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"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Bigger bells, higher swings, long rest periods

First variety week workout!

2-hand kettlebell swing
30  sets of 7 reps with unlimited rest periods, usually no more than 2 minutes
10 lb x 2 sets
8 kg x 2
12 kg x 2
16 kg x 2
18 kg x 2
24 kg x 4
28 kg x 4
32 kg x 4
36 kg x 4
40 kg x 4

First time swinging the 32kg and bigger bells.  Felt pretty good.

Experimenting with a higher swing level than usual.   I generally practice waist-level swings.  Ultimately I do not think it matters what height you swing the bell.  So long as the bell is following the appropriate arc and the bell is floating/being pulled at the appropriate time I figure it is a good swing.   It is important to keep a neutral spine at the lockout and be ready for the extra load that is going to hit your body in the backswing.    Now that I've swung my bigger bells I understand why people who swing very big bells tend to swing waist height and no higher.   The higher one of these 40 kg bells the heavier they were in the backswing.  The 40's were heavy enough to give me that feeling that I was going to lose my grip a bit. 


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