30 minutes of, what else? Swings! lol
6:15am 500 Swings, "5 at a time"
I am so freakin' happy I discovered this way of training 5 reps! It all happened because I started with a 100 rep workout (never posted, sorry), that led the the next weeks' 50 rep workout....yep, then came "25", just in time for Xmas on the 25th!
Anyway, I would write a 5 rep workout to be progressively after a "single rep" (power swing), and a double rep workout (soon to come, no worries!). Think about the difficulty not only of the really short work/rest intervals, but how many times you have to put the bell down and pick it up! The difference between a 40 rep, 1 minute long continuous set and 8 sets of 5 reps is that you have to put the bell down and pick it up 8 x more!
Here it is....if you are at a beginning level use your "training weight", DO NOT use progressively heavier bells, and take as much rest as you need between each 20 sets of 5 reps. Every set of 5 reps "starts on the 15 seconds".
20 sets of 5 reps w/20kg (5 min work/2 min rest)
20 sets of 5 reps w/24kg (5 min work/2 min rest)
20 sets of 5 reps w/two 12kg's (5 min work/2 min rest)
20 sets of 5 reps w/28kg (5 min work/2 min rest)
20 sets of 5 reps w/32kg (5 min work...done!)
Just came up with a great idea! Use this video for an "I go, you go" workout! After I do my set of 5 reps, then you do a set of 5 reps. etc...how much fun is that?
15 comments:
This is such an excellent idea: 5 reps at a time. I'm going to try this with various weights. I'll do 3 rounds, not 5. Tracy, you know you rock, right?
unknown...this workout is seriously bad ass! Loved it...on top of the world!
Awesome my love! SO strong! Love it when you do these types of workouts. amazing!
Thanks for the idea, Tracy. Especially the alternating with a partner. We're going to try it this Sunday!
Dee
Re: "The Swing!" Today is the Day!!! Thank you Tracy for this blog and your book. Love it so far. And as you can see I've read the last chapter 1st. Can't wait to try some of your recipes. Love that you use real food in your recipes. Today is the day for ME to start planning ahead for losing the fat and getting fit!
Thanks,
Lisa
Dee,
it should be fun with a partner! Remember that you do't have to use different weights, and you don't have t do 500 swings! you can start with 200 or 300. It will still take 20 minutes!
Lisa,
I love real food! Preparation is key,not matter what you want to get done. If you don't plan to succeed, you automatically plan to....well, to not succeed! (I dislike using the word "fail", lol)
YEAY and YEAY. I signed up for the HKC in Edmonton today. Super excited!!!!! Also The Swing came today, after only 3 days that I ordered! that's pretty fast, especially for Canadian standards.
You are amazing with this training by the way. It must be tough because the 5/5 routine is tough. My heaviest is the 16 but I do have a few doubles so I will try to make something out of it tomorrow.
But for now I'm just excited!!!
Hell yeah, more ammunition! Another excellent practice routine! I got my book today, I hunted the UPS Guy down and got it bigawd! I've read the first 25 pages, it's great! Happy dance Time!
Did this practice using a 20kg, 24kg two 16kg, and a 32kg yes it is a killer! Jeez! I was'nt even supposed to practice today lol! I love the book!
My sweetie,
It's been too long...it's just that I love the long endurance stuff that I forget how strong I can be.
love you
Hanneke,
I so wish I could be there in Edmonton! Lucky you. I think you wiil be extremely happy to train under the instruction of MRKC Jon Engum, I know I would!
Oh, and this workout is just the tip of the iceberg! I did another version of this today...O M G !
Guy,
Good Lord this one was great! so glad you are "on board"! As I always say to my classes....
"Nobody else is training like this...trust me, this is some serious stuff!"
I just started following your blog and enjoy the workouts immensely! One quick question - why do your progressions always go up (# reps in the classic 100, wt in this workout) rather than starting at max and working down?
Thanks!
William,
Great question! One of the reasons why they go up is that I don't know where my "max" is. Progressively working up (increase) gives me the chance to test where I am, and where I can go.
For instance, I didn't know how difficult swinging the 32kg for 100 reps was going to be until I started working towards it. That's the reason I chose doubles (12'kg's) after the single 24kg.
I wanted to progressively increase the loads. Although two 12's weighs the same as a 24kg the effect is slightly different....but "easier" than going up to the 28kg!
I knew I wanted to do 500 reps (5 sets of 100) and if I went to 28kg after 24kg that would mean that I would have had to increase the weight up to the 36kg. Not impossible, in fact I knew I could do it, but there are so many variables in training that, now I know I could take it to that level another day....this one was difficult enough....the "Goldilocks" approach..."just right"!
In the beginning of my training I would often ladder up and then ladder down. But now you are correct in noticing that I almost always train progressively heavier/longer/faster, etc until I reach a "max" (for that day!)
I should talk more about how I program my workouts. thanks for asking and I'll be more aware to write about this subject.
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