Submitted by Matthew Krick on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:53
Current Weight: 311.0 lbs. Total Weight Loss: 118.0 lbs.
I've been consistently working out with the kettlebells the past few weeks, things are going great. My biggest problem now is with endurance. I can swing the 40lb bell really well but I need to take long breaks in between my swings. I'll do about 15-20 swings (25-30 seconds) and need to take a minute or more to recover then swing again.
I picked up a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) app for my phone and set it to go off every 15 seconds for 5 minutes. I switched between doing 25 lb 1-h swings/snatches and 40 lb 2h-swings. 15 sec on/15 sec off, sometimes 30 on/off. Tore me up! This is the way to do it. Got inspired to do this thanks to some Tracy Reifkind videos I saw on YouTube.
Submitted by Matthew Krick on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 10:33
Current Weight: 312.6 lbs. Total Weight Loss: 116.4 lbs.
Not back to the 309 I hit a couple weeks ago but I'm still good with it. Been working out with the kettlebell regulary and my diet is strictly 4HB diet and PAGG. Feeling great! Muscles are no longer super-sore in the morning after a workout. Maybe that just means I need to increase the intensity, I think it's time to purchase that 24kg Dragon Door bell. I haven't been walking as much as I was last month but I think the KB workouts more than make up for it.
Cheat day again on saturday. I skipped last weekend so I'm definitely doing this one. Probably pizza and Ben & Jerry's again. Need to ask the local pizza place if they have a whole wheat option.
