Not reps but pace
I have been a bit dumb on the question of knocking out the reps. I have been trying to get my weaker (numb) arm to perform the same number of reps as my stronger (only partly numb) arm, and although Continue reading
Tag Archives: Pentathlon training
Getting a taste for progress
Training in kettlebell lifts gets to be a bit compulsive. Your vision can get clouded by the next weight, always just out of reach, or the next competition. If you genuinely want to work and make progress, you will find Continue reading
A matter of timing
Over the last year I admit I had become over reliant on timers, metronomes and a favourite Tabata app. Initially, these were necessary as my body post-CNS meltdown had too many neural connections missing, and – more specifically – no Continue reading
Getting back after injury
Some six weeks ago, I fell backwards during a failed box jump, and landed on my numb arm. I don’t get pain there, but my body still manages to give off its own warning signals that something is wrong – Continue reading
So what’s so good about Pentathlon?
If you already serious about kettlebell lifting and maybe have the Scottish Open as your next goal, perhaps you haven’t seriously considered Pentathlon as an event for you. After all, the sets are “only” six minutes long, and the lifts Continue reading