6/13/23
I don’t know that I’ve ever naturally worn a hoodie to lift in june – maybe outside of extenuating circumstances, but tonight I did.
845pm, had deep knee bends to do which I’d almost completely forgotten about, plus some burpees and kettlebell snatch which too are daily right now.
I think the 100+ daily requirement on the dkbs will stop come next month. It was a month thing in my eyes when I started.
I’ll keep them involved, just stop counting – see below.
However, kettlebell stuff, and some burpees seems to be an indefinite thing.
Just the other day I finally started to almost like one hand swings with the 32kg bell.
So I have a new avenue of training that I’ve just started working into my sessions.
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Really,.you can just play around.
I’m not particularly enjoying counting, reps, sets, whatever right now – looks like next month, having finished the current month requirement, it’s just going to be mixing exercises together, a handful of kettlebell lifts with calisthenics, and to stop logging exacts.
Most of my lifting history has been sans logs, and I’m feeling going back to that after, dang logging everything or close to it for the past, a little longer than, year and a half.
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What I’m digging about the kettlebell sessions is that it’s an easy on recovery, muscularly engaged/demanding, sprint type stimulus.
You know what?
Maybe that’s why I’m sleeping lots of hours lol, easy on muscular recovery at least – kettlebell work gets you huffing and puffing like sprints – is worth doing daily, am doing so.
The bells truly have me seeing my future, a good future, financial included, being tied to them.
A lot to put into them. A lot to get from them.
A new avenue for me.
Right now both simpler than gym memberships, and simpler than barbell setup/breakdown for me.
For me.
I put my hand on the kettlebell and I know it’s for me.
I hit my stomach, touch my toes, throw myself down, stand up…and know it’s for me!
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I laugh at how lower body heavy my training is at the moment again.
Deep knee bends, and all the kettlebell stuff.
However, all the snatches are doing a great deal for the appearance of my upper back.
It’s pretty cool, and I don’t disagree that the kettlebell “what the hell” effect does apply to lat hypertrophy too.
I’ll see how pullups, and running both end up with little to zero specific work, just lots of kettlebell.
I wouldn’t be surprised to kettlebell my way to 15+ pullups (or better), 7:00 mile (or better) with just another few months of kettlebell.
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“WTH” Kettlebell :
I’ve already been experiencing the effect with biceps, pretty easily curling lifetime PR vicinity anytime I deign and/or impulsively and/or playfully :)- grab a barbell for a quick set.
The one arm clean particularly, though the bell in general on that one.
I’ve moved away from most stuff but the 20kg snatch, only the last few days starting to do every lift with the 32kg bell again.
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Been relistening to this a bunch lately :
They Hated Me – Wes Watson
There’s truth to just exercise yourself positive, today, yesterday, tomorrow til some tomorrow where it does get better!
I’m doing so alone, daily, working physically so as to mentally be where I need to be.
Kettlebell & Burpee, but Pushups have done it before – you never quit, you always work.
“see them as they should be” jumped out at me from the listen today, definitely can practice positivity with the most negative of the guys I work with.
Persistence & Tenacity