Quarantine fitness

100 Burpees + 500 swings a day.... sounds horrendous, but I love it!
Might also join in...

Managed to get my (tragic awful) skipping record up to 10s in one go. Aiming for 5 minutes by the end of the month.

You and @hippy need a competition. He's wiping the floor with you at the moment.

I'm crushing it. You lot have no chance.

https://twitter.com/firsthippy/status/1246510625439862789

Anyone point me at a decent YouTube channel for basic stretching, mobility etc.

I’m running every day but thought I’d use this opportunity to try to improve my woeful flexibility. I can basically touch my knees at the moment.. toes are out of the question .

If you can do burpees and post on a forum it's not a real hangover.

500 swingers a day?

I mean, even at my peak that would be a lot to ask but now. Ok, for solidarity, I'll give it a go.

Yogamazing with "Chad"

You can take the Skippy out of Australia ... :)

100 pushup programme - https://hundredpushups.com/index.htm

Nice, I’d forgotten about that. 22 pushups right off the bat after a beer and food. Let’s get this out onto a tray. Nice.

Well on Monday, anyway.

Skipped for 3mins 30 continuously today. Best yet. Did a few double skips and crossover arms to celebrate.

I managed to score a cheap kettlebell off eBay, proper cast iron job for £26 posted, score. Only downside is that it weighs 28kg. Trying to break myself into using this kind of thing again.
Today I did
10x10 swings
2x5 clean and jerks
Tried a few snatches but didn’t have the consistency to do enough reps.
Then 2x10 one handed swings.
Only took about 20 mins.

Followed by a few chin-ups and some dead hangs on the fingerboard felt pretty sufficient for the kind of thing I could do on alternate days.

Add in some runs and it might work out ok!

Any kettlebell heads in here with any pointers?

I’m not looking forward to DOMS worse than any hangover I’ve ever had...

28kg is a bit much to start with. You basically want to start around 16kg (depending on your precious lifting experience) and get the technique down. Then once you've 'mastered' the weight you move up to the next bell and reduce reps, then build up. Rinse and repeat.

28kg might be fine if you're very strong but I wouldn't want to learn snatches with a bell that heavy.

I would be a bit concerned with beginners technique learning the movements with that weight leading to an injury.

Main issue is the bruising about 5 inches down from my wrist when snatching and jerking (lol). The headband wrapped around my forearm helped, but it’s still a bit tender. Still swings will keep me busy for a bit. Not tried and Turkish getups yet!

Here are my attempts on day 1, note the support from the neighbours kids on the C&J!

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I've had crippling DOMS and crippling hangovers. I think I prefer the DOMS but I prefer 'getting' the hangovers.

Haha that kid cheering is great. We had one of the neighbour's little girls get super excited seeing us going mad with the skipping rope tonight.

They’re very enthusiastic and clearly bored out their minds. More than happy to provide a bit of entertainment. Just hope they don’t have to watch me cave my skull in by accident 😬

I was never worried about my own skull with the bells but when I use to throw kettlebells around it was people walking in front of me I'd try to avoid. Sweaty hands, lost grip, not gonna end well for them. Most kids would love seeing someone brain themselves with anything though really, but 28kg is gonna leave a mark...

I didn’t remember writing the first reply!

Good news for you is that it’s a new day, and 100 burpees is easier when not hungover!

Anyone point me at a decent YouTube channel for basic stretching, mobility etc.

I’m running every day but thought I’d use this opportunity to try to improve my woeful flexibility. I can basically touch my knees at the moment.. toes are out of the question .

More directed at preventing running injury and maintaining good form:
https://www.kinetic-revolution.com/30daychallenge/?sc=krhomebutton

28kg is a fair weight to be starting out with if you've never trained with kettle bells before, maybe stick to two handed exercises for a bit to get used to the weight of the bell if that's all you've got, overhead swings will give you a bit of practice with the bell above your head.

With the cleans / snatch from the floor you're leaning over to the side quite a bit to balance the bell which will put strain on your lower back, if it's pulling you to the side it's probably making you arch your spine, try and consciously pull your tailbone forward & tense your core to help support you, also try doing these from a swing instead of the ground to give you a bit of momentum into the movement & keep your elbow in contact with your side during the clean so you can't swing too far out in front.

28kg is a good weight for doing rounds of swing / clean / press (or push-press) - do 5 / 10 on each side & see how you get on, snatching with a 28 for starters will put strain on your lower back unless your technique is spot on, even try doing the jerk from a rack position instead - then you'll be dipping under the bell as your arm extends instead of pushing up through it.

I'd love to have a kettle bell at home just now - these Burpees are going to get old quite quickly I think

Cheers for the pointers!
I think I’m deffo snatching and cleaning like I would a barbell - trying to get a straight vertical pull - which is what I’m used to. Will try with a bit more swing.

Also. It’s definitely too heavy to be learning with, but that ship has sailed, lol. I was shopping for a 20kg one but I just couldn’t turn down the deal!