Friday, 13 March 2009
Tommy's 40 Lifts for Lent
Day 14 -
i started to feel a little fresher today, so thought it was about time to step it up and go for a challenge!
So... I thought i would try a split jerk with 1 x 40 kg, I started with more of a drop lunge as stability was an issue to start with. But got the hang of it and then the spilt jerk became pretty easy and turned out to be a great exercise. I will definitely be doing more of those!
3 sets of 1 arm split jerks - 5 on each arm with 4okg kettlebell
1 set of windmills to finish, 5 on each arm.
Day 15 -
Today I wanted to look for something different, but struggled!
So I went for:
6/6 front squats with 40kg kb in a 1 arm rack position, I'm liking these ones, the work you get through the trunk is awesome!
I then tried some back squats, I held the bell by the horns behind my head, so it was resting on my thoracic. I then went into the squat, this turned out to be a nice exercise, it's a good way of keeping the thoracic up and stretching out the lats at the same time. I did 10 of those
I finished of with 9/9 1 arm cleans to make the 40 reps.
Day 16 -
I am starting to feel generally knackered now, the culmination of courses and then doing these lifts every day is hard work. My body feels like it needs a rest for 2 weeks. I am hoping that when i do get to day 40 my body might suddenly start growing rapidly as I aim to rest for at least a week before my next challenge.
the major tiredness is in the legs, I guess because no matter what exercise I do with this 40kg kettlebell I'm always using my legs.
So today's was an easy day, just did 4 x 10 2 arm swings to try and get the posterior chain working a bit more.
I can't wait to see what my max deadlift will be after all of this, it used to be 195kg, I reckon with all of this work I'll be hitting 200 +, will let you know!
Now can someone please start giving me a challenge to do with this 40kg!
i started to feel a little fresher today, so thought it was about time to step it up and go for a challenge!
So... I thought i would try a split jerk with 1 x 40 kg, I started with more of a drop lunge as stability was an issue to start with. But got the hang of it and then the spilt jerk became pretty easy and turned out to be a great exercise. I will definitely be doing more of those!
3 sets of 1 arm split jerks - 5 on each arm with 4okg kettlebell
1 set of windmills to finish, 5 on each arm.
Day 15 -
Today I wanted to look for something different, but struggled!
So I went for:
6/6 front squats with 40kg kb in a 1 arm rack position, I'm liking these ones, the work you get through the trunk is awesome!
I then tried some back squats, I held the bell by the horns behind my head, so it was resting on my thoracic. I then went into the squat, this turned out to be a nice exercise, it's a good way of keeping the thoracic up and stretching out the lats at the same time. I did 10 of those
I finished of with 9/9 1 arm cleans to make the 40 reps.
Day 16 -
I am starting to feel generally knackered now, the culmination of courses and then doing these lifts every day is hard work. My body feels like it needs a rest for 2 weeks. I am hoping that when i do get to day 40 my body might suddenly start growing rapidly as I aim to rest for at least a week before my next challenge.
the major tiredness is in the legs, I guess because no matter what exercise I do with this 40kg kettlebell I'm always using my legs.
So today's was an easy day, just did 4 x 10 2 arm swings to try and get the posterior chain working a bit more.
I can't wait to see what my max deadlift will be after all of this, it used to be 195kg, I reckon with all of this work I'll be hitting 200 +, will let you know!
Now can someone please start giving me a challenge to do with this 40kg!
posted by Tommy Matthews @ 14:47
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