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Originally Posted by hrdgain81
I'm going to update this once a week on fridays, since thats my weigh in day.
Wt: 250.3 (down another 3lbs this week)
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Originally Posted by hrdgain81
got my kb's in finally two nights ago. I've played with them a bit, but I havent gotten in a full workout yet.
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Originally Posted by hrdgain81
I need to get my mind/body aclimated to getting up early and lifting. here is the sample routine I'm thinking of going with in no perticular order:
One Arm swings
halos
Turkish Get ups
Hop lunges
side press
squat press (eventually becoming bell up)
bi/tri and forearm work (I got this cool new bar that I'll review for this)
Dave, any input on excersizes I should be doing, or whats better for a beginer ect is greatly appreciated. I think I'm going to alternate workouts so I'd like to put together two full routines. obviously stuff like the hop lunge, and squat press are going to work similar body parts so they will most likely be seperated by days, ect.
let me know what ya'll think, and thanks for checkin out the progress journal.
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I think you are coming at this with the Right attitude, that is to experiment and have fun. That is what lifting is about, experimenting with your body to see what it responds to and have fun finding out what you're capable of doing and achieving new goals.
Things like halos, and windmills I like to do at the end for an "active stretch". Doing them in the beginning is good to but not too much. Think of it like jogging in the beginning of a workout to warm up, you don't want to over do it so you might do 5 minutes at a brisk walk, maybe 2 sets of a light kb about 5-8 times for halos and 2 sets of about 5 for windmills.
Swings are great for any time. I like to do them in the beginning to get the whole body in the works.
Turkish get-ups, IMO, is a case by case bases. I would almost put them in the same category as windmills, warm-up/cool down, but when you get the technique down it can be a very effective cardio, like doing 5-7 under a minute with out hurting your shoulder.
Anything like squats, deads and such are great for the beginning so you get the blood pumping in those legs and lower body area. Also for more of a full body exercise, do any leg work with an overhead press hold. That will make your shoulders grow like no other along with everything else BUT it can burn out your shoulders quicker so experiment with it and see what you can do.
for added exercises... I would add Renegade rows, and one new one I saw is do a side plank while doing side presses with a KB, it will really test your stability. If I can find the vid I'll post it here and in the other thread.
Let me know what you think.. .... oh one more thing...
WELCOME TO THE KB CLUB!...
