With great ambition I wrote on my weekend to-do list “do kettlebell workout”. I saw some great looking workouts on Kristina’s blog. Kristina gives me inspiration to stick with weightlifting and strength training. She’s dedicated!
I got a kettlebell for Christmas, so I was looking forward to doing something with it. Actually, I got a 20 lb kettle bell… but, it seemed too heavy so I took it back and found a set of three of them for cheaper. ALDI for the win! Kettle bells at ALDI? Yep. A set with 15 lbs, 10 lbs, and a tiny 5 lb. I decided the 15 lb was one I was going to use. As a side note, the guy at Dick’s Sporting Goods thought it was pretty funny that I was returning a weight because it was “too heavy”. LOL!!
My daughter and son both joined me doing this workout. Zachary had it easy because he got the lightweight 5 lb kettle bell. Sydney got 10 lbs. It was supposed to be a 3 round workout, but I only made it through 2 rounds. I was feeling the burn after the first set! Then I found out that Carly was using a 30 lb kettle bell in the video, and that made me feel pretty weak. Yes, I could do another set!! We were swinging those kettlebells like a boss.
Upon finishing the workout, my legs felt like noodles. Oh man, that was tough! I haven’t done any leg strength training because of my ever sore hamstrings and glutes. I’d really like to get back at it when my training starts.
I wasn’t really sure which muscles were going to be hurting me the next day, but on Monday when I rolled out of bed it was clear. My quads. Definitely my quads. And my inner thighs! (ps, I know NO medical terms for muscles!) In fact, it was the upper part of them, where my legs hook to my hips. That’s a pretty good medical description, right? I’m sure those muscles have a name, but let’s just go with my description. To give you an idea, do you know what legs feel like the day after a marathon? If not, here are things that were a painful task: bending over. walking up stairs. sitting down in a chair. sitting down on the toilet. getting out of a chair. getting off the toilet. You get my point. Holy crap, I did not expect that!
I tried to get up and walk around on a regular basis at work because during the day my legs were stiffening up again. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that my legs were sore for 3 days after that workout. Legit. I’m sorry legs, I really do like you and I’d like you to perform properly again tomorrow, OK? Sorry I broke you 🙁
To recap what I’ve learned, it is clear that I need to work on my leg strength more, and I should not make fitness videos or tutorials. And I should wear a shirt when taking fitness pictures. 😉
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Q: Have you tried any new workouts lately? Did they cripple you for days??
Q: Do you have any favorite sources for workouts (videos, DVDs, blogs)?
Q: What do you like to do to recover from a tough workout?
Apparently it is evident from my pictures that I like to lay around and eat chocolate.
Hahahah I know that body part that you’re describing! So this is going to sound crazy, but I have found that walking up and down a flight of stairs helps me feel less sore in that area. Like, the first 2-3times I go up and down the stairs it hurts like heck and I go super slowly, but then something happens and it all loosens up! You just have to get through the torturous first 2-3 times! Kristina Running recently posted…Blog Update + First Workout!
Holy crap – I had no idea it was going to cause that kind of pain. Maybe I should have traded my son for the 5 pounder! baby steps. My legs hurt so much when I ran on Monday, but yes, it did loosen them up and was necessary!
I always skip leg workouts because I want to have them fresh for my runs. However, yesterday I decided to do some weighted squads and stationary lunges at the gym using the smallest dumbbells. It didn’t burn my legs as much as I thought it would, which was good because I needed them fresh for my tempo run this morning.
To me, the best thing to do for recovering is walking. It seems ironic but I feel like the more I keep my body in motion, the faster my aches and muscle fatigue will go away.
I haven’t done squats in a long time since they seem to give me extra glute/hamstring pain. I’ll have to save my kettlebell workout for when I don’t want to walk straight for 3 days. haha!
Hahahah I know that body part that you’re describing! So this is going to sound crazy, but I have found that walking up and down a flight of stairs helps me feel less sore in that area. Like, the first 2-3times I go up and down the stairs it hurts like heck and I go super slowly, but then something happens and it all loosens up! You just have to get through the torturous first 2-3 times!
Kristina Running recently posted…Blog Update + First Workout!
Holy crap – I had no idea it was going to cause that kind of pain. Maybe I should have traded my son for the 5 pounder! baby steps. My legs hurt so much when I ran on Monday, but yes, it did loosen them up and was necessary!
`You look fantastic!
I haven’t ever tried KBells because of my back, so I’ve never really had an opinion on them.
Thanks! All of that swinging would probably not be a good choice for the back I’m sure. But you’re rocking the other weights, so stick with that!!
Wow! That was a killing workout!
I always skip leg workouts because I want to have them fresh for my runs. However, yesterday I decided to do some weighted squads and stationary lunges at the gym using the smallest dumbbells. It didn’t burn my legs as much as I thought it would, which was good because I needed them fresh for my tempo run this morning.
To me, the best thing to do for recovering is walking. It seems ironic but I feel like the more I keep my body in motion, the faster my aches and muscle fatigue will go away.
I hope you can recover fast from that workout:)
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I haven’t done squats in a long time since they seem to give me extra glute/hamstring pain. I’ll have to save my kettlebell workout for when I don’t want to walk straight for 3 days. haha!
Kettleballs provide an awesome workout but maaaan! They make muscles I never even knew existed hurt! LOL
Indeed! I haven’t had the courage to try that workout again yet!!