When you focus on strength training you get strong. When you focus on conditioning you have endurance. It's hard to do both.
Soon after I was pressing the 28kg kettlebell, I switched my focus to conditioning type workouts. Not to say that I had become weak by any means, but I started having difficulty with pressing the 20-24kg kettlebell, boo! This was (and sometimes still is) a struggle for me. It seemed simple enough that I should be able to spread my focus in two directions.
Focus, however needs focus. It's similar to completing a task. If you get in your car to go to the grocery store and end up stopping off for a cup of coffee on the way, which is right next door to the car wash, which reminds you that you need an oil change, two hours later you have no time left to go to the grocery store.
Although I am still strong, it's been a struggle for me to be my strongest and still have what I consider to be decent conditioning. We're about ready to see if I can do it. The next 15 weeks of my training is already planned out. I'll be reporting back on it's progress often, I'm sure with successes and frustrations.
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Hey Pam,
How about the 1000 swings for endurance
Hey Shane,
I just gave it another try a few days ago, I'm still topping out around 500.
Don't worry, I didn't forget.
so my husband emails me a link to your site and says he's found a kindred spirit for me :) LOL. check out my website, i just recently added a KB Goddess page to my personal webpage. soon i hope to launch a website dedicated to KB and women. I try to tone down my toughness so i dont seem like a bitch but honey, I hear ya (regarding some of your other posts) Yeah, i think we'd get along :) Its cool to see some of the people who have commented are into crossfit as well. Hubby and I will be opening a cross fit gym here in our area specializing in KB. Im working toward my RKC. Ill bookmark you for sure! heres my site:
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