OKC in the SF Gate

Our favorite kettlebell guy just got an article written about him and the OKC in SF Gate, check it out!

2/04/09 Workout

-3 sets, 15 reps military presses, each arm
-3 sets, 20 squats with 18 lb KB
I can move again!

Do Something, Anything

A big problem I am trying to over come is doing nothing just because one part of me is achy.  It is easy to give yourself a pass when you are feeling tired and sore but for me one night can quickly turn into a week. So last night I picked up the 18 lb [...]

Blissing out with the Pain

My legs ache, my legs ache so deep down that it hurts to touch them. Every muscle is screaming out its ire at me. On Saturday Will and I went back to John’s, it has been about 2 months or so since I last went. John was great, he took it easy on me to [...]

When you don’t have a KB handy…

Just use a friend! This is John pressing folks on his recent trip to South Africa, he is Wild! (Ok, that was a bad pun, sorry)

Last Weeks Workout

A little late but here is the workout I did a few times last week, things have been busy with Halloween, potlucks and traveling to see family.
With my 18 lb KB, I went back and did a variation of the starter workout John gave us.

15 reps, 3 sets squats
15 reps, 3 sets each side, presses
15 [...]

Back on the Horse

So this weekend Will and I went back to John’s for a session. It was the first time I have really worked out as you know since that cold. John took it “easy” on me but I sure feeling it.
We started out with some squats, just to get warmed up and then got into swings [...]

An Apple a Day

Check out this great post on Mark Sisson’s Daily Apple Blog on kettelbells. There are some great youTube videos that demonstrate swings, getups and cleans.
There are also some great recipes in his latest posts for super yummy and HEALTHY ratatouille and pumpkin soup.

Workout 9/8

Ok so here is last nights re-cap
Wall Squats 10 reps, 2 set
1 min interval swing, switching hands (10 lb kb)
Presses 15 reps, 1 set each side (18 lb)
1 min interval swing
Walked the hallway till I stopped yawning, really confusing Ruby, the cat (who misses Will and is fallowing me EVERYWHERE)
Then, I started to do another [...]

Workout 9/4

Ok so this is a little late, spotty internet this weekend, but the other night I did basically the same stuff from the night before in a little different order to break up the swings.
Squats 10 reps, 3 sets w/ no KB
One handed swings, 1 min intervals (10 lb KB), three intervals switching hands about [...]