Yeah, I’ve been workin’ out.
But I’ve been sick too. I was feeling a little run down at the beginning of the week, and after getting thrashed at the gym on Tuesday I succumbed. 4 days of nothin’. It was a sniffly, almost feverish at times, slightly coughing affair. No it wasn’t swine flu, but I did look like I might have had it, come to think of it:
According to my plan, I was going to attempt the Viking Warrior Conditioning 15:15 protocol again on Thursday, and go for another personal record. About the only record I was going for on Thursday was falling asleep into my keyboard. Friday wasn’t much better, but I bucked-up enough this morning to give it my best shot. Personal record? Check! Here’s my VWC stats to date:
Viking Warrior Conditioning
| Date | Weight | Cadence | Sets | Pounds Moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/18/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 50 | 12,320 |
| 9/24/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 60 | 14,784 |
| 9/30/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 50 | 12,320 |
| 10/4/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 50 | 12,320 |
| 10/9/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 62 | 15,277 |
| 10/17/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 70 | 17,248 |
| 10/22/2009 | 16 kg | 7 | 80 | 19,712 |
| 10/31/2009 | 16 kg | 8 | 20 | 5,632 |
| 11/2/2009 | 16 kg | 8 | 30 | 8,448 |
| 11/14/2009 | 16 kg | 8 | 30 | 8,448 |
| 11/19/2009 | 20 kg | 6 | 40 | 10,560 |
| 5/17/2010 | 16 kg | 7 | 30 | 7,392 |
| 6/1/2010 | 16kg | 7 | 50 | 12,320 |
The little dips in the HRM graph below, those are the 15 second “rest periods”:
It is a tight little 35 minutes of work, I gotta say. Because I wasn’t necessarily 100%, I’m looking forward to my next attempt after a few more days of healing. The snatches felt good, and as long as I concentrate on my hip-snap at the bottom & controlling the arc of the ‘bell during the snatch I feel pretty strong (just very damp). Although taped and wearing cutoff sock-tops on my palms, my calluses were complaining by the end of 70 sets. A soak, some pumice stone work, and moisturizing should help with that.
Tags: exercise, kettlebell, snatch, vwc, workout
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