So sorry everyone. I have been very lax about posting my workouts here. The good news is I still have been working out… just not recording them. Except for the second week in September. I took that time off and it was good for me.
I have been focusing on the Rite of Passage as explained in Enter the kettlebell by Pavel. I have been doing light day on Mondays, Medium on Wednesday or Thursday and Heavy on Saturday. I have been only taking two days per week off, one on Wednesday or Thursday and one on Sunday.
I have been doing lots of different things for variety day (hence the name). I have also been doing a pullup between sets of presses. Yes, A pullup. I am still not to the point where I can do multiple. Weak, I know.
A few weeks ago I worked up to 5 sets of 3 presses on a Heavy day. In fact, I took the 24kg kettlebell to a local high school track and ran (well, jogged) a lap between each set of presses. That was a good workout. It worked out to be 16 laps (2 miles) of jogging.
Last weekend was one of my favorites, too. My family and I were in Park City, UT for a few days and I took the KB with, since we were driving. I was up early and out on the balcony of our rented condo doing my presses and swings. It was a chilly, clear morning and I had a fantastic view of the fall colors on the nearby mountainsides. Fantastic. That day, I did 2 sets of 1,2,3,4, and 3 sets of 1,2,3 presses.
Today, I hit four ladders of 1,2,3,4 which is a new record for me. And 7 minutes of hard swings. My left arm is significantly weaker than my right, and sometimes needs a little boost.
I am leaving on Monday for a 12 day business trip through India, Malaysia and Thailand. I am going to work out when and where I can, but I’m afraid there won’t be much kettlebelling. I’ll keep you posted.