Oh - got goblets done today, too: 30#KB x 36. Will have to get creative on vacation for the weight. 
Glad you enjoyed class. You will be fine on the plane.
The Plyo box is 24 inches high.
Some people call Karoake steps Grapevines.
Safe travels for you and your Familia!
Rick
Oahu? No way. I was here for 12 years before going back to the States. Great place to visit, horrible place to make a living. Great Filipino food there too!
[quote]Kairiki wrote:
Oahu? No way. I was here for 12 years before going back to the States. Great place to visit, horrible place to make a living. Great Filipino food there too! [/quote]
Hey, Kairiki! Yup, been there before but just for 2-3 days. Have spent more time on Kauai and Maui, so Iād prefer diff. island, but hey, itās still Hawaii! Looking forward to the food as you said.
Thought of you and how you were creative with books and such for weights. Will be looking to do the same when Iām out there as weāre not staying in a regular resort (rented house to accommodate more family).
When I get back, I should be well-rested and not sick, so Iāll be able to get back to lifting that week after I return. Aloha!
Bump are you alive?
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Bump are you alive?[/quote]
You made me think she was back posting her kettle bell madnessā¦
x2 hope your still not sick!
[quote]Up wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Bump are you alive?[/quote]
You made me think she was back posting her kettle bell madnessā¦
x2 hope your still not sick!
[/quote]
lol, she was doing the goblet squat challenge with me. I have been out of town and getting surgery so have not kept up with her log.
Word to the wise do NOT do 400 goblet squats and run 2.5 miles in 50 minutes.
I can barely walk today.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]Up wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Bump are you alive?[/quote]
You made me think she was back posting her kettle bell madnessā¦
x2 hope your still not sick!
[/quote]
lol, she was doing the goblet squat challenge with me. I have been out of town and getting surgery so have not kept up with her log.
Word to the wise do NOT do 400 goblet squats and run 2.5 miles in 50 minutes.
I can barely walk today. [/quote]
Derek, yea now I remember, she had to do on vacationā¦
Umm, no chance of me doing that, what gets wrecked more? glutes or abductors??
[quote]Up wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]Up wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Bump are you alive?[/quote]
You made me think she was back posting her kettle bell madnessā¦
x2 hope your still not sick!
[/quote]
lol, she was doing the goblet squat challenge with me. I have been out of town and getting surgery so have not kept up with her log.
Word to the wise do NOT do 400 goblet squats and run 2.5 miles in 50 minutes.
I can barely walk today. [/quote]
Derek, yea now I remember, she had to do on vacationā¦
Umm, no chance of me doing that, what gets wrecked more? glutes or abductors??
[/quote]
Pretty much from my waist to my toes, I also ran in Vibrams so my calves are included in the wrecked part.
Hey, hey!
DJ- How are you doing after the surgery?
Whatās new, Up? Howās your dad?
Yes, Iām still alive; I just got back from Oahu this past Saturday. Even though itās been a few days, it appears that Iām still on Honolulu time, which is currently 5 hrs. behind Chicago. Kids and I were up past midnight on Sunday and Monday (hubby slept fine, but he had gotten really sick the last two days of vacation and was recovering).
Goblets: I did them several days āon timeā on vacation, but then I missed some days. So I worked to make them up doing a set in the morning then another in the evening. No fun! OUCH! Had to keep telling myself that it was good for me since I was missing all my usual training, that I was going to be on the beach and that squats would keep the legs/backside looking good, etc. just to get thru it. LOL! Iām caught up now but ouch, ouch, and did I mentionā¦ouch! Ended up using a bag of fruit most of the time out there; it wasnāt that much weight (20-25lbs?) but better than nothing. Biggest issue was that the plastic bag handles were cutting into my hands and got uncomfortable. (DJ - I thought I was crazyā¦400 at one timeā¦and then a run!!! Thatās a whole different level of CRAZY!! EEK!)
So, weāre about halfway thereā¦letās see how much further I make it. Went back to using the 30#KB this weekend at home. Doing the 49 today sucked BIG time! May drop to 25KB to get the reps in now.
Hereās a pic of me on day 39 (note the not-too-happy look on my face from the handles hurting my handsā¦should have wrapped a towel around it). The view is the yacht club in Kaneohe Bay near Kailua.
Missed KB class tonight to attend Girl Scout Leader meeting, then itās back to boot camp tomorrow and lifting with Rick on Friday. Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things!
[quote]Up wrote:
x2 hope your still not sick!
[/quote]
Up - forgot to mentionā¦I kicked the nasty bugs, thanks! Got about 2 days of meds in me before leaving town, and that helped a great deal with making the flights out there no problem. So now, Iām ready - and itchinā - to roll!
If I wore a hat, which I guess occasionally i do, it would be taken off for you!
So are you going into each workout still quite sore from the previous?
I cant even fathom doing 400 continuous reps like that, then a run!!
The trip to Hawaii used to be pretty short, what a beautiful place. Now Im much closer to you.
Glad you kicked that bug and had a great time.
Oh, on dad, he is doing really well. Only had to stay 9 days in hospital. He had a procedure called the
āwhippleā so he still has some recovery to do, but keeps beating the odds.
Thanks for asking, I didnt say on my log, seems like enough downer talk without adding to it.
[quote]Up wrote:
If I wore a hat, which I guess occasionally i do, it would be taken off for you!
So are you going into each workout still quite sore from the previous?
I cant even fathom doing 400 continuous reps like that, then a run!!
The trip to Hawaii used to be pretty short, what a beautiful place. Now Im much closer to you.
Glad you kicked that bug and had a great time.
Oh, on dad, he is doing really well. Only had to stay 9 days in hospital. He had a procedure called the
āwhippleā so he still has some recovery to do, but keeps beating the odds.
Thanks for asking, I didnt say on my log, seems like enough downer talk without adding to it.[/quote]
Hey, thanks, Up! Means a lot coming from you!
As for soreness, prior to vacation, the reps werenāt too high yet, so I didnāt notice it bothering me in my usual workouts (and then on vacation, the reps were increasing but I wasnāt doing the usual other training). However, I hit 50 goblets today, so now that weāre above 50 and Iāll be getting back into the routine, Iām sure Iāll feel it more.
Sounds like your dad is a fighter! Good for him - and you hang in there! I lost my own dad to lung cancer many, many years ago, so I know firsthand what itās like to see your dad going thru treatments, being in the hospital, etc. Good vibes being sent your way.
Woo-hoo! 30#KB x 50 goblet squats - done!
Needed to walk up and down the block a few minutes to help my legs recover - and I was definitely starting to āhugā the bell more than hold it out in front of me after rep 35, but itās done. Had to do this early in the day, because Iām sure boot camp will be a bear tonight.
Wednesday, 3/21/12
Morning: 30#KB x 50 goblet squats
Evening:
Killer boot campā¦first solid conditioning in a while, since I was on vacation and quite sick before that. Cranked out all the bodyweight warmups including a getup/squat combo that hurt; I know itās my own problem that Iām doing the goblet challenge but could not stop myself from shooting Rick nasty looks anytime he called for squats. LOL! At one point, we did 20 heavy rope slams, lifted a 65#KB onto 3 different plyo boxes (x 2 reps/box)ā¦24"/36"/42"-high - then 45#KB x 5 goblet squats. Repeat circuit 3-4x.
Next was sled push, heavy bag carry, sideways jumps in/out tire; repeat 3x. Got to flip tire just once after 3rd roundā¦too tired, not best form, so safety first and no more attempts for that session. Still goodā¦havenāt flipped the tire in a long time; this one is 350 or 375 lbs.
Friday, 3/23/12
Front squats (1st time!)
bar x 5 x 2
75 x 5 x 2
85 x 5 x 2
95 x 5 x 1
105 x 3 x 1
95 x 5 x 2
partial back squats
135 x 5 x 1
185 x 5 x 1 (then 6th rep - held standing for 10-count)
225 x 5 x 2
abs - weighted decline situps
20#db x 10 x 1 - Yup, that was all I could muster for today. Sore from boot camp.
Then at home: 30#KB x 52 goblet squats. Maintained better form throughout vs. what I did yesterday. Lots of grunting, talking to self, a few short rests (~5 seconds, give or take, standing w/bell here and there after 30 reps), but still essentially done as one set.
Felt good today! Amazing how quickly one learns what adjustments are needed doing those partials with heavy weight! Loved it!
30#KB x 57 goblet squats - done (kept up with all days this past week so far)
Had another killer kettlebell session last night (lots of swingsā¦and felt super good on the swing jumps, which I hadnāt done in a bit). Great class! The hubby of one of the regulars joined us for the first time. He was a good sport about itā¦stopped several times, though, to laugh that his butt was hurting awful bad from the moves, but he did good for first time. Told him that he should get ready for how itāll feel in two days, to which he replied, āā¦but we have boot camp tomorrow night!ā Yup.
Brings to mind a post I saw recently: āUnless you faint, puke, or dieā¦KEEP MOVING!ā
Next up: boot camp tonight, squat day on Friday.
That boot camp sounds like a lot of fun!
Impressive work ethic, keeping up with all those squats while sick.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
That boot camp sounds like a lot of fun!
Impressive work ethic, keeping up with all those squats while sick.[/quote]
Hey, PG! Thanks for stopping by!
I tried to keep up w/the squats, because I did not want to face missing a day then having to make it up. Itās starting to kill me, but Iām not quitting; Iāve come too far to quit. I do have a couple of good guys (Fischer and our friend HoJo) looking out for me and reminding me to drop down in the weight if my form starts to go. No need to hurt myself.
As for boot camp, yes, itās really challenging, but we do have a LOT of fun with it! Iāve come a long way in the year or so since I had the guts to show up and try it. Rick knows just how to challenge us, and we all help each other get through it when anyone seems to be hitting the wall. Love it!
So, boot camp tonightā¦
Letās just say that when THAT many folks are muttering to themselves as they head for their water bottles - during the warmup - you know itās a really good one!
Yupā¦he had us talking in tongues tonight - and weāre all just crazy enough to come back for more next week!
LOL. Glad you all enjoyed it.