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Kettlebell Mile Challenge

The_Fit_Ness_Monster said:
I’m interested to try this just need that size KB. Closest I have is 50#. I did a mile this morning no KB in 5:40, interested to see how much the KB will slow me down. I shyly posted this challenge in the veteran (veteran fitness people not military veteran) section of the fitness forum just to see and almost got laughed out of it lol got a lot of “thanks for the warmup” type posts. Just made me think the 3 diff forums I’m part of are 3 completely different worlds and the vastness of how different people are will never cease to amaze me positively and negatively.
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5:40 mile is younglings and idjits. I can barely decide which direction to go in 5:40. Put a hundred pound pack of dead animal parts and gear on their back 2.5 miles of briar choked cutover from the truck in the dark. Bet they make Richard Pryor blush with the language. We'll be back tomorrow for another one.
 
BTaylor said:
5:40 mile is younglings and idjits. I can barely decide which direction to go in 5:40. Put a hundred pound pack of dead animal parts and gear on their back 2.5 miles of briar choked cutover from the truck in the dark. Bet they make Richard Pryor blush with the language. We'll be back tomorrow for another one.
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Semi confused by this lol I may be the idjit lol
 
raisins said:
No offense, nutter, but this is a very bad idea for someone that is not in extremely good shape and/or young

You are going to torque the crud out of your rotator cuffs...that's where you're going to hurt yourself is in the muscles that hold your shoulder in place

These muscles are some of the most fragile in your body if they are not worked out...and this challenge isn't the way to start doing that
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He already shoots a crossbow so no worries there
 
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MattMan81 said:
I'll just put this here.
www.menshealth.com.au

Meet The 5 Athletes Proving The Superpowers Of Functional Fitness - Men's Health Magazine Australia

It’s time to make your fitness truly functional again by lifting heavy awkward objects, climbing and crawling and jumping more, redlining your cardio, and engaging in other total-body sweat shenanigans. Nobody knows and appreciates this more than these five people – the World’s Strongest Man, an...
www.menshealth.com.au www.menshealth.com.au
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Good stuff in that article.
 
Good read, about the benefits of a suitcase carry. Remember if just starting out start with farmers carrry for a few weeks before progressing to suitcase. These are both very safe and affective exercises, that will strengthen your whole body.

backmusclesolutions.com

Suitcase Carry Exercise For Bulletproofing The Lower Back

The suitcase carry exercise is all about posture and keeping an upright and sturdy frame. Pull your shoulders back while keeping them level along with your
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devildog said:
Good read, about the benefits of a suitcase carry. Remember if just starting out start with farmers carrry for a few weeks before progressing to suitcase. These are both very safe and affective exercises, that will strengthen your whole body.

backmusclesolutions.com

Suitcase Carry Exercise For Bulletproofing The Lower Back

The suitcase carry exercise is all about posture and keeping an upright and sturdy frame. Pull your shoulders back while keeping them level along with your
backmusclesolutions.com backmusclesolutions.com
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Done incorrectly, about any exercise can be unsafe. Problem with challenges, imo.

Please pay attention to this line (not all of us look like Senor Back Muscle Solutions):

"And finally, choose a comfortable weight that allows you to put an emphasis on your form before you test your strength."
 
MattMan81 said:
I'll just put this here.
www.menshealth.com.au

Meet The 5 Athletes Proving The Superpowers Of Functional Fitness - Men's Health Magazine Australia

It’s time to make your fitness truly functional again by lifting heavy awkward objects, climbing and crawling and jumping more, redlining your cardio, and engaging in other total-body sweat shenanigans. Nobody knows and appreciates this more than these five people – the World’s Strongest Man, an...
www.menshealth.com.au www.menshealth.com.au
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Definitely good stuff in there, people should make sure they read that whole article, not just the strongman section at the beginning. I believe the stamina/endurance type of training will better serve almost all of us than the heavy weight training. Also much less chance of injury to newbies/out of shape /normal people doing burpees and biking than unbalanced/high weight exercises. It is rule #1 after all (#1: Cardio - Zombies aren't fast. To escape, it's more important to be able to run longer than faster.) Just my opinion.
 
Decided to tackle this challenge yesterday since we opted to workout at the house. I have a 40# db and a 60#db, opted for the 40 for the first attempt. My track or route was down to the stop sign and back which is 210 yards. I did 9 reps of that for 1890 yards or a bit over a mile in 13:28. Just a fairly brisk walk without putting the weight down. Changed hands at the halfway point each rep. It was definitely taxing on the hands and forearms but honestly a fair bit easier than I anticipated. Threw in 100 50# sandbag backsquats and 50 burpees after the walk to complete the workout. Will try the 60# next time. The weight isnt the issue, grip strength will be.
 
Plebe said:
Done incorrectly, about any exercise can be unsafe. Problem with challenges, imo.

Please pay attention to this line (not all of us look like Senor Back Muscle Solutions):

"And finally, choose a comfortable weight that allows you to put an emphasis on your form before you test your strength."
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You are 100% correct that every exercise done incorrectly is unsafe, however starting with light farmers carry are are one of the safest exercises you can do in your fitness routine, even if you have never lifted weights before. I train people for a living and have done so for over 20 years. My speciality is youth athletes and geriatrics and I start with farmers carry pretty quickly in both populations. If anyone on this forum thinks light weight farmers carry is unsafe for them, most likely climbing trees and dragging out deer would be way more unsafe. Of course if you are currently injured, or have not been cleared from your doctor to start an exercise routine, do not add these to your program.
 
devildog said:
You are 100% correct that every exercise done incorrectly is unsafe, however starting with light farmers carry are are one of the safest exercises you can do in your fitness routine, even if you have never lifted weights before. I train people for a living and have done so for over 20 years. My speciality is youth athletes and geriatrics and I start with farmers carry pretty quickly in both populations. If anyone on this forum thinks light weight farmers carry is unsafe for them, most likely climbing trees and dragging out deer would be way more unsafe. Of course if you are currently injured, or have not been cleared from your doctor to start an exercise routine, do not add these to your program.
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I’m just pointing out people tend to overdo it when a challenge is on the line.

You and the article emphasize both form and establishing a sensible starting point. I hope folks hear that.

But I tend to assume many are going to grab a 50lb weight and see how they do, because the challenge is the impetus to doing a suitcase carry at all, instead of a thoughtful fitness plan.

Challenges can be double edged swords. There can be really positive outcomes, but they can easily be to the detriment of participants.

I'm sure I'd start with 75lbs, I mean, if Nutter's hauling 50...even if I'm the type who hunts from ladder stands and uses an ATV to haul out deer. lol. But I'll sit on the couch and saddlehunter.com instead of getting caught up in this one.
 
Bear with me now.....nutter u said u messing with this stuff for obvious health benefits but also to make ur trudges thru the mud "easier" so I got to thinking about trudging thru mud for long distance and what muscles burning first and what is usually sore the next day and what I would do to exercise those muscles.....u still wearing tingly?me too so good comparison

I think the hardest part of walking thru the mud is keeping ur balance....u know what I mean? A stick down under the mud gives under ur weight while u in the middle of a step and ur whole center of mass shifts and u gotta use all the smaller muscles in the foot/ankle/calf to quick readjust ur footing or u gonna fall....obviously we working the big normal walking muscles but those smaller balancing muscles that are rarely ever used walking on stable terrain are what fatigue first when I trudging mud

Im not sure how to train for woods/mud walking without being out in that terrain honestly...if I was gonna train for an elk hunt in the mountains or something like that I think I'd go the nature hike with strap weights on the legs and wrists and weighted vest or heavy backpack

Grip/hand/wrist strength u could always start working in metal fab industry....hahaha
I don't know what the contraption called but it's pretty simple bar with a rope or cable that u suspend a weight from and then lift up and roll the bar to wind up the rope reeling in the weight

U need to start sticking ur arm thru the kettle grip and carry that weight off ur hip to train 4 carrying that baby
 
What about one of those half round deals you can stand on and use a medicine ball or whatever?
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