Thursday, September 4, 2008

Workouts: Sept 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Tues Sept 2nd
  • Loaded Cleans: 5 sets, 5 reps ea. arm (32kg/70lb KB)
  • Getups: 5 sets, 1 rep ea. arm (32kg/70lb KB)
  • 15 minutes of "Perpetual Motion" (16kg/35lb kb)
    Goal: Keep the 35lb Kettlebell moving for the entire 15 minutes.
    Choose any exercise that comes to mind and doing at least 5-reps per arm, then choose another exercise. When necessary active rest = Slingshots.
    This session of 15 minutes included the following exercises:
    upside down presses, high pulls, snatches, windmills, getups, overhead lunges, twist press, figure-eight, swings, alternating swings and finally slingshots as active rest.

Wednesday Sept 3rd

  • Clean & Presses: 3 Ladders of 3 rungs (32kg/70lb kb)
  • Tabata Protocol: Renegade Rows & Swings
  • Tabata Protocol: Snatches. Left arm, rest, Right arm, repeat.

Thursday Sept 4th

  • Freestyle Exercises
    · 10 thrusters/side,
    · 10 clean and presses/side, then
    · 10 overhead squats/side,
    · 10 windmills/side, and finally
    · 10 swings /side.
    · 10 overhead sq/side,
    · 10 squat kicks/side,
    · 10 overhead lunges/side,
    · 10 tactical lunges/side,
    · 10 swings/side, and finally
    · 20 bodyweightsquats.
  • Tabata's Round 1: Snatches 35lb kb
  • Tabata's Round 2: Anchored Snatches 2-35lb Kbs
  • Tabata's Round 3: Anchored Cleans 2-35lb Kbs
  • Double Overhead Situps: 3 sets of 5. 2-35lb Kbs
  • Partial Getups: 3 sets of 5
  • Russian Twists / Hot Potato: 3 sets of 20 (L,R =1 rep)

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RKC Quotes

"Kettlebell training will make you a better man.. even if you're a woman. If you don't know how, I'll show you. If you don't want to, I'll make you! " - Pavel Tsatsouline
"The Swings WILL continue until morale improves!" - Banner hanging at Lone Star Kettlebell in Lubbock TX.
"Anyone can swing a Kettlebell, but not everyone knows how to do the Kettlebell swing." - Master RKC Brett Jones
"Strength is a skill, so is endurance, so is flexibility!" - Pavel Tsatsouline

Scott Stevens, RKC & Pavel Tsatouline