4/9/24
$3k would buy you double bells from 4kg to 48kg in every 4kg jump.
With that many kettlebells I think you’d have a pretty useful home gym, the type of thing that’d keep a family scary in shape and strong…for life.
Where in your life have you wasted $3k before? Whether that’s in a singular vice or in the sum of all vices.
Cable television? Video games? Alcohol? Cigarettes? Lottery tickets? This? That? The other thing?
Exactly.
Find the money.
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Then the kettlebell progression is essentially boiled down to ; do a million.
A million what?
Reps. Sets. Variations.
Just get the volume in.
And do something daily.
That’s the key with the kettlebell.
Doing more = more results.
And doing so regularly.
Easy movement to harder movement.
Dual progression with more weight.
Lots of volume irregardless.
High tension.
No one doing reps with double 48s is a weak individual.
The kettlebell gets you “gorilla strong”, gives you the “farmer strength”, the “old man strength”, gives you “mat strength”.
Thick handles, everything overhead and/or core demanding, a real nice blend of like throwing hay bales and wrestling strength with gym type weight lifting.
Especially when we’re talking a double bell bottoms up press with double 48kgs (and yes it’s possible).
Get your head out of powerlifting, out of bodybuilding, out of those hammer strength machines, out of the trendy places, out of the commercial gyms.
It’s freaky how strong the kettlebell done all out will take you.
And $3k owning the equipment to train anyone (you know like you and your family) from rank beginner to beast…it’s like five years (or less – often less) of the trendy gym’s dues.
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That’s another thing ;
And before you read this ;
1. I’m not married.
2. I don’t have any children.
Give yourself up to ninety minutes a day to train – no “the wife” excuse, no “the kid(s)” excuse.
Don’t be needing to run to the whiskey bottle and video game controller fat boy!
You’re gonna be better for yourself and for them doing that.
Can’t be out of the house for ninety minutes of training time, plus commute time, and all that?
(plus that requires monthly dues)
$3k in kettlebells and your sons will be set up for success as a four sport athletes, the strongest on all the teams – football or soccer/wrestling/lacrosse or baseball/+ track & field
$3k in kettlebells and your daughters are scary at hitting home runs on the softball field, great at whatever other sports they’re playing
$3k in kettlebells and you and your wife both never have an excuse to not be happy, strong, and healthy – amazing examples for your kids.
Investment in equipment vs dues (rent + commute + crap culture + ____)
Understand!
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Today’s Lift/Day 171 :
Completely following a program as written…
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NOT!
I snatched 95lb barbell with my right, then flipped the 16kg kettlebell with my left while holding the barbell overhead.
I did some handstands.
With the 20kg right, 16kg left did mismatch bottoms up see saw presses – quite a variant that – I’d never tried it before.
I juggled the 16kg kettlebell.
Got a new trick (from the other day) on camera if ugly.
And again I did some rock presses, this time with the rock held at different angles.
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Soccer ball was again barefoot, done a bit later than the lift.
10 days now.
I’m divided as to whether I should be better or not at this point.
Ha, it’s not like I did this for a lifetime.
It’s a new skill. It’s only been ten days.
It may end up being done longer than a month.
Why?
To improve it more.
We’ll see where I’m at at the end of the month.
I’m enjoying it so far.
Gets me moving around in the sun.
Playful movement.
lol and I’m a bit sunburnt – no matter, happens once a year then I’m good to be shirtless through the summer…besides vitamin d is good for you
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After dinner, the sun isn’t entirely down – so it’s kettlebell swings and more soccer dribbling – cause outside and moving is better than inside and sitting.
I don’t want to, in the next 5-20 years, just go further down the path of obesity and television.
Outside. Activity.
I’m strong (as per the bottoms up press).
I’m out of shape (as per 2h swings, running).
(the session was 4×10 2h swings, 1×3/side 1h swings, then x20 2h swings with the 40kg bell – soccer ball dribbling to make rest periods)
Be strong and in shape.
I’ve gotta make a living from it.
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Gripper squeezes – the hg 150lber – 11 seconds/side first reverse grip, then normal grip – could easily just start low – add a second to the hold every day or three build up that way – a few :30 holds likely means owning the hg 200lber, then repeat the whole process heavier.
The gripper gtg is a nice addition to the outdoor kettlebell lifting, and the soccer ball is building hip flexors, agility, and coordination.
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Dieting, food prep, etc – it all sounds so hard, such a difficulty, and demand of your self discipline…until you realize it doesn’t have to be chicken breast/broccoli/rice, but can be all the sausage & onions you’ll eat.
Strict every meal weighed out, 6+ daily small meals vs just eating once or twice, following the 80/20 rule, eating good hearty foods – not chicken feed, not lean, not dry, not bland.
Once stuff clicks for you it’s always funny to reflect and see just how not hard/difficult/challenging it was along.
Lift big kettlebells.
Kick around a soccer ball.
Kick into handstands.
Eat kielbasa, bratwurst, onions.
Drink milk, water, iced tea, occasionally cranberry juice, grape juice, etc.
I’m doing it my way.
Persistence & Tenacity