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I think that unless you're very experienced with kettlebells it's better to rotate through the first 4 DVDs for about a month or so until you feel you've mastered them before moving onto the next set of 4 DVDs and so on. I don't know what they were thinking to suggest whizzing through the workouts one by one. There's no way a kettlebell newbie should be doing a 30 min snatch workout.
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07-16-11, 05:26 PM | ||
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Yep, it did for me, too. Last edited by counterclockwise; 07-16-11 at 05:28 PM. Reason: clarifying |
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07-16-11, 06:23 PM | ||
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As I stated earlier, it's been months since I've worked out to a strength DVD, kettlebells included. I've been doing all of my strength workouts via paper. I'm not exactly sure when it happened (I'm think around the time I was doing CLX), but my form during the clean and press turned into the form that Skogg showed in his tutorial as not being acceptable! So I really appreciate his tutorial. It helped me get my form straight once again. Alan, I am repeating each workout twice each week. Repeating them for two weeks would even be better. It just doesn't make sense to zip through these workouts so quickly. I'm also not seeing any real rhyme or reasons to these workouts yet. I don't think any of them are a true total body workout. Workout #4 is a total body kettlebell/bodyweight blast that clocks in at 10 minutes. I think these are just a series of drill type workouts, which again, is not a bad thing. I kind of view these workouts along the same line as Zuzana's shorter workouts. For the long term, I think they will make good add-ons for me.
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07-16-11, 08:05 PM | ||
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07-17-11, 04:56 AM | ||
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07-17-11, 02:55 PM | |
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Annie, I think you're wise to back off a bit.
I did workout #4 this morning. It definitely is a sweat-fest. I usually tack on this type of workout after my cardio workout, and this is what I did this morning. I also tacked on #3 after my cardio workout. Again, they have a Zuzana feel to me, and it makes for a good finisher. Doug Challenge KB rows right side-5 reps KB rows left side-5 reps Squat thrust with jump (no pushup)-10 reps Pushups on toes or knees-15 reps Swings-20 reps Repeat as many times as possible with good form in 10 minutes. Workouts like this are meant to be challenging, so you are definitely walking a fine line of going as fast as you can while paying attention to your form. It can be quite shocking to anyone new to this time of challenge. This is how I rate the 4 that I've done, intensity wise. 4-hardest 3-2nd hardest 1-3rd hardest 2-easy If I were to create a rotation for the first month, I would concentrate on these 4 disc only. But for someone new to kb training, I would emphasize getting one's form down before attempting the workouts and starting the rotation. I would use workout #4 as a fit test and have you perform the fit test before doing the first month. This would be your marker. To rotate workouts 1,2,3, I would do something like this: Monday-#1 Tuesday-#2 Thursday-#3 Friday-#2 Repeat weeks 2 and 3 Week 4 Monday-#1 Tuesday-#2 Thursday-#3 Saturday-#4 My guess is that RKS is a progressive program with its goal/focus on performing workout #16, the snatch workout. If this is the case, I think it would be wise to turn this program into a longer program.
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07-17-11, 03:05 PM | |
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Location: New York
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I agree Debbie, and thanks for the rotation. What I'd like to figure out is a Skogg/RKS hybrid. Maybe instead of doing Skogg 3 or 4 do 2 and add an RKS? It would add variety but keep the Skogg magic.
I'm sure younger people can progress quickly but I know Lisa Shaffer has said that not only does muscle have to strengthen but ligaments and tendons as well and it takes time and not over doing it(as in get an injury). |
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