I stretched a lot this morning, some Primal Move-based floor work combined with my own. Lots of nice pops and cracks in my back and neck - aah!
I thought it would be interesting, since I like the see-saw military press so much, to try it with a pair of light kettlebells held bottoms-up. After I tried and failed to clean a pair of 16 kg b/u, and a second failed attempt, I got it on the third try. At that point, see-saw pressing seemed out of the question but a standard, two-bell military press did not - I tried and got the press. Wow, what a great grip exercise and a good lesson in total body tension as well.
Found a newer pair of 16's and the grip felt a little easier, tried the see-saw press again - got a solid press on each side but that was about it, and it didn't matter which side I started with.
1-arm pushup on a 12" box - right first, one each side
Onward and Upward
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have you ever worked on gymnastic rings or even gymnastic stuff?
ReplyDeleteI have rings both in my basement gym and on a tree branch in the back yard but I've never been a gymnast. I like rings.
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just wondering. it would def suite your training well to work on things like frontlever, planche, oapu, ....
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree. I am, after a couple of upcoming powerlifting meets, going to finish working on my one-arm, one-leg pushup, which I'm not too far from getting and which I need to complete a certification training I attended with Pavel (http://strongfirst.com) a few weeks ago.
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you certificate in the former naked warrior thing? what are the must-do´s for that cert?
ReplyDeletei never read naked warrior, always wanted it.
is it really just pistols and oa-push-ups?
besides, my left ankle is stiff so pistols with left are very frustrating. one arm one leg push-ups are in the sack for me right now, still working on one arm push-ups with straight form, like feet together, hand behind neck. that one feet thing, i found it easier. crazy.
i always think about what would i do if i were locked in a cell for years, how would i train.
Hi. Yes, there was a Naked Warrior cert in October, 2012. The test is a one-arm, one-leg pushup but the pistol is taught. Ankle issues can be worked on - don't give up. I also find one-arm, one-leg easier - if you wire yourself up the right way for the movement, getting rid of the other leg happens for some people naturally. The NW book is fantastic, highly recommended, http://www.kbnj.com/nw.htm is a link to it.
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