Third Competition after the ROP/S&S Blended Program

Since I started these competitions I've liked checking my strength and conditioning benchmarks; when I began I found I was weaker and utilizing the 40 Day Workout I got my strength back to previous levels. This time I went from an easy strength program to a press specialization program by plugging in press ladders for …

Time To Get My Focus Back and Press On

Another six weeks has come and gone so it is time for another self-assessment. I slacked a little due to a pulled neck muscle and a case of vertigo. When the world starts spinning, I do not want to be holding up 97lbs of kettlebells overhead. No Bueno. Last time I had done this I …

Kettlebell Complexes, I Think I Love You

Tried my hand at the Grad Workout. No schedule, just a goal of twice a week workouts based on energy. They were amazingly short, generally falling between four to eight minutes. Double kettlebells, my 44 and 53lb ones, two cleans, one military press and three front squats. Rest for however long it took to do …

Chaos and Kettlebells; Surprising Results and a New Direction

Well this has been a rollercoaster six weeks with a lot of down time and stress (why I've been absent from here). Started with ETK with a single bell, then to cut my time and do more work I used double kettlebells with the Rite of Passage as a template. Now I'm looking at complexes …