Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Swing Sets for Elizabeth

It was 7 sets of swings with 1/4 body weight kettlebell for my 8 yr old.
She did great.

I used 32 kg kettlebell.

7 sets for 30 seconds
Rest in plank position in between
After 7th set, rest in cobra

Monday, March 16, 2009

Program Minimum with 32 kg

So this week I bumped up to the 32 kg for the Program Minimum.
5 minutes of Turkish Get ups

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Oh Solo Mia PM

Everyone else was asleep in the house, (except possibly a mouse)

Swings Sweet and Simple
Turkish Getups Tomorrow
Program Minimum

24 kg: (30 sec swings + 30 sec plank) x 12 sets

Friday, March 6, 2009

Father Daughter Program Minimum Day

All around me co-workers and family were sick. It finally caught up with me last Friday.

As I was getting ready to do a Program Minimum (PM) this morning my older daughter caught me in the hall. She woke up 1/2 an hr early and wanted to do kettlebells with me.

Warmed up with joint mobility then

Turkish Get Ups
We did 5 full minutes of TGUs.
Dad with 24 kg and daughter with body weight.

Swings
We reviewed both end points of the swings.
Starting with neutral but precise foot alignment.
Next pushing back with the hips in the squat position.
I had her push a chair with her butt.

At the top we worked on the Hard Style Lock.
Heels+knees+Gluts+Abs +Lats
We did 4 sets of 20, with Planks in between the swing sets for "recovery".
She could get into a good plank, but I think the planks were harder for her than the swings.
So I stopped at 4 sets. I again used the 24 kg and she used a 10 Lbs kettlebell for swings.

Elizabeth is 8 years old and barely 40 pounds.