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I splurged and bought a 44kg Kettlebell. My plan is to do a kind of "easy strength" or "program minimum" effort over the next month-plus, doing a few sets of swings, goblet squats, and push-presses every day, along with a little bit of core work, in the AM or PM, and trying to do extra workouts at another time in climbing, yoga, or cardio. I'd like to use the 44kg the majority of days, with lighter days using my other bells where necessary for rest or desirable for convenience (ie, I have some road trips planned, I'll probably take either the 20kg or a 16kg, both for practicality reasons and so I can share it with my wife and friends, and I'm not trying to go crazy on a beach vacation).
This is a fun toy. The fucker is heavy compared to the 36kg bell which was my prior heaviest. I kind of planned to get 48kg to break 100lbs, but decided on the 44kg because it is basically 1/2 bodyweight for me, and because it was available $100 cheaper and with free shipping, I didn't want to spend $150 extra for 4 extra kg.
I was surprised that I was able to clean it immediately and press it overhead on the first try. I thought it would take more warm up, tbh. I've lifted much more overhead before on a barbell, but thought it would take time. Right now the workout looks like: 3-5x10 swings, ramp up 1-5 push presses, doing both hands as one long set. So 1l-1r, 2l-2r, 3l-3r, etc. I was able to hit 5 more or less immediately, so maybe I'll be able to hit 10 reps in a few weeks.
Goals:
Maintain strength and muscle while continuing to cut weight. I'm down about ten pounds at this point, and would like to lose another five or so. I'm not going to want to do a heavy barbell workout plan in that time, but I don't want to get back to the barbell and have lost too much off my jerk or deadlift.
Clean and Strict Press Long Cycle for three reps with each hand, push press for fifteen reps with each hand, snatch it with each hand for five reps, 8 sets of 8 goblet squats in 4 minutes.
Keep/build a strong back and core without injuries.
Ultimately, near the end of the summer, I'm hoping to work towards hitting a big pentathlon again, this time using mixed weights. Right now I'm thinking 36kg for Cleans, 28kg for Clean and Strict Press, 44kg for Jerk, 20kg for Snatch, and then either the 44kg or the 36kg for Push Press. The adjustment on points runs like this: 4kg=.5 point/rep. So 20kg is 2.5, 28kg is 3.5, 36kg is 4.5, 44kg is 5.5. I'll have more information once I actually try it, but I'm thinking that's the optimal breakdown of weight-exercise to maximize points. The Snatch was my bugaboo, I lacked the cardio and endurance to hit it well, and it exhausted me so badly that it hurt the push press, so I'm thinking sacrifice points for reps on the Snatch to the 20kg, and then try to hit big points totals on the Jerk and the Push Press to make up for it. I think with this strategy I can break the 1700 point barrier I had using the 28kg only.
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