Practice what you preach - Training

After last week I decided that C&P's with a 24kg (54#) bell was not challenging enough, so today I bumped up to using 32kg (70#'s).

What I found was that 32kg was too much, and I dont own a 28kg. Though I should probably buy one.

Instead I did push presses and backup presses.
So the push press utilizes a small dip in the legs to assist the bell up.
Pavel advocates the long push press in his bonus text to the Enter The Kettlebell book.
I was not looking for a heavy leg day today, so I did a minor dip, make sure to keep good tension.

The backup press: Use your other hand to assist the bell pas the sticking point.

32kg Clean & Press Ladders. 3 rungs, 3 steps. (see above notes)15 Mins totalRest: 3min

32kg Getup-Situp
32kg Reverse Farmer Lunge
32kg Getup-Situp
32kg Reverse Farmer Lunge
24kg Getup-Situp <- I was getting tired and wisely decided to drop down to the 24kg bell for this final GUSU.I ran out of time and was not able to squeak in another set of lunges.
time 15min
Rest 3min

24kg 2h-Swing 30:30
I WAS DYING today!

I made it halfway through with no ill affects. But after the midpoitn, I was feeling tanked. I even (GASP!) set the bell downb early a few times.

Thats right, I practice what I preach.

I was too tired to SAFELY swing the bell for a full 30 sec, so I set it down and enjoyed the extra few seconds of rest. It was dreamy.

All in all, a good session for me. Its been nearly a week since I slung iron, I feel proud of my work today.