This week I’m deloading so that means a lot of practice and fun training.

I always have fun training but it’s a nice mental break on a deload week when you can just walk in the door and decide what you feel like doing!  During the course of a normal training cycle, I plan everything.  I have specific goals in mind.

Deloading is a time to rest your joints.  It’s also a time to practice those things that you tend to shy away from because you’re not quite sure how to integrate them into your training.

Over the last several months I’ve purchased my first kettlebells.  I’ve been practicing the basics and like to think I’ve gotten them down pat for the most part.  Unfortunately, I haven’t been exactly sure how to rotate them in to my normal training cycles.

So, to celebrate America’s Independence Day, I decided to do a little kettlebell practice.  The first move I hit was a combo of the double kettlebell clean, front squat, and press.  I combined that with pullups and hit five reps of each for as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.  The second movement I practiced was the double swing with a band pushups for the same 15 minute block.

Take a look.  Feel free to offer an feedback on my form.