July 2009

Workout for July 26th.

by Harry on July 26, 2009

in Workout Logs

No workout today but I did go for a 5 mile run.

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Two new kettlebells.

by Harry on July 24, 2009

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kettlebellI’ve been thinking about getting a new kettlebell for a while now. I finally bit the bullet today and bought two new kettlebells, a 16kg and a 20kg. Since I already have a 16kg I’ll have a pair so I can do workouts requiring a pair of kettlebells. I’ll use the 20kg kettlebells for the workouts I do now that require one kettlebell that I’m finding too easy when using a single 16kg kettlebell.

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Kettlebell exercises, kettlebell complexes.

July 22, 2009

Kettlebell Complexes string several Kettlebell exercises together to create one smooth flowing set of movement. This type of training is excellent to work a huge amount of musculature in a short amount of time. The conditioning aspect of this type of training is great, you’ll find yourself huffing and puffing after repeating a sequence just [...]

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The Best Kettlebell Exercise for Fighters.

July 22, 2009

The Best Kettlebell Exercise for Fighters.

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Burpee workout.

July 20, 2009

Burpee conditioning workout, this evening I ran to the football pitch placed my hoody and water bottle approximately 15 meters apart and after a quick warm up, I started by doing one burpee by my hoody then walking the 15 meters to my water bottle and doing 2 burpees and so on up to and [...]

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Workout combining bodyweight and dumbbells.

July 15, 2009

This evenings workout was a mix of dumbbell and bodyweight exercises, If you want real fitness, fat loss and physique building results that you can use in the real world, then combining bodyweight and dumbbells is the best option. Forget about strapping yourself into some machine that has no relation to any movement you’ll do [...]

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Lack of posts.

July 12, 2009

I’ve been unable to post for the last week as I’ve been working in Bushmills Distillery over in Northern Ireland. I took my MP3 player which has a good selection of music for when I go running as well as the pit workouts converted to MP3, my deck of cards and my Gymboss timer so [...]

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Bilateral deficit, unilateral training.

July 4, 2009

There is a phenomenon called the “bilateral deficit” which allows you to recruit more muscle and lift more weight with one limb. The common example used to describe the bilateral deficit phenomenon is simple to understand. If an individual can lift 50 pounds during a maximal effort one-arm biceps curl, the same individual probably cannot [...]

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