Guarding The Dojo
A lovely evening of physical culture, mostly in the dojo. After warming up with Persian Meels, I spent some time on the speed bag and double-end bag before moving onto the kettlebells. The main set was 10 minutes with the 20kg swing-to-snatch, with just one hand...
Still Knocking It Out of the Park
What a great late-afternoon practice. Five minutes of rope flow to get moving, then into the kettlebells. 16kg swing to clean x 20 each side.20kg swing to clean x 20.16kg swing, clean and snatch x 30. Then the main event: Six minutes of the 20kg black snatch, three...
Today was very much in the flow.
One thing I’ve come to believe strongly through years of practice is that most sessions don’t need to be maximal. For me, around 7/10 effort is usually the sweet spot. It’s enough to challenge me, enough to practise the heavier movements and develop...
I’m Not a Machine
A few years ago I trained with a PT and we did the same six-minute ‘black snatch’ set I practiced today. 1 min 2 x swing, 1 x snatch 1 min 1 x swing, 1 x snatch 1 min snatch only Switch hands and repeat He used a 12kg kettlebell, I used a 20kg. At the end...