Back from a two week holiday. Had a fantastic time and now excited to get back into the gym.
I need to sort out my conditioning and inspired by @flappinit I am going to do Dan John’s Kettlebell Challenge (with the women’s weight though).
17/07/19
10K Swing KB Challenge - Day 1
10 swings
1 press
30-60s rest
15 swings
2 presses
30-60s rest
25 swings
3 presses
30-60s rest
50 swings
~3 mins rest
5 rounds of above
Time: 1hr 12 mins
Overhead presses were done with 40kg and kettlebell swings with 16kg as per the women’s guidelines in the article.
I didn’t care about the time today, that can come later, my goal today was just to complete it. Saying that, the time includes about 10 mins of talking during the last round - a guy was doing yoke next to me and we got talking about strongman. I think he’s the first person I’ve spoke to about it in person so it was a conversation I was happy to have and it seems like there’s a decent strongman presence around where I live.
Created a blister on my pinky by the end of the second round and ripped the skin off it by the end of the third but other than that the surface of my hands are ok. Mentally it was a big challenge - these next 19 workouts will either make or break me and I’ll quit, hopefully the former.