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Today....
I have done clean & presses with a 20kg kettlebell....not bad for a girl! I am really, really chuffed with myself
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What have you done today.....?
I thought I would start a thread to get people to add what exercise they have done today, I think I will find this quite motivating.... even on the days when you don't feel like getting off your butt and do anything Today I have done two classes at the gym: 30 minutes Grit Plyo and 30 Minutes Kettelbells, now I am pooped…
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Overhead Presses
I am on day 12 of Stronglifts and I am starting to stall on the Overhead Press :sad: , I can manage 30kg just about and with good form but anything more is a real struggle, tried to move to 32.5kg today and managed about 5 reps and then failed on the second rep second set....I dont have the option to go with 'adding a…
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New to the group
Hi I discovered the kettlebell just over 2 years ago and have been hooked ever since. I currently do about 2 kettlebell classes a week, but in between I get a lot of my workouts and inspiration from www.myomytv.com I live in Tamworth, United Kingdom and we are lucky to have a kettlebell club in our town an coincidentally…
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Any Ladies lifting in here?
I have been on MFP for a while now and discovered the UK forum not long ago. I am wondering if there are any likeminded ladies in here that go to the gym to lift rather than pounding the treadmill? I am currently on the SL 5x5 programme (beginners) and on week 3, I go to the gym at 6am in the morning and I appear to be the…
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Weightlifting Gloves alternatives
I normally use gloves for lifting or working with kettlebells. I find they tend to bunch up under my fingers and sometimes hinder more than help. My hands sweat massively (not just my hands but thats another story) but I also suffer from Pompholyx on my hand, which is a type of eczema, if I have a breakout it gets very…
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Exercising with BPPV
I suffer from BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) I get dizzy when my head is in certain positions and during exercise when going from exercising on mats to standing position and vice versa, and I struggle with things like Windmills etc I consider myself as being quite fit, however there have been occasions when…
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Hi everyone
I have been on here for a while now but not really used the forums that much and only just stumbled over the UK threads. I live in the West Midlands, trying to lose some weight, not a huge amount about 1-2 stone. I am very much into fitness, do some quite hardcore workouts, I love HIIT ttraining, kettlebells and circuits,…
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Hi from the West Midlands (UK)
Hi Everyone! I have joined some time ago but never really introduced myself or been that serious about the whole thing. Now after Christmas I have really piled it on and feel like a bit of a bloater. I want to loose about 14lbs to bring my weight to the region of 11st 10lbs. I am quite tall at 5'9" so I think that will be…
