I'm never bored with numbers! And I always save my favorite for last!
...unless it's tax time, lol!Today's training was long and light. I never picked up anything heavier than the 12kg on purpose.warm up2 sets x 10 2 hd swing (15/15 x 2)1 set 20 reps (30/30)1 set 40...
View ArticleEveryday I get to wake up, start again, and decide who I am and who I want to...
My training is pretty much all over the place right now, and my life and my body are going through some changes simultaneously...coincidence? Hmnn... I don't really care, I just want to be on some...
View ArticleSinister Swing Ladder Cycle
Before I get into this swing workout let me preface this training post with a couple of things.#1 This particular Sinister routine is designed for advanced kettlebell athletes, but in no way is it NOT...
View ArticleTuesday Training
I'm still trying to make everybody happy! Tuesday mornings at 6:00-7:00am I have a class that I teach/lead with a wide, super wide, variety of skill levels, not to mention I have my own wants and...
View Articleweek 2 Sinister Ladder
Well, sometimes you never really know how things are going down! Without looking at the notes/plan I wrote last week I still had a good idea about the Sinister weight ladder for this mornings workout....
View ArticleThat's All She Wrote
I knew I had my last GS scheduled workout to do this morning but I hadn't figured out exactly how to fit it in. I decided to do my regular training first and end the morning, after all classes and...
View ArticleHomemade Mayonnaise
It's been interesting keeping up daily Facebook posts on my fan page, The Swing, and trying to stay current here on my blog. I tend to get wordy here because I have the space! BUT a couple of days...
View ArticleMission Accomplished...well, one mission at least!
Really this is just a quick blog post with none of the messy details! But here is a phrase that will, pretty much, describe the competition this weekend was not exactly a walk in the park!"In Jiu...
View ArticleDeals with the Devil....a mindless eating habit
If I had to admit the one habit I've gotten into, that is changing today (well, actually I changed it last night), it is that I make these 'deals with the devil' when it comes to portioning out my food...
View ArticleDiet "Tips and Strategies", 80/20
I'm not going to say I hate diet tips and strategies....you didn't hear me say it, did you?There are a million and one diet tips and strategies, or maybe just a few, but interpreted a million different...
View ArticleArgh, the gory details of my 10 minute (technically), I mean 9 minute 12kg...
I'm spoiled. I was spoiled. I was quickly spanked.It's been 5 days since my weekend competition and I'm a completely different person today than I was, oh about 4 days and 10 hours ago. Something so...
View Article"Min Sin", Sinister Ladder Training....sometimes you gotta step back to step...
Still ramping up and moving some big weights for a couple of more weeks before taking a back off week. This whole Sinister training cycle is turning out to be an interesting one. As I've wrote about...
View ArticleMy GS Adventure Continues with Saturday Training
I'm not supposed to be back to my GS training yet "officially", but I thought I'd play around this morning with the 16kg snatch. I ended up doing five 2 min sets with one hand switch (1 min R/ 1 min...
View ArticleBrick House
On my way to yoga this morning I had the radio on......why is it that there can be so many channels and nothing good to listen to? Anyway, it seemed as if every station was playing an advertisement so...
View Articleoriginal sin Thursday 5/9
No playing around this morning. Straight to the heavy bell after a 10 minute warm up of mostly 40 2 hd sw setsoriginal sin5, 10, 15, 20 uphill rep ladder32kg, 28kg, 24kg, 20 kg x 4 rotationsI...
View ArticleYou Are What You Eat Eats!
"You are what you eat"? Or "you are what your food eats"? Buying meat that is from grass fed and pasture raised animals is number one priority for a lot of people these days, but where is that...
View ArticlePie in the Friggin' Sky.....
Here's the thing.... Is my life great? Is my life cush? Absolutely, without a doubt, which is why I resist complaining about a darn thing. Especially publicly. And here's the other thing.... For...
View ArticleMini Sin, the last peak to climb.
Whew! Yesterday we finished the last super heavy workout of this past 6 week cycle that included the 32kg. Last week was actually the hardest with only a slight back off, but only in terms of how the...
View ArticleSaturday Training and some Big Girl (or Big Boy) Advanced HV Swings (high...
After my GS jerk and snatch set (16kg, *see below) we did our second Max Vo2 snatch workout in a new cycle I started last weekend. Last weekend we did 30 sets total (15 R, 15 L). I think I did the...
View ArticleStuck between "Facebook and a Rock"
Personally I visit a handful of my favorite blogs on a regular basis and it NEVER ever surprises me when someone quits posting regularly, or doesn't post in weeks and weeks, then comes back to...
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