Its a KETTLEBELL EXTRAVAGANZA!

I LOVE my time with Kettlebells and today was one of those great days.  It was slightly rainy and wet today so the routine was done on the patio but under the overhang roof.

50 Jumping Jacks was a heart rate raising warm-up.

Then it was a Kettlebell circuit with two – 20 lb Kettlebells.  I had 3 sets to get through in 1 minute.  Any left over time was mine to use as a break.  The faster I got through the exercises, the more rest I got.  Of course, as I got more tired doing the exercises, I had less time to rest before my 1 minute was up.  I did TEN rounds at 1 minute each.

• 10 squats with Kettlebells on the outside of my legs – legs somewhat close together as compared to wide stance for Sumo Squats.
• 10 Kettlebell cleans
• 10 Kettlebell presses – focused on using legs to throw the Kettlebell up

After 10 rounds of Kettlebells it was time for some Boxing moves.  Kevin held the jump rope out level, with the other end tied to the railing.  My goal was to  squat and duck under the rope – - on each side I stood up and gave a jab/punch combination.  It was three sets of 30 duck-unders with a jab/cross combination.  It really got your heart rate pumping!  I did get a 1 minute break between sets.

Kettlebell windmills were up next!  I had the set of 10 lb bells…one in each hand.  Windmills really target the obliques and I was really feeling them burn during my sets.  It was a total of 20 alternating windmills – - 3 sets.

Last, but certainly not least…Kevin and I went on a RUN!  We ran the outside path around the complex.  It was HARD!  Running at the end of my workout, when I’m tired, is really super hard.  I wanted to stop every time it got hard.  Kevin had to really push me!  Literally, his hand was on my back and forcing me forward.  Wow, it was hard.  I was out of breathe before I even reached the first block.  I just kept thinking that there was NO WAY I could finish this crazy run.  But with Kevin’s continued support, I finished.  It wasn’t pretty but I finished!

Thanks for always encouraging me and believing in me!  You’ve really showed me that I can do ANYTHING…its a great feeling to finally succeed at something.