Adam, all the best for the Op – take care and recover soon 🙂

..dug this out of your back catalogue. I went lighter and pumped three rounds rather than two. It was the cardio section that did for me. The swings left me wearing my lungs on the outside. Looks like the last KB session before my back operation (Tues). I will be ducking out for a few weeks until my wound has fully healed – then it will be back to the bells with a vengence.

In the meantime, may the force be with you 🙂

Adam

Nice work Tom. I have been trying ALL DAY to upload my latest workout to Youtube with no success. AND it happens to be a beginner’s Kettlebell workout, all with one KB 🙂 I hope I will have more luck tomorrow.

Having one KB is no problem, in my exercise tutorials I will give options for using one and two kettlebells to get the same benefit from a certain exercise.

Otherwise I would recommend using a lighter weight and not rushing. Maybe set the reps to 12-15 for Kettlebell exercises until your technique has improved, then move on to working for max reps in a time interval. Quality over quantity 😀

Cheers
Marianne

Well, I just got myself a 70lb kettlebell for Christmas. First off, I’m reasonably fit (6’1 200lb), but I don’t regularly work out. I’d like to lose a little belly fat though and kettlebell seems like a good multi-purpose low-cost equipment option.

Onto my question: I noticed that many of your exercises use 2 KBs (burpees, etc.). What would be a good substitute for these types of exercises? Also, is there a beginner’s workout that you recommend, or should I start slowly with this routine (maybe fewer reps)?.

BTW I love your down to earth attitude! It’s refreshing for an exercise website!

I lifted the heaviest weights I had but limited to the 6 (or 12) reps. I did not give myself the 1 minute rest between unrelated body parts, so I think that affected my performance. I see this kind of workout as the way to increase strength, which is really what I want right now. It all went well, except for the last lift of the 2nd round — the kneeling press on the left. I had to go down in weight, and even then, I couldn’t do it without aide. (I really need to work on my left side — I’ve been reading from many sources that muscle imbalances are the primary source of injury, so I DO really need to work on this!!!)

Then the cardio — so well timed, it was great. Just about the time you think you can’t do any more, the timer goes off!

Its a good thing I did this workout, since I started my splurging on Friday and I don’t know what excuses I will find over the weekend to just sit and veg out.

Take Care everyone!

~ Gillian

Sounds like you’ve had a great year too 🙂 Well wishes for 2011. Happy Christmas 🙂

I was going through my workout journal from 2010, I recorded 230 workouts this year, those exclude sailing, I think this has been the most active year for me since I was a kid.

I hope to even take it to a higher level in 2011. working out has given me a much better attitude towards life and also has helped me to stay positive.
I hope to continue sharing my goals with you guys, I can’t wait until the forum is up.
I wish everyone a very happy Christmas enjoy enjoy enjoy!

Mickela

Thanks Jim, you too 😀

Marianne

You too Sara! Happy Christmas 🙂

Marianne