Training Again!

Had my first proper session for a while yesterday, in my new garage gym.
As I'm currently having to use Dial Up 56k (WTF, feels like the stone age - well actually it is) at the moment as I cocked up transferring my Broadband over, things are a bit slow so won't have any videos etc for a few weeks.

Anyways, yesterdays session involved mixing things up for some fun, so here goes.

Strongman Log Clean and Press 85kg - 110kg triples and doubles for 10 sets

Stone Sandbag Loading onto reverse Hyper (about chest height)x 12 reps as quick as possible.

Check out the picture of my Atlas Stone Bag - I made this by using 4x25kg bags of bought sand from local DIY (B&Q) shop along with some cheap tarpaulin and a roll of tape.

Stacked the sandbags on top of each other on the tarp and very tightly wrapped and taped as I went along. Total weight = 106kg. So provides something very similar to an atlas stone and is as awkward as hell to lift.

Kettlebell Snatches 32kg & 60kg left and right. Total 100 reps (90/10 32kg/60kg)

Kettlebell Goblet Squat - 10 reps @ 60kg

40lb Macebell 360's 30 left and 30 right with no rest.

Was real good fun to get back into something a little more serious than a 10 min workout

Next stop is working on Adam's challenge 32kg Kettlebell Snatch 50/50 GS style.

Bring it on!

Rob






Stone Sandbag

Scottish Bloke

As I have very little to report apart from still sorting out sh*te with my new home.

I thought this was quite funny!

Apparently I'm a Scottish bloke

From last year Ashbourne Highland Gathering

found it here

'Geoff Capes looks on as some Scottish guy throws a dirty great weight as far as he can'

A Brief History of Kettlebells

John Wood's fantastic video from Oldtime Strongman with an awesome collection of Kettlebell pics from the past.





Got everything moved to the new house yesterday!

Was a training session in itself, nearly destroyed the van with my 1 tonne of training gear..... more to follow soon!






A Brief History of Kettlebells

Strongman Adam Interview 3

Another great interview (Part 3) from Josh Hanagarne and Adam Glass


Part 3

Inspirational stuff

Adam T Glass Interviewed by Josh Hanagarne (World's Strongest Librarian)

Adam had been a real inspiration to many people, myself being one of his big fans and a real motivation to me keep moving the barrier higher and getting stronger. Add to this he has time for people who want to hit goals and be better.

Josh Hanagarne from 'World's Strongest Librarian' interviewed Adam and delved deep into the thoughts and ideas of Adam T Glass.

This is awesome stuff! Read it!

Part 1

American fitness, the hardstyle strength system, and some of the physical challenges currently faced by the US military.

Part 2

During this installment, Adam talks about his gym (Unbreakable Fitness), why he enjoys helping people get stronger, and the highs and lows the Internet has made possible.

Mr Glass doing what he does, incredible!



Adam T Glass Interview

AOS Minute of Strength Video
Alternating Kettlebell SOTS Press

As if the kettlebell SOTS press wasn't hard enough, this is a real challenge.

Did a few sets of single bell SOTs press the other day in one of my 'mini workouts'

Although the movement is hard I love the SOTS for stretching out the hips and giving my back a real good workout.





Alternating Kettlebell SOTS Press

Wipe on Wipe Off Cleaning For Sport

'Wipe on Wipe off'

I feel like Karate Kid (wax on wax off)!

Spent the whole weekend cleaning the new gaff!

More cleaning = training in new gym sooner.

Always trying to find something good in everything - I feel there is something to be said for cleaning walls in a circular motion and shoulder health. Give it a try if you're man enough.

Anyways will get the bells over there soon and be on with some proper training

Abs Stability -Kettlebell Shooters with Swiss Ball

From IronMemento

Great idea for creating instability (inverted kettlebells) with a swiss ball 'Pike Style' movement -nice one!

Mini Workout Sessions

Getting keys to the new house tomorrow, which means better workouts (after getting settled in that is) and more strength and more fitness. I will be able to lift overhead indoors too (can't wait for this)

So, I'm still suffering with my training due to lack of time but have been doing mini workouts, which is better than plain zero.

What is a mini workout?

My mini workouts consist of literally 5 to 10 mins of kettlebell swings or some card tearing and phone book ripping (maybe I should say attempting to rip phone books whcih is good for the hands)

Last nights mini workout consisted of 60kg lowe kb swings 2 x 20 and 24kg sots press 5 singles left and right.

Hopefully I will maintain some strength and fitness with this before I can ccrack on with my Adam T Glass challenge. 50+50 32kg kettlebell snatch GS style and also VWC training.

Got my Gymboss interval timer yesterday so this should help with that

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

Showing off doesn't always work!

Here's a fine show of someone getting shown up in front of a crowd of people.

Just like kettlebell training. No need to be elaborate, keep it simple and you can't go wrong, usually

How Not to Train With Kettlebells

As I'm extremely busy at the moment with moving house etc I've found very little time to train so thought I'd share a little snippet from last weekends training session.

Death to a kettlebell

If you've ever wondered what happens when one kettlebell meets another.........

It ain't pretty and you end up with a big ball of useless metal!!

Here I attempt a double tower of terror with 2 32's

Double Deficit Kettlebell Flips

From this weekends training session just before the Popcorn Press

Really good movement for hitting the hips and lower back.

Used 2 x 32kg kettlebells

72kg Popcorn Kettlebell Press

Got outside today with a great training session.

Being inspired by Andrew Durniat and his triple bell press, I thought it looked like good fun and pressed out with 32,24,16kg kb's.

Enjoyed the lifting, took quite a lot of warming upto and getting used to an almost completely open hand, with the 16kg hanging off of the thumb.

Totally smoked my grip too, which is always a bonus!


Also, got upto some other stuff which will post soon.





72kg Popcorn Kettlebell Press

Clubbell Training

Clubbells, clubs, bear clubs (they seem to have many names) are a training form that is very interesting and very old.

Scott Sonnon is the leader of the clubbell movement and has turned this exciting form of exercise into an art form as well as a science.

Currently I am learning some of the movements with a 2 inch piece of steel. Which incidently is very good for the grip. It's not a club but it as near as for now.


Evolution

I found a very interesting article from Scott Sonnons website, where Scott writes about Club swinging from Ancient to Modern

Cultural traditions prove their survivability and validity over hundreds and thousands of years… and yet the Victorian Era removed most of the structural components of club swinging, squeezing the discipline into the tight corset of robotic, militaristic motions:

Read the rest here

I searched around the net and found this old book (from 1884)which is out of copyright now and has entered the public domain called Indian Club Swinging by Gardiner.

You can download it here Indian Club Swinging

2 Videos to share.

Indian Heavy Club Swinging & A Paul Chek Workout (Great idea with the clublunges at the begining of the video which could be done with a dumbbell with weight on one end if you like)





Clubbell Training

Home Made Gym Equipment

Back off hols now, quite refreshed and ready for some proper training.

Pat Hodgson my bro-inlaw, as I have said before is a DIY strength training equipment fanatic and was first to introduce me to the kettlebell and also provided me with my kettlehandle


Pat has started a blog about homemade gym equipment

Which has some great gear on it.

Here is Pat's latest piece, sled and poor mans prowler







Check out the farmers walk bars, I am currently in possession of these babies!


Home Made Gym Stuff