My First Kettlebell Workshop!

The workshop was very informative and Sara Cheatham,& Bob Orr put all of us through our paces and then some! My little sweat bucket had to be emptied several times and the area I was standing in looked like a flood zone. 8) Well, maybe not a flood zone, but today had to be the hottest and most humid day to date this year. I highly recommend attending a workshop. Even though I had my copy of Sara's Strength by Sara, nothing beats being in a working environment and getting some great hands on tips and insights into the Kettlebell and how Z mobility techniques can help you fix certain tight areas in your body so that when you explode into your moves with load, you will do it with the confidence in knowing that your technique and moving with purpose will actually keep you from getting injured.

It was great meeting all the folks in the group and making new friendships. Looking forward to the Kettlebell Chapter in my life and all the great stories to come from my trials and victories to come from this endeavor.

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The Mix

During my walk today, I was thinking about what workout routines I would use this week while I await the release of Insanity. It has now become a fun activity looking through my P90X workouts, Kate Smith's Type II U, and my new dvd for my Kettlebell training Strenght by Sara.

Have to give a shout out to my Son Keith for suggesting I listen to some Linkin Park "Hybrid Theory" for my workouts! It is amazing what music can do for a body! 8)

Life is all about the journey...don't beat yourself up if you fall down. Even if you fall flat on your face, you are 5foot 8inches closer to where you want to be.(If you are my height).

Balance in food choices, activity choices, is really what it is all about. Once we start to settle into one thing, we start to plateau, lose interest, and eventually give up. So this week, I want everyone to mix it up!

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$10,000 Winner Lina Hess

Lina Hess won $10,000 for her transformation success story in the first quarter of 2009. She how this mother of five lost 85 pounds!

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Today's Run...

My Son's came home from work today and they said they wanted to go for a run @ 5pm today. I said, cool...mind if I tag along. They said, no problem and proceeded to take a nap and I went back to Facebook / Mafia Wars and watching Ice Road Truckers.

As the 5pm hour approached, I started to stretch and get myself ready for the run with my sons....Keven was deep into his nap on the coach and Keith was upstairs resting and feeling a little tired as well.

I immediately released them from the commitment to run and told them we would do it some other time. 8) Now the thought to scratch the run quickly flooded my being and the daily static of...you don't need to run today....it's too humid outside....you know, the list that never stops!

I then started to visualize my goals for the summer and thought about how I would feel after my jog was over. You see, once you start feeling good, it is very hard to rationalize not working out or better yet...not making a deposit into your health and wellness account. Then I re-read a blogpost from my friend Jacquie today and it was a done deal!

Off I went down the road and when I was done,I proceeded to suck in as much oxygen I could find. Then I started to get that good feeling and proceeded to knock out a few push ups. Today reminded me the importance of having goals and visualizing the end result. I am one step closer and feeling good of the choice I made to invest in me.

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My New 16KG Kettlebell - 2 Arm Swings

Cell phone video = bad. 8)

I will use the laptop next time to see if that gives a better video. I'm really excited to start adding this to my fitness routine. Stay tuned for more pics, videos and my progress.

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Insanity Sneak Peak "Plyo Circuit Routine"

Knowing that this routine will be coming out in June, I wanted to get a benchmark as regards to my ability to do this workout. Currently on my 3rd month, second round of P90X and looking forward to whatever the next workout routine will be.

After going through the preview which was the entire Plyometric routine, I now know why this program is called Insanity! My Heart Rate before starting was 82. During the Insanity workout my max HR was 158....I repeat, I took lots of breaks. 8) My average HR was around 152 and my HR afer the water breaks averaged around 138. Even though the breaks were plenty, 158 = 91% according to my age and weight.

Like so many others have said that have tried this preview workout, this is one you will not outgrow anytime soon. You should be in pretty decent shape before attempting this or you will be watching most of it....which may not be too bad after seeing some of the cast members. 8)

Looking forward to getting the entire routine and checking out the nutrition plan as well.

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KenpoX Sweat

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