Saturday, June 19, 2010

WOD





  • SWINGS
    • 5 sets of  10   you go, I go  Spiked/Overspeed Kettlebell Swings (50 reps total)
    • 5 sets of 10 spiked / overspeed swings followed by 20 normal swings (150 reps total)
  • "SAME BUT DIFFERENT"  
    • Practicing Variations of the Bent Press & Push Press with a partner spotting
  • HEAVY PRESSES
    •  3  30-second rounds per side of one arm push presses using a kettlebell heavier than you can srictly press.
  • CHALLENGE
    • Kettlebell complex of 3 clean & press, 3 front squats, 3 snatches per side followed with 8 walking swings repeated for 50 yards
    • Carrying the kettlebells back to the starting mark  for 50 yards
  • COOL DOWN
    • Carry both your kettlebell back in the farmer's walk with flexed wrists
    • Stretch



Here's photo take after today's class of me performing a lift called the "Two Hands Anyhow". Perform a Bent Press with a heavier kettlebell, pick up another kettlebell, stand up and press both overhead.
John Scott Stevens, RKC. Two hands Anyhow

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Did you Know?

Head strength coaches for Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins have taken and passed the RKC.

World Power Lifting Champion Donnie Thompson is an RKC.

World renown physical therapist and creator of the Function Movement Screen, Gray Cook is an RKC.

Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Danish Olympic Team, Kenneth Jay is a Master RKC.

Olympic Silver Medalist, Mark O'Madsen is an RKC.

World Famous Strength Coach Dan John is an RKC.

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