Pat and Jim discuss the importance (and give examples) of “back pocket” workouts you don’t need to think about. In other words, quick and effective you routines you can do virtually anytime, anywhere, and get awesome results with.
Workouts You Don’t Need to Think About w/ Dr. Jim Madden
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New eBook: Introduction to Kettlebells – Just $1 on Amazon!
Recently, I wrote a short (read: 30 pages) eBook called Introduction to Kettlebells, which is now available on Amazon for a whopping — brace yourself! — $1.
You can snag it here ==> https://amzn.to/2HgwJgO
Short story: Introduction to Kettlebells is a quick and dirty reference guide to the core single kettlebell techniques — exercises like the swing, snatch, clean, get up, squat, etc — and a simple, 7-day training cycle for getting strong and tough.
Inside the eBook are instructional pointers, pictures of each technique, and links to video tutorials. Finally, a simple and straightforward collection of workouts for improving general physical preparedness with just one kettlebell.
While this eBook is aimed at beginners, I think even veterans will get something out of it, since it’s always good to brush up on technique and return to basics.
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Greetings from India! Thanks for all the wonderful material that I gather from listening to your podcast. This is the first time I am writing to you and it is regarding the way I structure my workout. I am currently going through Geoff’s Long Cycle of Death – working on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. However, I do feel there is more gas left in the tank after the workouts on Monday, so I finish the workout with a few rounds of single arm snatches (as I’m working on improving my snatch form/technique), goblet squats, rack marches, etc. I just put together whatever makes sense for that day and state of mind and do a 5×5 sequence. Sometimes I do a TABATA, typically I pick two movements so I get 4 sets of one movement in one TABATA cycle. On the other days, rather than an active rest I prefer working out – typically work with double kettlebells and pick up routines from various workouts that are available, including Pat’s ‘Racked and Loaded’.
My question is – Am I hurting the results of the program that I am doing by working more than what it recommends (i.e. Mon, Wed, Fri)? And will the workout on the off-days (Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun) hurt my performance on the program? I don’t feel that it does but I can’t say for sure as I am biased.
Cheers
Vikas