Rainstorm XIV

Posted in Sports on August 26th, 2008 by Hyphen

As many rounds as possible in 25 minutes:

400m run
30 kettlebell swings
15 dive bomber pushups

I got 5 rounds even.  That was my first time doing dive bomber pushups, they’re no joke.  If you don’t have kettlebells handy at your gym, you can use dumbbells.  This is a good workout, it’ll drop you.  Shout to Dru and the Foundation Crossfit fam!

Seattle people remember, you can join us for these free workouts every Saturday at noon.  The details are on their site and it’s a great way to break into crossfit.

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Workout of the Day: Kettlebell Hell

Posted in Sports on June 21st, 2008 by Hyphen

Kettlebells

For those of y’all who know me personally, I’m sure I’ve talked your ears off about CrossFit workouts.  My man Dru put me on to them recently, and basically, they’re high intensity, short duration workouts that really kick your ass.  It takes a minute to describe in detail, but if you enjoy working out, I can’t recommend em enough.  They’re way more efficient and rewarding than normal lifting.  If you’re in Seattle, come check out the free Saturday workouts at Foundation Fitness every week at 11 AM.  Just check their blog for more info.

For my fellow crossfitters, I’m going to try to put my results up as much as possible.  Today’s workout was “Kettlebell Hell”:

5 minutes max kb swings
waiter’s walk to stoplight and back (approx. 400m)
2 minutes max kb swings
waiter’s walk to stoplight and back

I got 172/74 with the 16kb bell (~35lbs).  Pretty good effort for the first time doing this one, though the left arm portion of the waiter’s walk was killin me.  Great workout though, try it!

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