Originally Posted by
Essexman
Previously I had managed a few TGU with a 24kg. But looking back I was moving up before I should have, taking a risk, rushing, letting my ego get the better of me. Then a couple months back I had a fall from my mountain bike, smashed my right leg up a bit, nothing too bad, but had to take time to heal, therefore no resistance training for a couple of months.
Started S&S and went back to 16kg for TGU, slowly adding in 20kg, now up to 5 x TGU with 20kg. I’ve not done the timed test on TGU yet, maybe try next week with the 16kg. Two hand swing 10x10 24kg in 5 minutes (need another kettlebell again!), and one hand 20kg comfortably, need to start adding in 24kg. Again should do timed tests with one hand swings for reference.
I’m trying to do S&S three to four times a week. It’s my only resistance training (apart from pull ups). Yoga class four times a week (two vinyasa flow and two hatha/ashtanga) which could count as resistance training sometimes. I find yoga and kettlebells complement each other. The strength I’ve gained from kettlebells has helped with some of the harder yoga poses (headstands/arm balances i.e. crow pose), and the mobility/flexibility I’ve gained from yoga helps in kettlebell training.
Good idea with the bottoms up TGU, S&S suggests a day at a lower weight when feeling fatigued etc, the bottoms up TGU with a light weight would be good for that. Concentrate on the movement not the mass.
I’m back to the age old issue, what size KB to buy next, 28kg or 32kg? Annoyingly I’m sure for 2 hand swings 32kg would be fine, but I’m also sure jumping from 24 to 32kg for TGUs would be too big a jump, not that I’m anywhere near that stage yet.