Working Out VS Training

Have you ever heard a phrase you liked but never gave it much thought?

I saw a picture of a sign hanging in a gym. It was the rules of the gym, and #1 was “Train don’t Workout”.

I liked that but never gave it much thought, until yesterday. Currently I’m training under the tutelage of Ken Blackburn, with help from Donica Storino, both from the IKFF for the kettlebell championships in November {Click above banner for more info}, I’ll be doing the “Long Cycle” . So I decided to do my Wednesdays session in my garage, sure I knew it was hot, 112f, but I like that once and a while, nothing like gettine a good sweat going. Here’s where it dawned on me the difference between training and working out. The good sweat would be great for working out, but when your training not so good. I was supposed to do 2 – 3 minutes  sets of 10-12 reps. First set was fine, 2^nd set not so good, and the 3^rd set of just cleans was plain out exhausting. So I now know, training is having a goal or event in mind, working out is just getting work in. Right now I’m training so no more garage sessions over 75f.

Thanks for reading and I'll be posting alot more from now on.....

Progress....

Ever become frustrated with your workouts?

Well, the road to recovery can be full of frustrating times! Then top that off with a trip, I mean a slip, down iced up front stairs really adds to the aggravation. 

I went to Tenn. to visit my brother and his family and also to run in the Lexington Blue Grass ½ Marathon, needless to say the training I did up to the slip & trip, was for nothing,  my hip was having none of it! It would have been tough but if it weren’t for the slip I would have finished, even though it was a very tough course. Congrats to all who finished!!!

The one thing I’ve learned from this comes from reading ,“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”,  and that is try a paradigm shift.

No I’m not back to pressing 48kg kettlebells [not yet any way], or benching or any pressing, what I was pre-op, but every workout I’m better than the one before. Went back to working out end of January, as posted here. Couldn’t press a 8lb [yes pound, not kilogram] kettlebell, as of last week was jerking 20kg for 16 reps and press  a “pood” for 5 , still not there but improvement none the less.

So, for now I’ll stop looking so far back in my past and just look at my last workout, and future.

In Hoboken this June I plan on getting my IKFF level 2 test completed [June 14-16, go to events-registration Payment Plans are available!  ]

In May I’m running the Spring Lake 5

I did get some new toys, Yoke from from Black Widow Training Gear….

Who wants to play?

Also check out my new site FULLBODY WORKOUT SYSTEMS

I am still following the same workout for now, just adding the toys

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Where is the time going?

I’ve been busy with new job [still], I guess I am lucky to have that problem in this economy.

I do have my current work-out.Where it says “support work” I may do extra work to support the strength work preceding it, for example on a chest day may do some tricep work. The Dual threat synergy is a workout by Josh Henkin and Troy Anderson, [available on link on the right “Ultimate Sandbag”] I’ll do that when I work out at home at the gym I’ll do some kind of “WOD”. Fridays I’ll be working towards my IKFF level 2 certificaton.  There is a level 1 &2 cert in Hoboken, NJ-5/18-20 if anyone is interested click on the above IKFF banner and go toevents, see you there.{or here}

Monday

Bench 5-3-1

2 Minute Cardio Divide

Support Work

2 Minute Cardio Divide

Dual Threat Synergy {WOD}

Cardio

Wednesday

Deadlift 5-3-1

2 Minute Cardio Divide

Support Work

2 Minute Cardio Divide

Dual Threat Synergy

Cardio

Friday

Biathlon – Jerk and Snatches

20 Rep Squat

 2 Minute Cardio Divide

Dual Threat Synergy

Cardio

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MOVE!!!!!

The Best Workout?

The Best Workout…

First I’ll start out by discussing another “slight” change to my previously mentioned workout. Maybe when I finally finish fine tuning it I’ll publish it as an “e-book”. I changed the “Cardio Divide”, sort of; I now mainly do hand to hand kettlebell swings for 2 minutes. Also on days I workout post work [I work 12 hour shifts] my finisher is jumping rope for as long as I am able, this is only 3x a month.

Ok I just finished reading an article on misleading research regarding high intensity interval training [HIIT]. The article was very well researched and written but my reaction to it probably was not the author’s intent. It got me thinking, does it really matter? The main thing for the majority of people is to get up and do SOMETHING. Steady state cardio, HIIT, tabatas, the “As seen on TV” flavor of the week, it doesn’t matter do something. Sure the “shake weight” looks stupid and I wouldn’t buy it, but if it gets one person off the couch doing something, great. Maybe it will become a “Gateway” tool for the person.

For anyone interested there will be an IKFF CKT Level 1Course - Hoboken, NJ - August 20 - 21, 2011 – spots are almost filled act quickly!