By JohnWild on
9/25/2008 7:47 AM
Sometimes the stress gets to me and I get a little lost in my head. The whispers of doubt turn into fear and then to panic. People who know me personally have seen this. You may know me when I am strong but sometimes I feel as weak anyone could feel. When I feel helpless or desperate, when I need a hand but am to ashamed to ask for it, I try (after all of the unproductive hair-ripping alternatives have been exhausted) to focus on the things I can actually work on and get to it. I think of words like “tough” or “strong” and I tell myself that I can’t quit and that I am being tested as a man, as a champion for my family. I may lose but I ...
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By JohnWild on
9/19/2008 4:07 PM
Hi everyone,
I have been spending some time loading up the site with new content. The main page for the blogs has turned into the blogs/podcasts page. I have added a few podcasts to the page. They are loaded with cool info about training. I have also added an OKC video page. The drop down menu will list many names of top kettlebell lifters. I have compiled a fair amount of the net-published footage. I hope you like it. Last, but not least, I have opened a profile section to the site. Now you can network with tons of other members of the kettlebell community. You can get to the page through the "profile" tab on the menu bar. I hope you all like the new stuff.
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By JohnWild on
9/19/2008 4:07 PM
Hi everyone,
I have been spending some time loading up the site with new content. The main page for the blogs has turned into the blogs/podcasts page. I have added a few podcasts to the page. They are loaded with cool info about training. I have also added an OKC video page. The drop down menu will list many names of top kettlebell lifters. I have compiled a fair amount of the net-published footage. I hope you like it. Last, but not least, I have opened a profile section to the site. Now you can network with tons of other members of the kettlebell community. You can get to the page through the "profile" tab on the menu bar. I hope you all like the new stuff.
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By JohnWild on
9/11/2008 3:00 PM
Hi everyone, I don't know if anyone noticed but I will be holding a Level 1 workshop on Oct. 10 at Breakaway Performance center in downtown San Francisco. I'll spare you the details seeing how they are all over this site  . It should be a great time and everyone is invited.
I've been playin around with some new stuff lately. In addition to KB's i was working with sandbags, ropes, and med balls. I'm super sore.
6min snatch 16kg 120 reps
70lb sandbag wrap & squat 3x10
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By JohnWild on
9/8/2008 6:12 PM
I only had a little time at the gym today and the heaviest sport bell I have there for now is a 16kg.
10min snatch 16kg warm up alt hands every 2 min (180 reps)
squat 225 10x5 with 2min of snatch in between (100 reps)
The whole thing took about 25min
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By JohnWild on
9/7/2008 6:16 PM
Today was really fun. I had a great lift this morning after a good nights sleep. It was quiet and cool. It was perfect.
6 min swings switching hands swing warm up (200reps)
snatches 24kg, 4min set x1 2min set x4
TGU 24kg 20reps
swing/high pull 48kg 100reps
goblet squats 32kg 10x5
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By JohnWild on
9/6/2008 9:07 PM
I have been spending a lot of time working on the basics lately. I know it’s boring to read but I am really enjoying getting better on the foundation level. I can feel myself getting stronger and leaner and there is something calming in the simplicity of it. My swings are better and my get-ups are getting very tight. I started playing around with the side press again today too.
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By JohnWild on
9/5/2008 5:31 PM
2 hand swing 48kg 200 reps (sets of 20)
10min one hand swing 16kg multiple hand switch (280 reps)
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By JohnWild on
8/26/2008 4:20 PM
Mark Reifkind Master RKC taught me how to tape over a blister or a rip when I fist met him at the RKC in 2007. It is a tape job that he learned from gymnastics. I had to drain the fluid out of the blister, taking advice from the Funky one, and then I taped it. To wrap it around the finger you tear the thick athletic tape down the center and thread it between your fingers, cross over the blister, ancor at the wrist. This enabled me to get my work in today
100 swings 48kg
strict shoulder press 32kg 5x5x5
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By JohnWild on
8/25/2008 11:23 AM
Today was better, I had a little more time and a little more weight so I had some fun.
Warm up 10 min set snatches (only 16kg) 20reps per min 3 hand changes
Deadlift: 225 x5 305 x3 375 x3 445 x2 495 x1 x1 x1
6 min snatches (16kg) 20 per min
pull ups: 1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1
4 min snatches (16kg) 20 per min
Then I got a huge blister on my hand! First real cherry blood blister in a while. I stopped one snatch before it popped. It looks like I will be doing presses and jerks for a week or ...
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