Almost all kettlebell exercises. A variety of items different from the usual offering. This link is the source of the exercises I used. I brought my music (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, etc.)
Warmup: SSHs, Stretching exercise, Russian Soldiers, another stretching exercise
After the warmup, we did the following all the way thru:
Slingshot (around body) 10 each direction
Halo 10 each direction (handle points up in front, upside down in back)
Single Arm Deadlift (Keep back straight) 10 each side
Single Leg Deadlift (Same leg goes up as the arm with the kettlebell) 10 each leg
Partial Turkish Getup (leg bent at knee is the same side as arm with KB) 5 each side
Goblet Squat (handles pointing down, deep squat) 10 in total
Racked squat 10 each side
Racked lunge 10 each side
Alternating Single arm swing 20 in total
Clean and Press (bend knees, keep KB close to body) 10 each side
Squat and Press
Bottom up Clean (KB upside down at rack, hold 5 seconds) 10 each side
Overhead squat (KB held with arm straight above head) 10 each side
High Pull (A swing but pull the KB to the shoulder at top of swing, then push back and finish the swing) 10 each side
Snatch 10 each side
At the end, we did about 5 minutes of stretching exercises and started again at the top of the stack with the “slingshot”. We got to the “Bottom up Clean” and time was up.
This was my first Q at Circus Maximus. I would have written up this back blast sooner but my wife and I are working out with a 17 pound kettlebell. He’s 3 months old and can’t go to daycare because of a potential Covid exposure at the daycare. (By the way, Jane and I are both vaccinated.) We’re pitching in and helping out our daughter and son-in-law who both work for a living.
Our son and daughter live about 15 minutes (in different directions) from where we live. We can provide support with care for their children. My son has a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old. The 5-year-old is now in kindergarten, although we did some day care for him this summer.
When Jane and I were raising our son and daughter, we did not have the luxury of nearby grandparents. My parents were about 700 miles away. They also died before either of our children had much of a chance to know them. In fact, my mother died before our daughter was born.
Jane’s parents lived an hour and 45 minutes away. Our children know them a lot better (Jane’s parents are also both gone now) but not like our grandchildren are likely to know us.
It is great to be here.
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