Comments on: Conditioning Workout USA – Kettlebells and Body Weight

By: Marianne

Marianne — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:42:35 +0000

In reply to Mandy.

Hey Mandy, have you been to see someone about this problem? I would get it checked out first of all and make sure that you assumption is right. I would be worried to prescribe you an exercise that may cause you some sort of injury :/ If this exercise is causing these issues, then I would just leave it out for now. If you have additional KBs available, then you could double them up and do KB suitcase Deadlifts instead. This will not have the overhead component, but is a good “pulling” exercise and will work many of the same muscles. Or, if it is just the overhead part that bothers it, you could do a partial vert swing, which would be like an upright row, but that may still annoy the shoulder. Although I am a nurse, my expertise lies in Cardiac nursing. You would need to see a physio to assess the shoulder.

Hope this helps 🙂

By: Mandy

Mandy — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:50:04 +0000

Hi Marianne,

Been following your site for a few months now. One more person you’ve got obsessed with the KBs! I have a question for you though, as KB expert and a nurse sort of: I struggle with the KB vertical swing due to what I assume is a problem with my rotator cuff (it grinds loudly when lifting weight above my head and feels like it slips partially out of the socket). Is there some workout I can replace the vertical swing with and reap the same benefits?

P.S. Just finished this workout and trying not to sweat on my keyboard! Phew!

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:55:02 +0000

In reply to tempest. NICE! Hope you can walk tomorrow LOL! Glad you enjoyed it. I remember finding this one tough, especially in the heat! Phew!!

By: tempest

tempest — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:31:36 +0000

In reply to Marianne. YES MAM I DID THE WHOLE SIX, UPPING THE WEIGHT, on either the last two rounds or three, can't remember. good workout.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:26:48 +0000

In reply to tempest.

How many rounds did you do? 6! Good on you – you might be more sore tomorrow 😛

By: tempest

tempest — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:03:42 +0000

oh my, i’m pooped. I haven’t done any kettlebell workouts in over a week, maybe longer, i just can’t say. At first on round 3 i was only going to do one more round, as it was already getting tough, plus i started crying about my dad during the plank climbers(subbed for pushups)
but i pushed on actually upping my weight for the last two rounds, i did 15 lbs, up from 8.

reverse lunges, 20, 22, 24, 22, 22, 26
vertical swing, burpee, 10, 11, 11, 11, 10, 11
2 handed swing, 26,28, 25,26,25,25
alternating rows, 26,28,28,30,26,24
dynamic pushups(i replaced with plank climbers( 16,16,16,15,20,16
dynamic squats 28,30,29,28,26

MY ASS HURTS ALREADY.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:09:04 +0000

In reply to jenny.

That should be it now Jenny, sorry for me being so slow :/

Cheers
Marianne

By: jenny

jenny — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:05:07 +0000

Hi,

My username is june6294. I’m still waiting for my account activation. Thank you! I got a welcome reply on August 29th but my account has not been activated.

Jenny

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:00:39 +0000

In reply to Yifan Zhang. Hey Yifan, Thanks for the comment, and I wish you had access to some Kettlebells. The best alternative is to use Dumbbells, but you can also substitute certain exercises with a sandbag too. Or just start off with the body weight workouts. Maybe someone will buy you a KB for your birthday :)

By: Yifan Zhang

Yifan Zhang — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:19:34 +0000

I love your workouts and want to try them myself. The only thing is that I don’t have access to kettlebells in Santiago, Chile (I’m here for 6 months for a startup program). Are there any alternatives to using kettlebells? Thanks!