Here you will find info on technique, the latest & greatest from the TOP Kettlebell Girevik's plus an evil Workout of the Day. Enjoy! Liberty
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Workout of the Day
4550 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49525
213 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307
Upper Focus Workout
Warm up:
Bend Forward into Rag Doll
Then Gorilla
Then hop back into top of push up
Down Dog
Up Dog x 5
Workout:
8- 10 Renegade Row
8-10 Bent over Rows
8-10 Strict Upright Row
Bear Crawl Down Floor and Back
Repeat for time…..5 minutes.
How many Laps can they get?
6 Minute Workout: 30 seconds each….
Use same Kb for all exercises (Heaviest Jerk Bell 26/35kb)
1 Hand Swing Left
1 Hand Swing Right
Swinging Clean Left
Swinging Clean Right
Jerk Left
Jerk Right
2 times through back to back…
Or Adjust Tempo to 20 Seconds/10 off if too hard.
Ladder:
Snatch or Push Press x 5 (single or Dbl).... if dbl bells x 10 total
Superset with
1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 Pull up or Jump Pulls
Challenge:
Chest press on Floor (max weight possible with good technique) or Swiss Ball x 8-12 reps L/R
S/set with Swings up on toes with shoulder pull x 1 minute each arm with:
Light
Medium
Then Heavy Bell
“The Blitz!” … 30 sec of exercise one side at a time;
Chest Bumps
Cleans
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Workout of the Day
FITNESSXT
4550 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49525
213 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307
Core Focus Workout
Warm up:
Alternate Halos and around the body pass Combo x 1 min Left/Right
Lying back elbow strikes x 10 Left/Right
Workout:
Side Bends
X 20 - 25 Left/Right
For time: 1 min each
Light weight: Overhead Hold with Marching Legs
Medium weight: Overhead Hold with Marching Legs
Heavy weight: Overhead Hold with Marching Legs
Dbl Bell Crunches
To 5 second up, 5 second down cadence x 20 – 25 reps??
For time: 1 min each
Heavy weight: 2 Hand Snatch with Cobra
Medium weight: 2 Hand Snatch with Cobra
Light weight: 2 Hand Snatch with Cobra
Double Bell Medium weight: Cleans off Floor x 10,
Then hold last one in Rack for 1 minute
For time: 1 min each
Heavy weight: Windmills
Medium weight: Windmills
Light weight: Windmills
Get up Sit ups…
Medium bell x 10 reps per side (Heavy, Medium, Light)
Optional:
Rope Kettlebell Pulls x 2 lanes, TRX Mountain Climbers x 2 and ??? x 2 sets
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Workout of the Day
4550 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49525
213 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307
Lower Focus Workout
Warm up:
Kneeling Split Squat with Dowel behind shoulders – for hip flexors 5,4,3,2,1 L/R
Then jumping split squat for 10 L/R
Suck wind for a minute….
Followed by Kneeling Split Squat with light/moderate Kettlebell in clean (front leg) 5,4,3,2,1 L/R
Workout:
1. Double bell Front Squat x 10 with moderate bells
2. Kneeling Split Squat with same bell x 5,4,3,2,1 L/R (Do a Dragon style Stationary Split lunge if you know what they are)
3. Then Heavy bell GS Deadlifts: Two handed x 10 then immediately 1 hand x 10 L/R (same bell)
Repeat sequence above x 3 sets increasing bell size each set.
Heavy 1 hand Snatch off of floor (put bell behind your feet) x 5 L/R
X 5 minutes
Rest as needed…..
Jumping Split Squats x 10 (or Slosh Pipe Back Squats x 25)
Superset with Heavy 1 legged Deadlifts x 10 reps L/R
X 2- 3 sets
If Time: 100 Sandbag Squats - any kind you like…..
Fyi ~ If you're going to Whine about it, I'm going to turn the music up....LOL!
Enjoy! Liberty