every day for different exercises which would be a good thing - you could even do the same exercises but change the weight and reps. I suspect neither of…

everyone is dominant on one side - at my last event I think I did 77 snatches on my right and 59 on my left - some of that can be attributed to general fatigue but my left side is weaker than the right - On saying that my form is generally better on my left side because I can`t muscle is so easily ! That is the great thing…

the key with anything is do not over do any one movement. I used to do a "cardio" day with an 8kg that consisted of 40 alternating hand swings 20 clean and press each hand 20 high pulls each hand ( you didn`t mention this drill - if you don`t know it - look it up - it is the easy precursor to a snatch ) 20 snatches each…

I think estimating kettle bell calorie burns are almost impossible. I did 8 mins yesterday - but in that 8 mins I executed over 110 snatches with a 45lb bell - that is going to burn WAY more than someone doing 10 goblet squats rest or 1 min repeat with a 10 lb bell - there are too many factors in play - the weight you use,…