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I’ve just completed my first kettle bell workout and it went really well, the sweat was absolutely pumping off me even after five minutes into my workout. But this was probably down to the fantastic weather we have been having over the last few days. I’m loving the nice weather and it certainly gives you the motivation to want to look the best that you can. But when you are not use to the hot weather like most people from the UK. It does make training much harder and a bit more uncomfortable.
I train in a 16ft x 10ft wooden shed and as you can imagine it can get a little stuffy in there. But I really did enjoy my first kettle bell workout. At the moment I’m limited with what I can do because I only have one kettlebell at each different weight and quite a few of the exercises are done with two kettlebells of the same weight. Today’s workout was cardiovascular because I was mostly training with the 20 kg kettlebell for a couple of minutes at a time.
The best exercise I found was the figure of 8, basically all you need to do is pass the kettlebell through your legs making a figure of eight. Even using the 20 kg kettlebell it does get very tiring fairly quickly. But its fantastic at training your core and that is a part of my body that is wanting some serious work at the moment. My arms, chest and shoulders are looking good, its just the mid section that is lacking in muscle tone at the moment. Not to worry though this will get better has I build muscle and lower my body fat percentage. Which is really my ultimate goal at the moment. This weight loss blog is more about fat loss than weight loss at the moment.
So glad I purchased my russian kettlebells they are a fantastic addition to any one’s home gym. The only downside to it is my gym is looking rather cluttered at the moment. I’ve recently purchased a fantastic incline bench which is fantastic for training your biceps using the incline bench dumbbell curl exercise. But this means I’ve got a flat bench just sat there doing nothing except taking up valuable space in my home gym. I really do need to get rid of it asap, so when I get a minute I will be throwing it up on eBay.
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How did kettlebells work out for you? My personal experience with KB has been fantastic when from 29% down to 18% in two months. But you have to stick with it and train 6 times a week to make it worth while.
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Used them for a few weeks, then went back to traditional weights. I have still got the kettlebells so I may start using them again in the very near future.
Cool, so am I right in thinking that you dropped 3.8% so far in your fat loss plan? Keep at it mate, that’s not bad, when you hit 18% you should start to see some abdominal shape, 12% will get each ab muscle to show.
What’s your diet like? Paleo has helped me a lot with my weight loss.
Also post up some pics each week of your body. It can be nice to look back at your weight loss progress and keep you motivated when you need it most (like when you hit a plateau).
This always puts a smile on my face when I watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQgOxBBTleo
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