Its a hard life some times.

Jan. 26th.


"Although the world is full of suffering, its also full of over coming it."

Helen Keller.

WOD

warm up: 2 rounds

30 sit ups

30 push ups

30 swings with 28kg kettlebell.

30 wall ball with 14kg kettlell.

100 jump rope.

time: 8:14


session:

2000 meters rowing

100 reps Hindu hack squats with 20kg kettelbell.

100 reps dead hang clean with 24kg kettlebell.

100 reps of push press 16kg kettlebell.

time: 24:28



That was not an easy session especially the Hindu KB squats. Hindu squats are not recommended to those with knee issues or don't have solid squatting experience. With a kettlebell, it add a new dimension to the exercise as it impacts the core and balance even more that doing them body weight.

I recently saw a film clip of a Russian convict pushing kettlebells in one of the many Gulags the dotted the landscape of the former Soviet Union. Its most unusual as the prison system in Russian was set up to be forced labor camps, therefore exercise was never an issue. However, some the more predatory convicts, were in control in some cases, did not have to work like the rest of the prison.

If you read any thing about the Russian prison system, called Gulags, were set up during the Stalin era. You lean of how millions of citizens were incarcerated for a myriad of reasons, in some of the hashish environments in Soviet Union and produced some of the most ruthless prisoners in the world. Hard times produce hard people......if you don't break.