Kendall Giles

So I mentioned that I am evaluating a TRX suspension system, by Fitness Anywhere, via a 12-week fitness program (FORCE). Today was Day 54.

For a warmup, I led off with 8 sets of 5,5 snatches with the 24KG kettlebell, on the minute. Thus, in 8 minutes I snatched the 24KG kettlebell 80 times, which means I lifted 4,232.875 pounds in 8 minutes. While this is good for me, currently, since I am just starting out in kettlebells and the 24KG kettlebell is a new weight for me, that's no where near where I need to be. My goal is to snatch the 24KG kettlebell 200 times in 10 minutes, so I have a long way to go.

In fact, in part I am using Laura as a model, who just made it to the 200 snatches in 10 minutes milestone. She tells about her feat on her blog, Mistress Laura's Seven Percent Solution, and there she also gives some insight into what she had to go through to achieve this goal. I am taking notes, and continuing to plug away.

After snatches I did 3 sets of 10 goblet squats with the 32 KG kettlebell. I opted not to do swings, due to the intense weather heat and because I ended up ripping my hands during the snatches --- blisters that formed yesterday during my cleans with the 32 KG kettlebell decided to commit seppuku today during snatches. Alas.

After kettlebells, I moved on to TRX FORCE program Day 54, which is the last strength workout of week 8. I still curse those sets of oblique pikes that end the routine, but I think I am ready to move on to week 9.