Extreme Kettlebell Cardio Workout describes this work along kettlebell workout from Keith Weber to a tee. I warmed up and did the workout with a 16kg kettlebell, the workout consists of the following Chapters (The following descriptions were copied from www.dragondoor.com so I can show what each section of the workout consisted of. All due props to the people at Dragondoor!):
The Manmaker
Bang off with a series of challenging, hi-octane drills: 10 thrusters/side, 10 clean and presses/side, then 10 OH squats/side, 10 windmills/side, and finally 10 swings or snatches/side.
The Upper Body Blast
Continue with a blistering series of upper body oriented exercises strung together in push-pull fashion in order to prevent over-emphasizing one particular movement pattern and to avoid burning out too early. One side of the body, preferably the non-dominant side, is worked first, then the other. Places deliberate and unforgiving stress on the respiratory muscles. The exercises include, in order, windmills, push presses, cleans, clean and presses, rowing, pushups, upright rowing, then finally the hot potato drill.
The Leg Burner
You ain’t kidding! If you’re not ready for this you could feel like you’d sucked on gasoline then thrust a burning torch down your throat. Could be called the lung burner as well because of the intensity of this series. Just be prepared… 10 overhead sq/side, 10 squat kicks/side, 10 overhead lunges/side, 10 tactical lunges/side, 10 swings/side, and finally 20 bodyweight squats.
The Swing Workout
Still standing? Then pound out a series of swing variations interspersed with the hot potato drill to allow the hip and thigh muscles to recover slightly, while keeping the heart rate high and working the core in a different way. The swing variations include one handed swings, high pulls, clean and presses, cleans, then back to standard swings. The clock says it only took 6:45, but you’ll swear the clock lied as every cell in your body screams for relief…
The Slingshot
But wait, there’s more savagery to be enjoyed: between the legs pass variation of the Slingshot is performed between sets of 2 handed drills including squats, overhead push presses, tactical lunges, thrusters. That’ll teach you!
The Turkish Getup
A “nice” way to finish off. 5 sets per side consisting of 2 getups, 2 overhead squats, 2 windmills, then 10 swings (2 handed) before switching sides and repeating the sequence. A good focus training as it is difficult to breathe, concentrate on form, and keep pushing through the fatigue at this stage of the training session. Also a dynamite routine done on its own.
1 hour & 15 minutes later I was wasted! This DVD is superb, the instruction is great. The pace is just fast enough. The routines are simple enough that you should be able to memorize them pretty quickly. It’s broken into short segments of high intensity exercises that are very easy to follow of 7 different “workouts” that can be done all together or a few at a time so It’s also pretty easy to mix and match to come up with more workout variations too. A fantastic challenge that will have you working up a sweat in no time. This was my workout for 28th June. The workout is available here.
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