The Hamiltonian

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of teaching my mom and her friend how to swing a kettlebell. After seeing that new infommercial about kettlebells, they were interested in learning what they were about and if they really worked. Well, I taught them about REAL kettlebells, not those tiny little things they dance around with on the infommercial.

Within a few minutes they were each swinging away! By the time I got home, my mom had emailed me with a webpage from Target asking which of their bells she should order. I think I have myself a few new followers. =) The more, the better. Everyone should be swinging kettlebells!

Anyway, my workout today consisted of what is affectionately known as "The Hamiltonian" within the AKC's Fitness Protocol. I am currently working with 4 minute sets, taking a 2 minute rest in between. This is what it looked like...

Press: 12kg - 4 minutes (24L/24R)

Push Press: 12kg - 4 minutes (32L/32R)

Long Cycle Push Press: 12kg - 4 minutes (20L/20R)

12 minutes of work with 6 minutes of rest. Since it's Sunday and my little guy was napping, I decided to run through a second time.

Press: 12kg - 4 minutes (24L/24R)

Push Press: 12kg - 4 minutes (32L/32R)

Long Cycle Push Press: 12kg - 4 minutes (20L/20R)

In the last minute of the last set I thought I was tearing some skin. No pain, my right hand just felt a little funny. Turned out one of my old callouses was crinkling up. I pulled it off, no problems!

I did have to use chalk during today's workout. It was warm and I wasn't using a fan. I used just enough to cover my fingers and not my palm. Worked like a charm!

That's it for today. Enjoy the rest of the weekend y'all!