Tuesday is the first day of the Training Week with no cleans and presses, based on the format I’m following for Enter the Kettlebell.  It’s the first of two variety days in the week, meaning just about any exercise is acceptable, as is even a rest day.  Last week I worked hard on Tuesday and it was really great.  It made Wednesday tough but that’s ok.  So I decided to repeat the Tuesday torture fun.

The program last week was 50 swings followed by 1 minute of jogging for 12 minutes then 5 minutes of TGUs.  I changed it up only slightly this week by substituting jumping rope for the jogging.  I prefer the rope jumping.  I’m not that great at it, but I’m not bad either. It’s enjoyable.   It reminds me of being a little girl. 

I also decided to vary the kettlebell swings a bit.  Initially I had planned to stick with 2 hand swings throughout but decided on my second round of swings to switch things up.   I did just a simple circuit of 10 2 hand, 10 right, 10 left, 10 2 hand, 5 right , 5 left.  I like that pattern.  It made the rest of the practice go much easier.  When the timer went off at the end of the 12 minutes, I was only part way through a round of swings but had plenty of steam left.  I completed that round and contemplated another but eventually decided to stop.

A few minutes later I practiced several rounds of alternating Turkish Get Up singles done with no weight.  I should have thought to use the shoe to balance on my hand.  Oh well.  It was great to focus on each movement carefully.  I stopped the practice at the end of 5 minutes.   

Next Tuesday I’m going to make the swing portion harder.  Not sure what I’m going to change. Maybe I’ll use the bigger kettlebell. Or add minutes.  Or shorten the rest.  At least I have a week to decide.