Daily Archives: July 1, 2007

Learned something new and different this last week…GS style of kettlebells. I liked it. Then I dug up some more information on the subject and kinda got lost in something that was not that important to me anyways.
However I did learn something about myself in this waste of mental energy, that is – I swing kettlebells because I like to, I do it for fitness and what I’ve learned so far is pretty darn valuable to me.
I started with Ron Morris at USA Kettlebells in Minneapolis and one day I told my step-sister that “I’m too busy to practice at home” I work, I have a kid, time is precious. Ron may have heard me “whine”.
He started the class and said “everyone grab their kettlebells and give me 100 swings”. Without hesitation we all grabbed our kettlebells and did 100 swings without putting the kettlebell down…(back then that was big for us.)
He walked past and said OK, that’s your workout today you can go home. It took us about 2-3 minutes to perform these 100 swings.
I was shocked. I come all this way for a 2 minute workout?
His point…you can get a workout in a very short time with kettlebells and don’t make excuses for not creating the time! You make time for the things that make you better. Don’t waste your valuable time on things that can break you down.
I keep learning it over and over again.
The politics of kettlebells is something for other people. I like what I do and if there is something new and exciting let me know, I’ll give it a shot.
The GS style… its very good for some things, I like the timed sets, I do like the one-handed swing style, I will prbably get a pro series bell or 2, but what got me here was the RKC program and all of its possibilities. Which by the way, never cease to amaze me…