Kettlebell Quickie Circuit

Sylvia — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 04:00:48 +0000

When I started going to a normal gym after being at Crossfit for over a year, I was a little lost. I was used to showing up at the box, looking at the white board and getting to work without having to think too hard about my workout.

When I walked into my new gym, it was like a whole new world – machines, cardio equipment and people doing endless bicep curls in the mirror. I didn’t think I was going to join at all, but with some extra searching I found my place. I found the squat racks, the kettlebells, the plyo boxes and the rowing machine. I started to feel at home.

Now, a month later I am happy with my choice. Workouts have become more than just an automatic action. I now think about what I’m going to do and have a lot of fun planning my workouts. My current favorite workout is a kettlebell circuit. In the morning I only have about 30 minutes to workout between dropping off the little man at school and having to be at work. This is quick, but challenging.

I usually use three different kettlebells for the workout. A heavier one (around 50lbs) for the high pulls and a lighter one (around 30lbs) for the swings and even lighter for Russian twists (around 20lbs). I think that Crossfit has taught me to always challenge myself. If a weight feels to easy after a few reps, I put it back and get a heavier one until the workout is a challenge.

This can also be done with regular dumbbells if your don’t have any kettlebells on hand.

How do you plan your workouts? How much time do you usually spend at the gym?

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Life as of Late

Sylvia — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 04:16:36 +0000

To say that a lot had changed in my life in the last two weeks would be an understatement. The schedule that I lived by for the last two years had been flipped on its head, and as scared as I was about all of the changes, I am loving it so far.

1. My little man started preschool. I don’t know how my baby who I swear was born like last week, is in school. It still boggles my mind, but the good part is that he LOVES it! We have to be out the door by 7:20 to get him to school on time, and my little guy who used to love sleeping in is on his feet and telling me to hurry up because he’s going to be late. He comes home with new words, songs and pictures every day and I absolutely love that he loves school.

2. I froze my Crossfit membership. Since I’m back to school and the little guy started, the WOD schedule at my box just didn’t work at all. I would sign up for WODs only to cancel the morning of because I knew that there was no way I was going to make it there. On the bright side, I signed up for a new gym that is the halfway point between my office and the little man’s school. I’ve been twice so far, but starting today I am planning on going in the morning before work since I’ve got an hour to kill after dropping off Alex at school before I need to be at work. I was pretty scared at first because I haven’t been a member of a regular gym since high school, and even then when I went all I did was cardio and group fitness classes. I am happy to say that I am not scared of venturing into the weights section, where I am usually the only woman. I am also really enjoying putting together my own workouts and I plan on sharing them here weekly!

3. I am starting the 21 Day Sugar Detox today. I am nervous and quite frankly, I don’t know if I will even make it to day 21. Right now I am telling myself that I will give it a week and if I am miserable, I’ll ease up a bit and put fruit back into my diet. We shall see!

4. The winner of my RUN10 FEED10 giveaway is Rach. Please shoot me an email to frolicthroughlife@gmail.com so I can get your limited edition Feed bag out to you quick!

It’s time for me to get my butt into bed. I need to be up in 6 hours – no bueno!

What’s your favorite resource for workouts? Have you ever done a detox?

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