Week 32 - Summary
Bodyweight: 95.9kg
Training: 5x S&S
Nutrition: good days and bad days
Overall this was a pretty good week. As above I had some niggling discomfort and so took a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday off, but I’m confident next week will be better. My nutrition was pretty good on the whole, and my weight is down a bit, but I did have two big binges lol.
Week 33: Simple and Sinister
Row
1km in 3min 45sec
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x10
E2MOM
Turkish Get-Ups
40kg: 5x1
E2MOM
Ring Pull-Ups
BW: 5x5
E2MOM
Bodyweight: 95.7kg
This was good. I did the whole session every second minute on the minute (E2MOM) including the rest between exercises, and that was tough.
Week 33: Simple and Sinister
Row
1km in 3min 40sec
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x10 in 4min 48sec - PR
Turkish Get-Ups
40kg: 5x1 in 8min 16sec
Ring Pull-Ups
BW: 5x5
This was great - I managed all timed sets with the 40kg (88lb) kettlebell, which feels like a big landmark. It was extremely tough, I needed a full 10min rest between the swings and get-ups.
Awesome. Very impressive with the 88.
How are your hands/callouses holding up?
Thanks man! Actually my hands held up totally fine, the toughest part was definitely the cardiovascular fitness aspect.
You still training at Elite mate? Not seen you in a while
Yeah bud, still at Elite! But I’m doing around half of my sessions at home, as I’m mostly using kettlebells now.
Week 33: Simple and Sinister
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x5
EMOM
Turkish Get-Ups
32kg: 5x1
EMOM
Trap Bar Deadlift
185kg: 3
Belted
Conditioning Circuit
45min - sweatfest
Bodyweight: 96.6kg
Brutal session - started with S&S, then one set of heavy TBDLs and finally 45 minutes of carnage at the hands of @ChongLordUno. Very happy with this one, hopefully it goes some way to offsetting the four doughnuts I had at work today.
And a sweat fest it was😂
How were you feeling the next day
Week 33 - Summary
Bodyweight: 96.2kg
Training: 3x S&S
Nutrition: Mediocre
This was a great week - much lower frequency than usual, but I made up for that with intensity. The highlight was managing all timed S&S sets with the 40kg kettlebell, and surviving the conditioning work yesterday.
@ChongLordUno - Honestly this is shaping up to be some of the worst DOMS I’ve ever had haha, death by a thousand goblet squats. Really enjoyed that class.
Week 34: Cardio
Run
3km in 21min 5sec
Stationary Bike
7.5km in 30min
Just an easy cardio session to keep things ticking over.
Week 34: Simple and Sinister
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x10
Turkish Get-Ups
40kg: 5x1
Ring Pull-Ups
BW: 5x5
Good session! Took my time with rest periods, but still worked up a good sweat.
Week 34: Simple and Sinister
Single Handed Swings
28kg: 5x10
EMOM
Turkish Get-Ups
28kg: 5x1
EMOM
Week 34: Stuff
TBDL/Bench/Pull-Ups - Giant Set
185kg: 3,3,3,3,3
100kg: 3,1,1,1,1
BW: 3,3,3,3,3
Single Handed Swings
48kg: 5x5
Bodyweight: 96.5kg
Poor showing on the bench press, but that’s to be expected. Otherwise a good session. I’ve been having a lot of headaches recently, I think due to posture and probably exacerbated by kettlebells.
Week 34: Simple and Sinister
Single Handed Swings
28kg: 5x10
Turkish Get-Ups
28kg: 5x1
Bodyweight: 96.8kg
Week 34 - Summary
Bodyweight: 96.7kg
Training: 3 S&S, 1 run, 1 strength
Nutrition: Mediocre
This was a reasonable week. Only 3 kettlebell sessions but I got a run and a strength session in too. I’m pretty happy with how the trapbar deadlifts went but the bench press was disappointing - almost enough to make me want to start benching regularly again. My weight is creeping back up, I need to focus on that.
Week 35: Simple and Sinister
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 3x10
Turkish Get-Ups
40kg: 3x1
I was pushed for time (and energy) today, so just did 3 sets of each exercise. I used my own slippery kettlebell, and my grip struggled a little.
Week 35: Simple and Sinister
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x10
E2MOM
Turkish Get-Ups
40kg: 5x1
E2MOM
Bodyweight: 96.6kg
Very solid session today. Not to keep banging on about it but I really struggle to grip my 40kg kettlebell during the single handed swings - the handle is so thick and smooth. As a result of my low confidence in my grip the rest of the movement suffers, especially the power in my hips. I’m really looking forward to mastering it - that is a more important goal than progressing to the 48kg at the gym.
Week 35: Swings
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x10
E2MOM
Two-Handed Swings
40kg: 5x10
E2MOM
My grip felt a little better today, this was a good session. I have developed a niggling discomfort in my right elbow over several weeks, and it has been particularly bad over the past few days. The concentric-only floor press at the start of the Turkish get-up seems to really hammer it, so I’ve decided to skip get-ups for a few sessions.
Week 35: Run/Swings
Run
3km in 18min 31sec
Single Handed Swings
40kg: 5x5
EMOM
Bodyweight: 96.3kg
Good session today. I last ran on the 18th but this was reasonably fast by my standards. I had some discomfort in my right knee, particularly around one the screws, but nothing outrageous. I only did sets of 5 on the swings, and instead kept my rest periods short.
I tried foam rolling my right arm yesterday, after reading @caesium32’s log, and my elbow definitely feels different today. I really hammered my tricep but struggled to find a good technique for my forearms. I think I’ll do some more foam rolling later today.