Check out Guy Evans BUP'ing a beast kettlebell for the first time.

Great work!!!

Guy checked me out on youtube and asked for some advice, after he got stuck on the 48kg kettlebell BUP

I'm no expert on kettlebell lifting (please use any advice I may give as my own interpretation as I'm not a health professional)




My advice for over coming plateaus with the BUP is to use ladders with lighter bells, heavy bu cleans and partials from the top of the BUP and also BUP Pre fatigue triple (i.e kettlebell press, waiter press and finish with a BUP for the 3rd rep) I used this quite a bit with the 60kg to get the 64kg BUP.

More swinging, followed last night.
24kg kettlebell
1-10 ladder - 110 reps
6 minute set - 231 swings
3 min rest
8 min set - 313 swings
Followed with Vulcan Gripper and Wrist Developer works for BSH comp

Kettlebell snatch challenge to follow tomorrow!

Should be painfull !!!

Results will be posted when I come round.

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I've spent a few days revisiting the kettlebell swing.

The question is high, medium or low?

I've followed Bud Jeffries for along time now (ever since I got into these kettle-balls) and watched Bud's recent video of 1 hr of kettlebell swings = 2350 reps. Which made me question how I should be swinging a kettlebell - high or low or somewhere in between?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-yHInXcKj0

The answer is 'I don't know', I think if you swing high you'll do less reps and doubt anyone could swing a kettlebell for an hour with this style. Swinging 'low' means you could last for longer.

Any ideas anyone? I'm sure we've all got our own ideas and goals to reach

For now I'll be swinging 'my way' and going for time, mixed in with kettlebell snatches.
Last nights session involved, low kettlebell swings to see what was possible in 5 minutes - 200 swings (to get a feel for what Bud is doing). I quite liked the session and will probably use it one easier days when an all out session seems quite daunting.

Check out kettlebell swing technique tips from a previous post

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Training update!

It's been a while now since I felt like I may only turn up in a rerun of one my own kettlebell videos, after a biglay off from any form of routine training sessions!

I hoped to at least get training before Christmas, but have recently started some home garage sessions. I've done 2 training sessions so far this week working on 32kg kettlebell swings, 48kg kettlebell cleans 48kg jerks. 32kg double handed swings and 40kg kettlebell ladder snatches, topped of with grip training.

I'll be really emphasising grip training over the next couple of months for a competition that David Horne is running - Britain’s Strongest Hands 2011 details are as follows.



Britain’s Strongest Hands 2011

Leg 1 - Saturday 12 March, 2011
Leg 2 - Saturday 9 April, 2011

Leg 1 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 20mm block close
2. Two Hands Pinch Lift
3. Wrist Developer
4. Half a Penny (one hand) - GripTopz
5. Rim (one hand) - GripTopz

Leg 2 Events:
1. One Hand Vulcan Gripper - 30mm block close
2. One Hand Pinch Lift
3. Wrist Developer
4. Shallow Hub (one hand) - GripTopz
5. Stub (one hand) - GripTopz

If you haven't been to David's site yet I'd highly recommend some of the grip products he sells - especially the Vulcan Gripper and Wrist Developer (to be used in the comps)

Also, David is launching a new range of grip products for Strongest Hands 2011 - GripTopz to include hubs, pennies, rim and small diameter vertical bar check out the video link

I did have quite an ambitious set of training goals for 2010, most of which were never met for various reasons. I plan 2011 to be my strongest yet. I will put up some of my goals shortly


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