Circling back around to Turkish Getups? July 23, 2008
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Oh, lordy, who invented this? I need to hunt them down and kill them like the dog they are! You know, after I can get up from my seat and walk up the stairs. Locomotion is challenging at the moment.
Warmup:
- 200 M run
- 21 Knee-ups
- 21 Deadlifts @ 115 lbs
- 21 Front Squats @ 115 lbs
- 200 M run
Workout:
- Max-out weight on Dumbbell snatches. Started at 45 lbs, and went up to 80 lbs. And then, dropped the dumbbell.
- 60 Dumbbell Thrusters @ 2 30 lbs ‘bells
- 60 Dumbbell Cleans @ 2 30 lbs ‘bells
- 20 Turkish Getups @ 33 lbs for time: 7:55
Logbook Activity
- Type: Other
- Date: 07/23/2008
- Time: 07:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
Let’s say you had to make up your workout… Part II May 9, 2008
Posted by hardly Kettlebell, Bar, Medicine Ball, Row, Pushups, Box Jumps, Turkish Get-ups
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Today was an interesting day in that our trainer talked about the primary elements that make up our workouts, with the intent of giving us the necessary tools to workout on our own (more on working out alone in future posts).
The elements are:
- Warmup: Movements that are similar to those you will use later in the workout, and which you do continuously for 5 - 8 minutes.
- Training/Learning: Working on something new, or improving something you have been introduced to already.
- Strength: Lifting Heavy things
- Metabolic Focus: One or several movements where you raise your metabolic rate significantly, and where you are doing this for a longer period of time. Also, you are running against the clock (100… for time), or trying to make a maximum count in a given period of time. Anything where you’re measuring output over time.
- The workout must not be the same as your previous workouts. In fact, the more ‘random’ it is, the better it is in helping you achieve high fitness levels.
See if you can spot these items in today’s workout:
Warmup:
- 30 Kettlebell Swings @ 20 kg
- 30 Push-ups
- 2x:
- 30 1-arm Kettlebell Swings @ 20 kg (low)
- 30 Push-ups
Workout:
- Turkish Get-ups:
- 4 @ 45 lbs
- 1.5 @ 50 lbs (ever dropped a dumbbell from 3 feet?)
- 2 Minutes Each of:
- Row (for calories)
- Wall Ball @ 18 kg
- Box Jumps
- Push Press @ 65 lbs
- Total: 149 (and me rolling around on the floor)
- KB Snatches - as many as possible w/o stopping @ 20 kg: 65
One other bit that we learned today was that things that you don’t think about end up getting in the way when you go after these records. For example, on the last thing we did, KB Snatches, what do you think caused us all problems? Running out of breath? Sore muscles? Falling down? Nope, none of the above. The big issue was sweaty palms. We couldn’t control the Kettlebell at the end (I know I almost lost complete grip on mine on the 2nd to last rep). One thing you DO NOT want is a kettlebell whizzing through the air at you!
QUICK: What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the words “Turkish Get-ups”? April 30, 2008
Posted by hardly Kettlebell, Bar, Dumbbell, Row, Pushups, Box Jumps, Turkish Get-ups
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I love the workouts we do.
They are GREAT!
There are some things that I love because of the sheer repetition, like sit-ups or push-ups. Some because I like the fact that I’m concuring my fears, like Push-Presses, and others simply because I KNOW how good they are to my body like Kettlebell Swings, or… Turkish Get-Ups (this one is of a guy using his wife as the weight, which adds an interesting twist) . But when I hear those words, I think of pain and process.
Warmup:
- 30 Body-weight squats
- 30 American Swings
- 30 Push-ups
- 30 Ketttlebell Squats @ 2 16 kg
- 30 Double Kettlebell Swings @ 2 16 kg
Workout:
- 3x: 10 Turkish Get-ups w/a Dumbbell: 20 lbs, 25 lbs, 35 lbs
- Thrusters:
- 21 @ 65 lbs
- 15 @ 95 lbs
- 10 @ 105 lbs
- 4x:
- 300 M Row
- 30 Box Jumps
- 30 Decline Push-ups
Logbook Activity
- Type: Other
- Date: 04/30/2008
- Time: 09:20:00
- Total Time: 1:10:00.00
