Resting HeartRate – Overall Fitness Indicator?

I’ve been doing some research lately on resting heart rates and how that relates to overall fitness.  What I’ve found is that just like most things out there, the camp is divided.  Some believe that it is a very good, maybe even the best indicator of overall fitness.  Some believe that while it is useful, [...]

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When is it time to get a bigger kettlebell?

This is a question that is often asked on the Dragon Door forums. Lots of people will weigh in with their suggestions, mainly revolving around already being able to hit certain goals with the KBs already in one’s possession. The impetus for moving to a bigger kettlebell is to give the muscles more work to [...]

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August 26 – On the road

I left for DC for a few days yesterday, but was able to get in my Tuesday SFP 2.0 workout. Everything went well. Did six sets of six reps each arm with the 24kg kettlebell, and four sets of six with the 16kg.

The run went well, hit the top of the hill at 1:05 but felt like I was taking it easier than that. I should bust it out again and see if I can beat my record of :59.

Today was a scheduled off day, but when I returned to the hotel after meetings, and a lot of eating, I went for a run I estimate at about 5 miles in length. I am accustomed to training at higher altitudes, but that supposed benefit was more than offset by the heat and humidity. It was a tough run, but hopefully I burned a lot of calories, because I sure ate a lot at dinner afterwards!