Wednesday Kettlebell:
16kg C&P — 1x(1;2;3;4), 1x(1;2;3;x) — x= 4 reps right side, 2 on left @ failure. When we hit failure, that's it we're done for the day. I think I have to adjust down to 3x(1;2;3) for a week. Also, I felt something go tweak with sharp pain in my left upper shoulder area towards my neck. Not sure if I just tweaked it because I was trying to move a cat at the same time, or because I snapped my head in one direction, then the other...Oh well, it'll go away with heat/woodlock...oh yeah. I wasn't supposed to try for 4 reps yet. Oops. Oh well, at least I have a baseline.
Roll the Dice: 16kg Swings — 36x3 minutes — probably could have done a few more, but the cats were being underfoot and too close for me to keep going. I'd train outside, but it's still dark/there will soon be cold too...
Tuesday's classes & other spew
Last night's classes were pretty awesome. Karate was good: got a chance to play with some new kata-type stuff that Shishou and I had talked about before. Also worked on our Yellow-belt Kata until the little kids couldn't focus anymore. Then onto Jujitsu where we did some Koshi Nagi Waza and Shioku Waza. Dropped Scott on my big toe a couple of times...that hurt (Scott is ~350 lbs and at least 6'-3"). To quote Pavel: "Remember: quick feet are happy feet!".
Spent about half the time in Gungfu reviewing the first half of the JannDou LongHou Gungfu Quan #2. The other half was spent working on basic Chin Na off of a punch (Break Wild Chicken's Wing & Turning Heaven and Earth). Something was up with Chuck, who wasn't his normal jovial 17 year old self, and he resisted attempts to draw him out. Fine, that's cool. Then before I knew it, class was over and I was heading home.
Once home, Kelly was watching "The Biggest Looser", which always seems to motivate her in a good way. She was telling me that they were using Kettlebells during the show, and she didn't realize how core oriented they are. She saw them doing some drills (from the final 2 seconds that I caught, it looked like they were doing "Renegade Rows", or another type of push-up/row drill). I also saw that they're doing Prowler and Rope work this season. Wow, it's like all of a sudden they've taken all of the popular Diesel Crew/Punch Gym stuff I've been looking at, and added it to the show. Next thing you know, they'll be doing Bending!
Kelly said that she wants to get a pair of Kettlebells, and I suggested these to her. I had a recommendation from another user, and they're quite a bit less expensive than DragonDoor's offerings. I'll have to see how they stack up once she orders them. I've made remarkable gains through the Kettlebell, and I can't wait for her to go on this journey with me :). Once I get through December, I may order this set for myself, though I think I may hold off on that until after I've earned it with being able to do 5x(1;2;3;4;5) with the 16kg bell...
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