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Kettlebell Mile Challenge

Oh I'm down for the saddle hunter twist! Thank you x- wing, timber ninjas/ mini shikar :tearsofjoy: also don't drink coffee or generally take liquids with me
 
I'm gonna try for time weekly until I hit it. If you decide to play, let us know:

  • distance
  • time
  • weight
for the weight, the challenge dictates 24kg as a standard, but mentions the exercise can be done with any weight within 20-30% of your bodyweight. 24kg falls at roughly 25% of my weight last I checked.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I'm gonna try for time weekly until I hit it. If you decide to play, let us know:

  • distance
  • time
  • weight
for the weight, the challenge dictates 24kg as a standard, but mentions the exercise can be done with any weight within 20-30% of your bodyweight. 24kg falls at roughly 25% of my weight last I checked.
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I ain’t carrying no 75lb kettle bell you joker.
 
Hmm. Sounds weird. I’ll try it . I have a 55lb KB cuz D*ick*s had it on sale. I also have a 44lb/ 20kg competition KB and the handle size is much more comfortable for my dainty hands and at 160# wet it’s closer to the bammer math Nutter just broke down.
Thanks for not using poods.
 
I knew a few brews would make for poor decisions. SMH

2 quick questions. If we're going for total body workout wouldn't 2 weights be better? I get that's not the point. Just wondering.
Also, if fatty here slims up do I get to drop weight to stay in the 20-30%? The only time in my adult life I've put any effort into anything healthy I lost weight fast. That would be cool to do again but I'm almost 10 years older lol
 
I watched this related video a few weeks back and started carrying a 10lb dumbbell on my hikes with intent to build up 5 lbs every few weeks until I reach max. I’m going to do Kilimanjaro with my brother when we can arrange our schedules and this became part of my training plan.

As far as the metric references, the only kilos in this county are brought in by the cartels. Just saying!

Actually, the metric system is much more redneck friendly since the majority of them naturally have 10 fingers to do the math (assuming their family tree isn’t too straight with few branches).

 
I take back my earlier 15min/mile comments…turns out the wife is the boat anchor…2 miles at 14:43 avg with the dog just now..

No kettlebells but I’ll be packing sand for the foreseeable future.

I do look forward to finishing the linked article and learning more about this from first hand testimonials.

I vote for before and after pics, but outfit bust be local middle school approved attire!!!!


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I do a modified version of that now. When I was prepping for Ranger school I’d do rucks with 60-80 lbs and hold a 30# dumbbell switching hands. Nowadays I still do rucks but with 30-40 lbs or I’ll do 60# kettlebell in each hand and see how far down my driveway I can get. I’m just under 940yds from the road and I can get down without dropping, trying to make it to get down and back without setting them down. Walking under load, as I like to call it, is a great way to keep the knees and lumbar system strong and really work the cardiovascular system, add hills and weight for intensity.
 
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The_Fit_Ness_Monster said:
I do a modified version of that now. When I was prepping for Ranger school I’d do rucks with 60-80 lbs and hold a 30# dumbbell switching hands. Nowadays I still do rucks but with 30-40 lbs or I’ll do 60# kettlebell in each hand and see how far down my driveway I can get. I’m just under 940yds from the road and I can get down without dropping, trying to make it to get down and back without setting them down. Walking under load, as I like to call it, is a great way to keep the knees and lumbar system strong, add hills and weight for intensity.
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Pointers on form? Low back, hip and knee pain and I'm not very old. 36, just don't want to make anything worse
 
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Horn said:
Pointers on form? Low back, hip and knee pain and I'm not very old. 36
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Form for walking? Uhhh left, right, left etc.. bend at waist head up move arms…. JK JK but seriously, depends on what all that pain is from? Poor form or posture or from injuries? Normally it’s just about keeping the weight or “load” you’re carrying close to center, if you’re rucking it makes a world of difference in having a good framed pack. The rest is just repetitions. To fix low back pain (depending on above mentioned) I recommend strengthening the lower back. And for knees anything knees over toes guy is preaching is golden, I have him to thank for my knees still going strong. Correct Vitamins and supplements are essential also. A good book for all things physical is “Becoming a supple leopard” I can’t recommend it enough, anyone who even thinks of fitness should be very familiar with this book. I’m 34 for reference but that’s just a number, all the most physically fit people I know are in their late 30’s early 40’s.
 
The_Fit_Ness_Monster said:
Form for walking? Uhhh left, right, left etc.. bend at waist head up move arms…. JK JK but seriously, depends on what all that pain is from? Poor form or posture or from injuries? Normally it’s just about keeping the weight or “load” you’re carrying close to center, if you’re rucking it makes a world of difference in having a good framed pack. The rest is just repetitions. To fix low back pain (depending on above mentioned) I recommend strengthening the lower back. And for knees anything knees over toes guy is preaching is golden, I have him to thank for my knees still going strong. Correct Vitamins and supplements are essential also. A good book for all things physical is “Becoming a supple leopard” I can’t recommend it enough, anyone who even thinks of fitness should be very familiar with this book. I’m 34 for reference but that’s just a number, all the most physically fit people I know are in their late 30’s early 40’s.
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Lol, good to know it's as easy as it seems at face value :) not sure about the pain. Knees are a forever issue as far as I can remember. Low back & hips are pretty new but much worse than my knees. I'm going to be honest, I despise doctors. I'm not going. Massage therapy does help tons so it's a fairly safe bet that it's muscular, in my opinion. Either too tight or too weak some where creating an imbalance, again in my extremely limited knowledge. Definitely appreciate your thoughts!
 
Horn said:
Lol, good to know it's as easy as it seems at face value :) not sure about the pain. Knees are a forever issue as far as I can remember. Low back & hips are pretty new but much worse than my knees. I'm going to be honest, I despise doctors. I'm not going. Massage therapy does help tons so it's a fairly safe bet that it's muscular, in my opinion. Either too tight or too weak some where creating an imbalance, again in my extremely limited knowledge. Definitely appreciate your thoughts!
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Yeah it is lol I despise doctors also that’s why I mitigate so much myself. That book i mentioned is the Bible as far as im concerned. But if you’ve never been injured pain almost always comes from poor form, weak muscles or overcompensation from underlying issues caused from the aforementioned things.
 
The_Fit_Ness_Monster said:
Yeah it is lol I despise doctors also that’s why I mitigate so much myself. That book i mentioned is the Bible as far as im concerned. But if you’ve never been injured pain almost always comes from poor form, weak muscles or overcompensation from underlying issues caused from the aforementioned things.
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I'll look into it, thank you. No injuries that I'm aware of that I didn't admit to right away. One old wrist issue but it's pretty much ok these days
 
i am in for some sort of challenge/accountability, but don't have the necessay kettlebell/ anything similar that i can think of. ive been trying to get myself back in shape to focus on my year of being happy with me solo, and because ive got an arse kicker of an alaska backcountry hunt booked for mid september and i refuse to let my fitness get in the way. thus far have been alternating running and doing workouts (check out this guy bully juice on youtube, he does a decent abount of selling his clothing line and such, but has a bunch of full body/ parts of the body no equipment workouts where he doesnt talk, just does the workout with a countdown clock. my brother introduced me to them and i a few months ago called them death by pushups, but i'm hanging ok now. speaking of pushups, i committed to doing at least 25 a day at the beginning of the month. almost missed it today until seeing this/ starting to type, so ive got 22 min to do todays, here we go...

edit: and... done. bumping up the number when doing a set of 25 isn't difficult. for now, 25 it is.

so the short version is i'm kinda in?... i gotta figure out something to carry. was planning on starting to work rucking into the mix here anyway
 
@Nutterbuster food for thought.

I started a program a few weeks ago that is very high rep oriented ie on one of the back days I had to do 2 sets of 30 deadlifts after doing 100 dumbbell rows per side and about 60 barbell rows. I’m loving it so far but I picked up lifting straps to handle more weight as I noticed my grip strength was a very limiting factor. They make straps worn hooks that might help with the grip issues while being able to focus on core and stabilizer muscles.
 
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