Calling the Kettlebell Black

Posted on Dec 23, 2007 - 3:02pm by MarkFu in Training Log

Now that I am finished with the shopping part of Christmas, I can settle in to watch a great game between the Packers and the hated Chicago Bears. Wrong! The Bears punched the Packers repeatedly in the face and beat them badly. The Packers are locked in as the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs with one regular season game remaining.

I definitely had some frustration to vent and channeled it into a good cardio workout outside my front door.

For starters,

Ran 800 meters

Push-ups: 30/30/40/35

Sit-ups: 35/35/35/

Overhead Squats: 25/15/15

That warmed me up for the frustration-releasing part…

Kettlebell Swings, 20 kg. 21-15-9 and alternated each of the three sets with a 400 meter run.

After a brief rest,

Kettlebell Snatches, 20 kg, 20/20/20/20, 10 each arm. I started each set with 3 high pulls to lock in good form.

Ah, I feel much better now!

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