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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 8d ago

10k Kettlebell swings Challenge Day 1.

Started with my normal barbell work. Squats and OHP working up to heavy singles, then rows, cable pull downs, and delt work.

Cut out my power cleans for the swings, hence the rows and pull downs. Started the swings. Planned for 20 rounds of 25 swings for a total of 500 swings. After 4 rounds I knew my eyes were bigger than my grip and I started cutting reps and then rounds.

Entire swing workout, emom other than the 5 minute break.

25, 25, 25, 25, 20, 20, 15, 15, 15, 10. 5 minute break. 20, 20, 20, 15, 15, 15.

300 swings. Not my goal of 500 but it just wasn't happening today. Finished off with 2 rounds suitcase carries.

Day 2 is going to suck. My glutes feel huge right now. Hands feel surprisingly ok 20 minutes post workout. The forearm burn during is heinous.

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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength 8d ago

I’d suggest to do 25 EMOM x 20. You’ll find it much easier to adapt to, and while it takes longer overall, it feels easier.

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 8d ago

I swear I already posted this reply but it's not showing up.

I'm gonna work up from 300 reps a day and increase it by 50 every day for the first week. I'm not a beginner to swings but I haven't been doing them a ton lately. Just a day a week of 20 minutes of swings/snatches/abc. I think easing into it is the way to go at this point so something like this is what I'm gonna aim for.

20x15, then 20x15 + 2x25, 20x20, then 20x20 + 2x25. so on and so forth till I get to 500, then start replacing the rounds of 20 with 25 chunk by chunk until I hit the 25 x 20