I do like cheese.
But good cheese, like cheddar, not that wierd shit people eat…like parmesan, or cottage. Come on.
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I was talking to my dad the other day about when he used to train as a young man back in the 60’s. He told me he used to drink 4 pints of full cream milk (gold top) and eat half a pound (225 g) of cheddar cheese and 8 apples a day. He really loves cheese. LOL
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Parmesan isn’t the kind of cheese that you sit down and munch on, but it goes really well on pasta or in other things. I have only recently begun to enjoy cottage cheese. Blue cheese should never be ingested for any reason. Cheddar is always delicious and I love a good smoked Gouda. There are a multitude of other cheeses to go into and I think we all know that I have no problem blabbering on forever, but I have limited time this morning if I’m going to fit my workout in. 
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4/16/26
10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge
10,000/10,000
Pavel warm-up
Ball throws
5 Rounds
30 lb x 20
Push up x 1
25 lb x 20
Push up x 2
35 lb x 20
Push up x 3
20 lb x 20
25 lb x 20
2:00 rest between rounds.
3:39.81
3:20.05
3:19.27
3:14.44
3:02.39
I finished. 10,000 kettlebell swings completed. Now that I’m done I must say that it was an anticlimactic end. Lol. I feel pretty good about making it through and it was fun and challenging. I’m ready to move on to what is next. I think the next time I do this challenge I should be strong enough use the 35. I look forward to that accomplishment.
I’m taking the weekend off and will begin S&S Monday. I’m gonna have to eventually buy a few more kettlebells if I stick with this kind of programming. I think I will eventually need two of each weight and a few slightly heavier ones as well.
I ate some tortellini last night with dinner. Not a great choice, but there are worse things. It was probably about 10 noodles and I ate it with my chicken and potatoes.
Today is a good day.
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Congrats on crushing the challenge!
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I love the little beads of sweat. Very accurate. 
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Fantastic job! Welcome to the 10k Swing Club!
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Awesome job on completing the 10,000. Funny how you said the end was a little anticlimatic, I find this at the end of challenge programs too. I am usually so focused during the program on getting to the end the actual finish can be a little meh. I used to find the same after races when I was a runner. Lots of hype and focus during the training and then always felt a little underwhelmed after. My way of dealing with that was always to find something else to train for.
Can’t wait to see what challenge you take on next.
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I’m actually finding that I really like training with a goal. I enjoy lifting, but when I know there is a finish line it’s easier to get into. Just slugging along untill who knows when is kinda meh. But who knows what is next! Guess it depends if anyone makes a fun sounding suggestion!
@T3hPwnisher is always good at these types of recommendations. But I guess it depends on your goals. What’s the long / short term goal for you right now ?
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He’s the one that suggested the 10k KB swings. Lol. My long term goal remains to age with grace. I want to remain mobile and in good health (as much as I can control). I suppose I don’t really have a short term goal. Just to keep moving and to keep in a healthy routine. I thought about signing up for a lifting competition, but I do think that really interests me. I think just finding something that is a challenge. Just tomorrow me trying to be better than today me. I guess that’s a pretty vague goal “be better”. Lol. On the bright side, that leaves me without limits. As long as it is something that keeps me moving and doesn’t make me feel worse.
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I think your goal is to feel the exact way you do now, so how do you continue that? If your next program doesn’t have an end date like the 10,000 swing challenge, just set your own. Complete a certain number of workouts to “finish” and then go from there.
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Yes. I think that is 100% spot on. I’m actually quite happy with were I am. I just have to keep moving.
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Have you considered running some version of Krypteia? not sure if thats something that might be of interest, it is conditioning focused and you could ditch squats if needed.
I know Jim has made a lot of changes to how he runs it, based on his Friday with Wendlers. I listened to a bunch of them on the road over the last few days and learned a lot - I intend to summarise in my log at come point as I am considering a re-run.
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I have not, but I will look into it. I’m going to run Simple and Sinister for an as yet undetermined time and then move on to something else. Not sure what just yet. I think I’m going to be careful with squats. They make my low back and knees hurt. But I feel like I will be ready for some barbell work by the end of the summer.
Is that a 5/3/1 program?
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Is this what you’re talking about or has he made some new adjustments?
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Sorry, not wanting to clog up this log so was going to type it out in mine, but in this episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbM_pJbjMHw) he goes into a bit of detail about it.
In short he tends to use 3 days/week, Main lifts are Bench, Squat OR Trap bar, OHP OR Weighted chin.
He also points out that the FSL work is typically 5’s for lower body, on upper body he lets the training readiness dictate the reps, aims for between 5 and 10 rather than a strict BBB format as written in the book.
Seems he has really leaned into the bodybuild the upper, athlete the lower mentality based on his coaching experience.
EDIT: I re-read the article linked and yes, that is the right idea, except he is advocating a different mix of main lifts for his athletes
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What do you do as warm up prior to squat?.
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