66 degrees outside and raining. What a great day for some outdoor kettlebell swings. The rain didn’t effect my grip at all - just toweled off the handle before each set and went at it. Today’s workout called for sets of 40 with the typical 1 minute active rest between sets. My calculations told me that I would end up with around 240 reps when time expired, but I still had 30 seconds on the clock when I finished the last set so I kept going until it expired. This session was EASY but fantastic. I was just about able to fully recover between each set, and still got a great lower back, hamstring, and glute pump/workout. After I finished, I rested for a minute or so then did some kettlebell flips. I have never tried these before, but I consider my first attempt a success since I didn’t leave any small craters in the lawn. I did around 10 reps and was breathing pretty good - but that was probably due to the fact I had just done 60 swings a minute prior.
Overall my form stayed crisp and I never struggled with my breathing or movements. I found that switching hands halfway through each set helped keep my grip much fresher. Next swing workout will be 40-reppers again.
Warmups - 10 minutes, 4 cycles of the following completed:
Wall Squats x10
Halos with 53lb bell x10
Pumps x10
Workout - 12 minutes continuous - 53lb bell used - 260 total reps:
One-arm swings x40
1 minute active rest
One-arm swings x40
1 minute active rest
One-arm swings x40
1 minute active rest
One-arm swings x40
1 minute active rest
One-arm swings x40
1 minute active rest
One-arm swings x60
Cooldown
Duration: 22 minutes
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