Third weekly evening workout was a success!

My friend Mary and I have been saying that we really need to add a third kettlebell workout to our week in order to really reap the benefits. Well tonight we made it happen. We committed even though we were tired and lazy , even though I had worked a long day and she has two busy daughters that she was with all day, we made a commitment and held each other accountable and it worked, we met and made it happen.

We didn't need a fancy gym or fancy equipment. We took two kettlebells each , I brought my 20 and 25lb and she hers. We drove 2 mins from our home to an open field at a vacant schoolyard. Done. no fees, no crowds, no lines to wait in to use a machine. We took a quick moment to decide what moves we wanted to incorporate and decided we'd like to do some tabata work. We chose 4 tabatas with two exercises each. (A tabata consists of 4 total minutes of intense exercise we did 4 of these. We used a gymboss timer http://www.gymboss.com/ also for more info on tabata click link: http://www.squidoo.com/tabatatraining

We chose the following workout:

• double handed swings 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• snatches 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• repeat 8 times (total 4 minutes)

next tabata:

• alternating swings 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• squats holding kettlebell 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds 
• repeat 8 times (total 4 minutes)

next tabata:

• deadlifts with kettlebell 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• burpees 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• repeat 8 times (total 4 minutes)

next tabata:

• planks 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• russian twists 20 seconds
• rest 10 seconds
• repeat 8 times (total 4 minutes)

complete!

My heart was racing it was good and quick and easy to fit in. Best of all if I wanted to , I could have done it at home. It's just nice to have a buddy to count on to meet you and keep you accountable. Stay tuned for my next adventure in kettlebell training. Time for a shower and maybe a protein shake.

Ciao
Terri