Tracy Reifkind's Training Food and Thought

Overweight since childhood,I spent most of my 30's tipping the scales around 250lbs. At age 41 I took charge of feeding myself by preparing all of my own meals, no more fast foods! I created a way to use my love of cooking, food, and eating to permanently lose over 100lbs. During this time I discovered kettlebells and my own style of training The Kettlebell Swing, bringing out my inner athlete and erasing all signs of former lifelong obesity. It's never too late, YOU CAN DO IT!

Friday, May 2, 2014

Thursday 10 x 10, experimenting with rest intervals

This week's Thursday 10 x 10 is an experiment with rest intervals. Swinging 10 reps at a time with equal work to rest means that you only get 15 seconds to recover before your next set of 10 reps. 15 seconds is not a long time! In this workout I suggest you try increasing your reps to 20, basically two sets of ten back to back, BUT I give you more rest before and after that set of 20!

10 x 1 (15/15)
10 x 1 (15/30)
20 x 1 (30/30)
10 x 1 (15/15)
10 x 1 (15/30)
20 x 1 (30/30)
10 x 1
10 x 1

Enjoy, and don't forget, it's perfectly fine if you don't get to 20 reps in this workout! I promise you that with a few consistent practices you will! And you'll get there much faster that you think you can!