Showing posts with label NGU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NGU. Show all posts

Monday, May 25, 2009

Sunday Ride and Monday Remembrance

Yesterday:
10 minutes of mobility with Z-health NWU Level 1
Bretzel 3 breathes per side
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
3L&R Naked Get-ups
A long lone motorcycle ride x 220 old highway miles in 5.5 hours with lunch at the Deer Lodge near Ojai. #3 on the map.


Today was a half-day of farm work and observance of Memorial Day. Thank you. I'll never forget:
10 minutes of mobility with Z-health NWU Level 1
Bretzel 3 breathes per side
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
6L&R alternating 16kg and Naked Get-ups
(Slight discomfort. RPE 15)
24kg swings x 20 on the minute x 6
(Focus on form and tension. RPE 17)
12 minutes of beginner's Eischens Yoga
(Major breathing and sweating from swings! RPE 18)

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Keep Moving and Learning

Friday:
10 minutes of mobility with Z-health NWU Level 1
Bretzel 3 breathes per side
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
3L&R Naked Get-ups (Slight discomfort with no pain. Tension!)
24 minutes of Eischens Yoga for Warriors (I'm a baby warrior 'cause I couldn't hold a handstand for a minute. The slight discomfort that I noticed while doing the Naked Get-ups was more pronounced on both wrists while trying to maintain a handstand. Of course baby warriors use walls for support!)

Today:
Follow Along Z-health R-Phase
Bretzel 3 breathes per side
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
5L&R Naked Get-ups (Tension)
24kg swings x 20 on the minute x 10 (RPE 17)
12 minutes of beginner's Eischens Yoga (Good sweat because of the kettlebell swings!)

Thursday, May 21, 2009

New discoveries (for me)

Within the last few days I have experimented with a 16kg kettlebell only in practice. I have found that what I'll call a "Bottom Up Side Press" delivers a groove that works the grip and lat in a different manner than the "Bottom Up Military Press", while sparing my shoulders. I think this is probably due to the shoulder's rotation. So, instead of using a long bar as in PTTP, a bottom up kettlebell's handle is racked to one side and near parallel with the shoulders. Acting as if this is a long bar, press and watch while raising and lowering. Use ALL of the techniques Pavel writes about in PTTP. Let me know what you think.

Tuesday night I purchased the whole insurance policy of "Kettlebell Secrets". There is much gold in this information that I cannot wait to mine and reap the rewards. As a matter of fact, I have already used one from Master RKC Brett Jones, the "Bretzel". Even though I have known about and tried to use this stretch before, the instruction in "Kettlebell Secrets" took me to another level of accomplishment. I liked it so much, I became an affiliate. So Click "HERE" Now!
Shameless, I know...
:)

Tuesday:
10 minutes of mobility with Z-health NWU Level 1
12 minutes of beginner's Eischens Yoga
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
3L&R Naked Get-ups (No discomfort and no pain while using more tension!)

Wednesday:
10 minutes of mobility with Z-health NWU Level 1
Bretzel 3 breathes per side
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
4L&R Naked Get-ups (Tension is the key to more strength with no pain!)
24kg swings x 20 on the minute x 7 (RPE 16)
12 minutes of beginner's Eischens Yoga (Big difference in this placement for the yoga itself and the swings. Both improved in quality and control!)

Today:
10 minutes of mobility with Z-health NWU Level 1
Bretzel 3 breathes per side
3L&R Reps of 16kg armbars
6L&R Naked Get-ups (RPE 16)
12 minutes of beginner's Eischens Yoga