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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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      Am also interested in what Doug's doing @ home. As I've mentioned before I'm keen to checkout cross-fit, then I saw the prices and want to focus on a more @-home style that enables IH purchases 🙂

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        My BJJ coach gave me a brilliant (and super simple) kettlebell program that consists solely of snatches:

        (Always start with a simple warm-up - a few two-handed swings etc.)

        Week 1 - 6 sets of 10 (per arm)
        Week 2 - 4 sets of 15
        Week 3 - 3 sets of 20
        Week 4 - 2 sets of 30
        Week 5 - 1 set of 40 and 1 set of 20
        Week 6 - 1 set of 60

        Each week, do the routine 3 to 4 times. Super simple, super effective. Run the whole program with a 16kg 'bell then start over with a 20 and then a 24. You get the idea…

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          ^^ I'm doing Olympic lifting exclusively now so chalk is an absolute necessity. Straps too for doing pulls. 🙂

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          • injunjackI
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            Usually you're ready to move to next weight when you can do 100 reps consecutively with your current weight with one hand. That's slow, only 10/min for ten minutes 😉

            In that video, those are the only lifts + swing you'll ever need. That's why it's so simple.  And what Sport Girya contains

            BTW Eve, my trainer/coach/whatever is over 40  😉

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              @Giles:

              @injunjack:

              Forget the gyms and do what Doug did. Buy some kettlebells and move on to Girya Sport or equivalent. Forget the aerobic style workout with kettlebells and do it simply.

              Doug, I'm glad it's working out for you, and I should start training more, but is just a additional strenghtening for me…
              Did you get those competition kettlebells yet? They're soo much better balanced. They take lifting to next level...

              OK.  I need to shape up - what do I need to buy/do?

              Take brisk walked daily, don't believe the hype.

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              • injunjackI
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                I would like to point out that working out with kettlebells isn't hype, at least Sport Girevoy (Girya) which is aiming for competition (Obviosly you don't need to compete if you don't want to)

                And yes, rapid walking is good aerobic exercise.

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                  I'm just saying I used to lift heavily, I also had a short stint with kb routines, no matter how good your form is you always end up injured, in my experience - and the experience of anyone I know who lifts weights. The older you get the worse it gets, I understand alot of people feel lifting weights is heathy, I believe it is not. I say take a hike, ride a bike, go surfing, help a friend move, do yard work, take a walk, play with kids/grandkids. And if you eat healthy th rest is history. Diet is 90% of it anyway, unless you wanna get huge them diet is 80% haha. More power to the lifters out there(no pun intended)

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                    ^nerkg, I already swim 1-1.5km 3+ times a week. I also cycle for over an hour 2-3x a week (have done both for last 1.5 years). I'm interested in core fitness, which is why I am interested in cross fit/kettle bells….Well keen to hear from Doug and others (this should all really be in another thread, right?!)

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                    • hecticH
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                      yo peeps: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1543.90

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                      • injunjackI
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                        maybe move this part to there….mods, Pls

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                          thanks mods, sorry for the work.

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                          • Jord666J
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                            @Giles:

                            @injunjack:

                            Forget the gyms and do what Doug did. Buy some kettlebells and move on to Girya Sport or equivalent. Forget the aerobic style workout with kettlebells and do it simply.

                            Doug, I'm glad it's working out for you, and I should start training more, but is just a additional strenghtening for me…
                            Did you get those competition kettlebells yet? They're soo much better balanced. They take lifting to next level...

                            OK.  I need to shape up - what do I need to buy/do?

                            Get yourself along to your local Crossfit Box G and combine that training with the Paleo Diet.

                            Crossfit + Paleo = results fast

                            GO HEAVY OR GO HOME

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                            • DougNgD
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                              I'll post up my experiences shortly, I have to head out to a parent/teacher conf

                              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                Actually, according to the only proper study I'm aware of in this area, weightlifting (by which I mean Olympic style lifting) is one of the safest sports you can participate with general wight training, powerlifting and bodybuilding not far behind:

                                Results are in the table near the top of this page: http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Safety.html

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                                • bagley920B
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                                  Down 9 lbs just with changing my diet. Can't quite run yet but been doing some walking on my treadmill

                                  If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                                  • hastyH
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                                    @Jord666:

                                    Get yourself along to your local Crossfit Box G and combine that training with the Paleo Diet.

                                    Crossfit + Paleo = results fast

                                    +1 for Crossfit. I totally love it!

                                    G, doesn't the Kickboxing school two doors down offer any conditioning classes?

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                                    • JCar2666J
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                                      Would love to try cross-fit myself.  It's just stupidly expensive here in the states.  They all charge close to $200 a month for an unlimited pass and only $20 cheaper for 3 times a week.

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                                      • Jord666J
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                                        Yea, been training Crossfit and eating paleo for about a year now and am in the best shape of my life, its really great and you never know what to expect going in there so it keeps me from getting bored and stuck doing the same things week in week out.

                                        Wow! $200 a month?? That's crazy! I pay £35 a month for unlimited classes here in the UK

                                        GO HEAVY OR GO HOME

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                                        • JCar2666J
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                                          ^^ Yea it's fucked they charge so much.  Don't quite get how they can offered to do so.  But obviously there's plenty of suckers out there

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                                            My current inspirational viewing:

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