The Swing, Workout #11, just the workout for now, but more about the level of...
Ta da! Congratulations for getting this far in The Swing, The Workouts! If you are meeting me here then you've put in some serious practice time and that's a good thing because, in my opinion, this...
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Where should I start? How about with a Podcast interview? Then some...
A couple of weeks ago I did a podcast interview with Bill Kociaba of Kociaba Fitness in Florida http://kociaba-fitness.com/about. I love talking about, what I describe as, my Kettlebell Lifestyle, so...
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Vancouver Weekend Workouts
As promised my Vancouver Weekend Workouts! Teresa and I rolled into Vancouver last Friday after a couple of pit stops, okay, we did a little outlet shopping! One of the stops we made was at the...
View ArticleTracy Reifkind's Overhead Swing Progressions (and a quick squat/overhead...
I can't believe it's been a month since my trip to Vancouver! Probably because the week I got back I came down with the worst flu I've ever had, ever! The most notable symptom was that I had ZERO...
View ArticleSunday Finisher 20 x 30 in 20!
I love my Sunday morning workouts! Sunday is pretty much just for me because I do everything I want to, as long as I want to, and if I'm really lucky a few of my students join me! The workout is...
View Article"100 Snatch Transfers" Sunday Finisher
Sunday WorkoutMy strict press training is moving along, as programmed, and I'm quite happy actually. In the past I had never had any real goals with my strict press, mostly snatch goals, reps / weight...
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Thursday 6/11
Currently on Sunday mornings I've been training a heavy single bell press. This past weekend I completed 5 sets of 3 rep , R/L w/18kg. My goal is 5 x 5 w/18kg, which should not be a problem at the end...
View Article1000 swing Tuesday; workout "m" plus Sunday Finisher (Tracy's ballistic...
Youtube would not let me post workout "m" in it's entirety so I divided it into two parts. If you repeat part 1 it will give you a 30 min swing workout. I did this workout for my friend "m" and the...
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So Cal Cruz Ranch Family Reunion Weekend Workout
I'm in Southern California (I live in No. Cal), for a huge family reunion in Moorpark CA (near Ventura). We, my oldest son Rick, my daughter in law Cristina, and my granddaughter Sophia, drove down...
View Article"Training is the Source" - Mark Reifkind, and Sunday's Finisher (explained)
(round 1)Training is the Source. What does this mean? Mark has so many great phrases that Pavel and many others have, for years, encouraged him to write a book titling each chapter with these...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Me! "52" workouts, the first of a month long theme :)
Yesterday was my 52nd birthday! Can you believe it? Gosh, it really didn't hit me until this morning, a second before I started my first rep of my special B-day workout. I had a fabulous day that...
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the best ever 10 years.
I love November. November is the month of my favorite holiday (meal!), Thanksgiving, my wedding anniversary, and 10 years ago this month I celebrated a weight loss of 100lbs in 11 months time! Since...
View ArticleFirst Tuesday Morning 11/3 Workout, pre Pensacola
Just getting home from 8 days in Veitnam, now here in Pensacola I'll wait to set some training goals for next week. In the mean time I want to get my reps in, break a sweat and challenge myself...
View ArticleGiving Up is not the same as Letting Go
I love the morning. I have my clearest thoughts in the mornings. I get the most done and feel the most energized. I've got a solid 10 weeks to train without interruption of travel so what to...
View ArticleMake What's Important the Priority, and Do It First!
"Make What's Important the Priority, and Do It First!" - Mark ReifkindWords of wisdom. Hearing exactly what you need to hear at exactly the right time. There are a few things I need...I mean, want to...
View ArticleMy Main Gig :)
Wanna swing? Here is the workout that I'll be leading in class this weekend, it starts with a 10 minute "warm up", starting with 3 sets of 10 reps, progressively working up to the workout's theme of...
View Article"Reverse Rest" and an answer to a question about progressive workouts :)
Today's workout is something that I've played around with before, but I've never posted a demonstration of it. It's what I'm calling "Reverse Rest"! My usual way of designing progressive work sets is...
View ArticleSet Up, Set Down, and more lessons about not being in a rush
For the last few weeks or so I've been practicing a more solid start and stop to my swing set up...and making my students do the same! It's been an interesting experiment! I don't like saying...
View ArticleMarathon Swings Tuesday :) 20 Rep Swing Progressions as a Jumping Off Point
As I mentioned last week, my focus for Tuesday morning swing training is longer sets, up to and sometimes over 100 reps. 100 reps takes 2.5 min and in my own personal practice once I exceed a 1 min,...
View ArticleNew Year "One Bell Challenge", long sets, dropped weight sets, and more :)
Gosh darn it! I hate it when I snatch a minute longer than I'm supposed to! It's probably because for some reason my entire body rotated to the left, away from the clock so I couldn't see it! The...
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Some Blasts from the Past - "I will be better, stronger and more fit at the...
I once had someone say to me, "It must be nice to not have 'lose weight and get in shape' as one of your New Year resolutions!" I had never thought about it because it wasn't something I needed to...
View Article20:16 NYE 2015 Round #1, 16kg Snatch 372 reps
New Years Eve 2016 resultsRound #1, 16kg snatches 372 reps10 minutes continuous, 20 rpm + 9 = 20953 sec rest10 R, 10 L, 10 R, 10 L34 sec rst10 R, 10 L, 10 R, 10 L, 5 R, 5 L, 5 R, 5 L = 6035 sec rest10,...
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NYE 20:16 Round #2, Swings, and Tuesday endurance workout 1-2-3
Gosh, it seems as if this was forever ago! Probably because I took a little trip last week to see my bestie Fawn in St Paul and then off to Milwaukee to snowshoe with Diana (and The Fonz!). It's...
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It's Been Great! Let's Continue the Fun!
Hello All :) You can find me and my workouts here, on my website and blog:SwingLean
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What does "Accountability" mean to you?
I know what accountability means, and I get it, it's fine, but why does it not always feel right to me? I admit that sometimes it helps, it motivates, it can even be fun! Let me just get right to the...
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