Thursday 10 x 10 (#59) Be your own cheerleader! Oh, and a few heavy snatches.
I'm going to start out with my snatch workout. I'm starting here because it's relevant to the 10 x 10 that I'm posting this week. For the past 6 weeks I've been training to repeat the 20kg 5 minute...
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Decisions, decisions.
I have to buy a new refrigerator this morning. Yes, today, it can't wait any longer. The Kenmore stainless steel refrigerator we bought when we moved into our home 14 years ago was always a problem,...
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TSQ Chicago; 10 x 10's, and much much appreciation!
Where do I start? I think I'm just going to start with the first 25 minutes of The Swing Quest Chicago workouts! But then I want to share with you a short story of one of the amazing women I met and...
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How Do I Find Motivation to Lose Weight and Then Keep It Off?
The most common thing people want to know about my weight loss and transformation is, after all these years, how do I stay motivated. I would love to figure it all out myself! I often have wished I...
View ArticleAttenzione amici Italiani del mondo di Kettlebell!
"Hey, Italian friends of the kettlebell world!"I wanted to wait until I finished up The Swing Quest Chicago before promoting our trip to SFG Italy next week! I'm simply riding shotgun to my SFG Master...
View ArticleThursday 10 x 10 Swing Workout, and 5 Minute Snatch Test Sets
Two weeks ago I posted the snatch training cycle I wrote for my Thursday morning training partners and I to test a 5 minute continuous snatch set with a weight both Brenda (18kg) and Maribel (16kg) had...
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Sinister Swing, Italian Style.....and a very Sinister Swing Ladder workout!
The first time I went to Italy was in 1998, I was the first person in my family to travel to Europe! Well technically, since I invited and brought my mother along I guess we were the first two, in our...
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International Training Food and Thought. First the Training.
Let's start with the training! Mark and I left home Tuesday morning and arrived in Vincenza (40 min west of Venice) on Wednesday afternoon. I had swung a quick 30 minute Sinister Swing workout before...
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International Training Food and Thought....The Food!
Ah, the food. It's been only 8 months since our last trip to Vincenza and there were many meals that we enjoyed that are still fresh in my memory, but if I had to choose one to repeat, okay, two...
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Croatia; Destination Certification, and this week's Thursday 10 x 10
Barely two weeks will go by since returning from Sfg Italy and in a few days Mark and I are leaving for Sweden! Mark is teaching a Level 1 SFG in Gothenburg and then we are will stay close to home...
View ArticleEvolution and Overeating Triggers and a Thursday 10 x 10...okay, okay, a...
Yikes, it's barely been two weeks since Mark and I came home from Italy and now we've been in Sweden since this last Wednesday. I wanted to get something posted before I left, but spending time with...
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Seriously Swedishly Inspired! Let's start with the food. (and if you overeat,...
I have to be honest and confess that I'm quite shocked about how inspired I was during my trip to Sweden! The people were so nice and genuine, the food was ah-mazing, the culture of sport, movement...
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10 x 10 Introducing Transfer Swings, Cauliflower and Melon Salad with Roasted...
(see workout below)It's official. I can no longer say "I never get sick!" I've had this summer cold for days now, in fact I think it started a week ago, took a couple of days to kick in and then,...
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Fat, Fat, Carb, Sugar and Fat, Carb. A Decadent Day at the Farmers' Market
I went to the Farmers' Market this morning after training.....not a big deal, right? Considering I used to go three times a week, every week for years and years to now only going a handful of times...
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FLASH SWING CLASSES at IRON REPUBLIC! And a couple more future traveling...
Wow, sometimes things move fast! I was invited down to Pacific Grove to stay with a friend of mine for a mini getaway so I thought maybe I could beg my way into the best kettlebell gym, no, the...
View ArticleFinish the Hip Drive! 10 x 10 Transfer Swing Practice...oh, and The Swing...
All year long I've been posting short 10 x 10 workouts that progressively take a beginner through my learning swing progressions. First a beginner learns the two hand swing. Then progresses from two...
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Potatoes....bring em on!
I used to be afraid of certain foods! Yes, I did buy into the whole no carb, low carb, slow carb diet mentality for just a little bit. My original diet, although not restricting of carbs, was still...
View ArticleIt's My Birthday Month! And the theme is Fifty One! (10 x 10 transfer swing...
Before we get to the more complicated stuff...last week's 10 x 10 was about making sure we keep our abdominal muscles contracted and tight at the top of the transfer swing. I've demonstrated this...
View ArticleBelated Birthday Workout (s)
I have no idea how many workouts I can design based on the number 51, but I've got an entire month to have fun with it! My first idea was to do simple 10 x 10's adding one extra rep onto the 5th and...
View ArticleThis Month Everybody's "51"!
I've been doing "51" workouts all month and so far I'm loving it! (until we get to Meg's "51" workout, lol). In fact I've been digging it so much I'm thinking about redesigning the next Swing Quest...
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