6/23/23
While I still have daily mandatories to hit, today I decided to get in a good lift, intending about an hour, while judging how it felt as I went to decide the exact amount of work.
A ladder of 1-9, and a pyramid of 1-8-1, both by 1s, both each side, pressing the 32kg kettlebell was what ended up happening, taking an hour and five minutes including both setup and breakdown.
1-9 ladder by 1s = 45 reps/side
1-8-1 pyramid by 1s = 64 reps/side
109 reps/side total = 218 reps total
It’s a decent volume of presses, heck 24 cleans/side as I had to shoulder the bell for each set
I decided on this, wanting 100+ reps/side, and though taking my time, had pushed well enough to be a bit dizzy near the end – I was pretty close to keeping it within an hour, the initial ladder taking about twenty minutes, after which I decided the exacts of to instead pyramid the next portion, and to one rep shy of the ladder.
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In a couple hours I’ll get the burpees/snatches/dkbs in, as I don’t miss daily mandatory PT.
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A fairly easy ladder to 15 reps by 1s with the 32kg bell could be the 40kg bell purchase point.
All out milking the heaviest bell I currently have (the 32kg bell) in my eyes would be a 1-20-1 by 1s pyramid to earn the purchase of the 40kg bell.
400 reps/side in a reasonable time frame to earn a not exactly 20lb implement weight jump.
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As I did this session I realized truly, though I’ve known it well already – today really internalizing/grokking it, how one stop shop, one lift – simple answer a one bell kettlebell clean(s) and presses is for your training.
The kettlebell feels more rugged a pressing implement than dumbbell or barbell, while one arm lends itself more rugged than two handed.
Yesterday’s one arm 20kg & 16kg improvised 36kg pressing, and the three bell two handed presses in addition put me on the “explore kb pressing” note.
It’ll probably, with lunges, be my next month’s training focus.
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I threw in a handful of front squats, maybe 5/side as singles on some of the final come down sets.
Bell travel to parks and such, to make interesting video backgrounds – I was meditating on that during the set.
I know of an abandoned car on the woods line, that strikes me as a cool one.
Cemeteries?
There’s probably a clearing in the woods if not many that could be done.
Heck incorporate train tracks somewhere.
Any park really, beaches.
There’s many options.
Especially if I’m willing to put some miles in my car.
A less than a grand purchase would stock me from 16kg-48kg in one bells by the 4kg jump.
I could personal train SOMEWHERE with kettlebells, calisthenics with that I’m sure…in addition to self getting fit and jacked.
Heck, that could be on the side of the moving work I do which is effectively day labor, but a form of gpp for which I am grateful.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again ; my personal workouts are winners workouts in addition to the job.
I’d never quit daily PT just because my physical activity can be pretty high via the manual labor of the job I work.
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I still want to do weighted pushups with a chick standing on my back…at four corners = back to the fitness video – will travel note.
Persistence & Tenacity
Lifting Music :
dustin lynch, lauren alaina version of “thinking bout you”
started the session with a handful of country songs that make me cry (sad/reminiscent/hopeful), sometimes that’s where it makes sense to go to get in the zone for putting in work