Rest day today. Was great to be able to sleep in until 6:15 :( Kind of sad!
Awaiting delivery of a hard copy of Enter the Kettlebell and Viking Warrior Conditioning. Hopefully both show up today.
Watched Dan Johns kettlebell DVD and part of the Olympic Lifting one as well last night. As per usual there is plenty of good stuff in both. Dan John breaks down the hardstyle KB swing and the Kalos Stenhos get-up (both part of the Program Minimum in ETK). He described the concept of a moving plank and being quite tight (as per a plank) when the KB comes to chest level, really pulling it down towards your zipper (to empasise the lats) and hike passing it (look it up on google - NFL term). Some things to work on with my next lot of swings. He made the point of not "squat" swinging the KB but rather snapping the hips to drive the bell towards the chest level.
Next he went through the Kalos Stenhos method. I have been using this for any get-ups I've been doing in the past few weeks. He uses some really good cues to get you to the right position. (cuddle postion, hips high, to the T, etc). Seeing these two movements coached well really emphasises their importance but also demonstrates their ability to provide you with all the conditioning, strength training and joint mobility that you will ever need.
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