Day 2/322 - this wasn't fun

[hokiedad]

So, I did not want to do today.

Up at 6am, 7 hours at work, the food shop and a trip to B&Q - out of the house for 11 hours, I seriously lacked the motivation to pick up a kettlebell.

Writing this was literally the only reason I got up to do it. Worked out, cooked and ate. My legs and arse ache. But I feel like the more I do it when I don't want to, the better I'll feel in the long run.

Thanks for making me do this

 

[wasabijellybean]

@hokiedad Crushing it dude. What did you do?

 

[hokiedad]

@wasabijellybean A YouTube video by Fitness Blender, my plan is to stick with it until I can get through it without wanting to die

 

[wasabijellybean]

@hokiedad Haha, wicked. Good luck

 

[grace302015]

@hokiedad That's a good goal!

 

[wrightj]

@hokiedad That is a great resource. When I was just getting started I used a number of their videos as I had no idea of how to build a program.

 

[hokiedad]

@wrightj What others did you do? I'm 2 sessions in so as far as building a program goes I don't think I'd know where to start

 

[wrightj]

@hokiedad I did this one first for a few weeks until my body got used to the workouts and the added stress. After being inactive for a long time, it's amazing how this 15 minutes taxed me:

Then I moved onto these:

There is a playlist of their kettlebell videos:

I'd also add that The Body Coach TV has a lot of great beginner videos as well.

These were great videos as they were fairly simple movements and were well guided for someone who didn't know anything about kettlebells. After a little while, I started watching a lot of other videos from Strong First, Pavel, Dan John, Mark Wildman, Keith Weber, and a couple of others. My focus has never been on doing exotic movements and trendy flows, rather I was focused on good movement and building a sustainable program for myself.

I am still very much a newbie but there are a lot of great free and paid resources out there. I'm not programming how many other people may but I am doing what works for me and for my goals. As you are building up being comfortable and proficient with the movements, you can learn more about how to build up a program and a longer term plan.

 

[hokiedad]

@wrightj Thank you, this is tonights work out sorted!

 

[drd0013]

@hokiedad Excellent work! I’m looking forward to following your progress.

What plan are you using?

 

[fendisteel]

@hokiedad Awesome job for pushing past your old habits and getting it done! High fives!

I know you said you weren’t a morning person but honestly, from a morning hater myself, getting up earlier to work out was the only way I could make a sustainable change. It was easier than trying to convince myself I could do it after a long day lol. It is such a great way to start the day strong, and fresh because it gives me so much more energy to take on my day. Just food for thought

Keep up the good work!

 

[jsimmo19]

@hokiedad I am not a morning person at all, on the rare occasions I have exercised before work I feel great for the day but I just can't make it stick.

My solution is to get home from work and immediately exercise. No distractions that suck you in for an hour - put your fingers in your ears when the wife starts listing what you have to do that night - just get home, get changed, kettlebell.

 

[hokiedad]

@jsimmo19 All of this! It feels good to know it's not just me