Kettlebells are about endurance.

Dec. 7th. Pear Harbor Day






I believe that man will not merely endure. He will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.

William Faulkner




WO du jour:


Stretch bands and joint mobility;

50 reps each split up in sets of 10-20 reps.

50 reps; 18'' box jumping: jump up and down off for a change. deceleration is better than before.

50 reps; jumping pullups: from dead stop without too much jump.

50 reps; 32kg kettlebell swing: this is a good weight for me.

50 reps; 12kg kettlebell ft. lunge.

50 reps; hanging KTE; this is the worst exercise for reps.

50 reps: 2-35# dumbbell clean and press. Last 20 burned out my hands.

50 reps; burpees off kettlebells

50 reps; 125# barbell deadlift. last 10 fried my forearms.

50 reps jump rope x5 or 250.

50 reps; 20# wall balls. these always suck,but I need some squat work



Today was a Good workout to get back in the grove from vacation.It was not easy by any stretch, but you don't get results from slug workouts. The more I think about it though, the more I am convinced that as you get older you don't need the longer times off. Your intensity is not as strong when you are older so you are not beating yourself up as you are when younger. Therefore long durations of rest from training is not physically necessary as it is for mental staleness. That is what you have to determine; are you physically stale, or our you mental burned out. Both can effect you progress, but the mental is the most difficult to accommodate. Besides I feel like shit if I don't workout.



Kettlebells are about endurance or strength-endurance, which is what they were famous for. Pushing a sub max weights but not a low intense weight, will provide you with a physical total body endurance that no other sport or exercise will provide. It also about a gradual adaption to physical stress so your body will accommodate the increased load without breaking down. Unless you are competing and training at max levels for long periods, you may require some layoff, but for the most part, short 2-3 days of non training is all that is required to keep from getting physically stale.

Have a great day suffering and remember the mission is sacred.