I'm a "7" compared to most gun-guys, which means I'm a "3" on P-F.
Duplicate.
Last edited by Duces Tecum; 01-24-2024 at 01:22 PM.
A peaceful man is capable of great violence, but he keeps it under control. If a man is not capable of violence, he is not peaceful. He is just harmless. (Jordan Peterson)
A peaceful man is capable of great violence, but he keeps it under control. If a man is not capable of violence, he is not peaceful. He is just harmless. (Jordan Peterson)
So... try the workout tomorrow and see if I can keep it up. If I can, keep going on a more frequent schedule (every day or maybe several days a week), if not, dial it back and rest for a day or two and do that until I can increase the frequency?
I'm a "7" compared to most gun-guys, which means I'm a "3" on P-F.
Yes, recovery is important but it can take different forms depending on health, age, accumulated injuries, etc. I was born in 1944, so the things appropriate for me would be grossly uninteresting to a young fellow. For example, I can no longer work out at anything approaching a strenuous level. That's the bad part. The good part is that I don't need as much recovery time as a twenty year old powerlifter might require.
What follows is not a recommendation. It is simply an illustration of how recovery periods might be structured to accomodate "heavy" days.
Monday and Thurs: Strength: Chinups and dips (the heavy days: low reps per set, many sets).
Tuesday and Friday: Endurance: Kettlebell Mile, KB snatches (per "The Quick and the Dead"), and Captains of Crush grippers.
That is not a four consecutive day menu. The Tue/Fri program is sufficiently different that there is no significant conflict with M/Thur. Tuesday and Fridays are, in essence, leg work and relative to the upper body days constitute periods of active recovery.
The chins and dips work opposing muscle groups, generally a good thing. The KB Mile, a whole body exercise that addresses long, slow endurance, interdigitates with snatches which approach sprints in their explosive movement. Having both long-term and explosive endurance worked the same day(s) is surprisingly beneficial. Exercising the grip benefits everything. If you can't pick it up, you can't lift it.
Cordially,
Duces
A peaceful man is capable of great violence, but he keeps it under control. If a man is not capable of violence, he is not peaceful. He is just harmless. (Jordan Peterson)
I’d suggest ‘Enter the Kettlbell” for some basic instruction and the programming of swing and press. Pavel’s books tend to build on the previous releases.
https://www.amazon.com/Enter-Kettleb...s%2C225&sr=8-1
There are some great coaches in southern WI if you want some professional assistance. Or head up North and I can help
You mean, "Up Nort'."
I think I've settled on M-W-F for a couple weeks (base on the @Duces Tecum recovery theory). I do have a question, though:
When I do the rack/press grip, the "ball" of the kettlebell presses uncomfortably on my forearm. Do I:
1) Have a bad grip and need to change it?
2) Have a cheap kettlebell with an incorrectly sized/shaped handle or "ball"?
3) Just need to toughen the F up?
I'm a "7" compared to most gun-guys, which means I'm a "3" on P-F.
There's nothing civil about this war.