Shirleen
Gold Member
Firstly I'll give a little background.
I'm 42 years old.
As of yesterday I weigh 18st 1lb.
I am doing Slimming World.
I have used Kettlebells before but infrequently and the first time I totally overdid it and couldn't walk/sit/stand/ascend or descend stairs without extreme pain for one week!! Severe DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness).
So due to this and the fact that exercises like Squats, Swings, Lunges use the resistance of bodyweight and at a higher bodyweight like mine it means I need to go slooooowly!
As Ryan says don't say you can't, think about how you can and modify to suit you.
So anyway I will write this diary for the next six weeks after each workout! I'll add what'll seem like useless info like what I ate first, mainly because I want to see if there's a link to diet and effort!
I watched the introduction DVD first, the sample workout is in fact week one Cardio!
Week One, Cardio
Breakfast: 35g All Bran and milk from allowance (20 mins before workout).
Using a 5kg Bell.
The warm up did it's job and made me rather warm!
I did shallow squats and swings, some exercises had to be modified.
The kettlebell hold was difficult as I couldn't hold the squat so I modified it and did it standing instead.
I wasn't able to do the Mountain Climbers (my big belly gets in the way) so I modified and did high stepping instead.
I had to laugh at the 'press ups' as I kept collapsing even on my knees! But I persevered, they didn't resemble in any way real press ups, but they will in time!
The punches were really hard, simply because I wasn't wearing armbands other than that I quite enjoyed them.
I love the 'Halo' as I can feel my rather tight shoulder muscles loosening. The females in our family have strong overdeveloped shoulder muscles, my tiny mum wears a size 14 top because of hers though she'd fit in a size 10 otherwise, and my sister is always complaining about hers!
I loved the Fast feet Slam Dunk.
The One Arm Row I did with only a couple of squats and did the rest standing.
The Ball Catcher Heel Raise, well I couldn't put my heels on the floor, so I did what I could do.
Also the back lunges I did two to each side instead of alternating, otherwise I fell over!
Now the confession....I only managed Set One, my legs were like jelly and I was wringing wet, and worse I remembered the cool down after my shower! Ooops!
I really did enjoy the set I did, best of all I can feel the burn, but I don't feel 'burnt' so I know I'll be ok to do Resistance on Monday Evening.
Happy Swinging!
I'm 42 years old.
As of yesterday I weigh 18st 1lb.
I am doing Slimming World.
I have used Kettlebells before but infrequently and the first time I totally overdid it and couldn't walk/sit/stand/ascend or descend stairs without extreme pain for one week!! Severe DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness).
So due to this and the fact that exercises like Squats, Swings, Lunges use the resistance of bodyweight and at a higher bodyweight like mine it means I need to go slooooowly!
As Ryan says don't say you can't, think about how you can and modify to suit you.
So anyway I will write this diary for the next six weeks after each workout! I'll add what'll seem like useless info like what I ate first, mainly because I want to see if there's a link to diet and effort!
I watched the introduction DVD first, the sample workout is in fact week one Cardio!
Week One, Cardio
Breakfast: 35g All Bran and milk from allowance (20 mins before workout).
Using a 5kg Bell.
The warm up did it's job and made me rather warm!
I did shallow squats and swings, some exercises had to be modified.
The kettlebell hold was difficult as I couldn't hold the squat so I modified it and did it standing instead.
I wasn't able to do the Mountain Climbers (my big belly gets in the way) so I modified and did high stepping instead.
I had to laugh at the 'press ups' as I kept collapsing even on my knees! But I persevered, they didn't resemble in any way real press ups, but they will in time!
The punches were really hard, simply because I wasn't wearing armbands other than that I quite enjoyed them.
I love the 'Halo' as I can feel my rather tight shoulder muscles loosening. The females in our family have strong overdeveloped shoulder muscles, my tiny mum wears a size 14 top because of hers though she'd fit in a size 10 otherwise, and my sister is always complaining about hers!
I loved the Fast feet Slam Dunk.
The One Arm Row I did with only a couple of squats and did the rest standing.
The Ball Catcher Heel Raise, well I couldn't put my heels on the floor, so I did what I could do.
Also the back lunges I did two to each side instead of alternating, otherwise I fell over!
Now the confession....I only managed Set One, my legs were like jelly and I was wringing wet, and worse I remembered the cool down after my shower! Ooops!
I really did enjoy the set I did, best of all I can feel the burn, but I don't feel 'burnt' so I know I'll be ok to do Resistance on Monday Evening.
Happy Swinging!