Garden Practice
There’s something rather satisfying about keeping things simple. This morning’s practice stayed in the garden: six rounds of Shena board push-ups and Persian meels. A steady rhythm, repeated movement and no need to chase exhaustion. The meels, the garden, the morning...
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...
Practice as the Sun Goes Down
The equipment was lined up, the evening light was beautiful and the decking was ready. Seven rounds of meels and gada, followed by ten rounds of Indian clubs and rope flow. The weights went up, then back down again, before finishing with some lighter club work,...