Optimal Life Fitness, for health, fitness and a new lifestyle outdoors.

I hope this newsletter finds you fit and well.

In this our 8th instalment of the Extreme Kettlebell Newsletter we have an article from Andy Marshall an EKI based in Hertfordshire. Andy’s done his homework, it’s an interesting piece about training origins. Enjoy:

http://www.optimallifefitness.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=416

We also need volunteers. Last week we spoke about our trial fitness testing up at York St. Johns Uni, below are some of the protocols. If you’re up for it why don’t you give the following a try and either send us your results or post them on the forum.

You need a 24kg kettlebell, a heart rate monitor, a stop watch, as well as a mate to monitor and record, a big heart and some guts!

What you need to do:
- Take 3 resting heart rates taken when you first wake up (over three days).
- Sufficiently warm up.
The test:
- You will perform 3 sets of kettlebell swings with 1minute rest between. The first set is 3minutes long the second set is 2minutes long and the third set lasts for 1 minute.
Heart Rates: record a heart rate at each of these points
Start- (set 1)
1min-
2min-
3min- (end set 1, commence rest 1)
4min- (end rest, commence set 2)
5min-
6min- (end set 2, commence rest 2)
7min- (end rest 2, commence set 3)
8min- (end set 3)

Good luck and send us your results ASAP!

For an update of all our upcoming courses:

http://www.optimallifefitness.com/optimal_life_fitness/olf_calendar.php



Keep Lifting and Keep Strong