porkscratching
Silver Member
Finally signed up to kettlebells and love it. My one concern is that my instructor is pushing me a bit too much.... I lost 66lb with cardio exercise and diet, never been to gym before and have little or no muscle tone at all.
She started me off with an 8kg kettlebell for first 2 classes and then gave me a 10 for the 2 hand swing and 8kg for the rest. We have started to do the clean and press (I think that's the name for it) - sort of a swing, pull and shrug movement - I just can't get it right and I'm pretty sure a lot of it is the kettlebell is too heavy for me for the pull. I did ask for a smaller one but she said a smaller weight would do me more harm than good. Other people in class use 4/6/8 kg and I think there's one guy uses a 12kg.
Am I being a wuss and just need to get on with it? Can I expect improvements soon? I do 3 by 30 min classes a week ... or shall I insist on a smaller weight?
thanks
She started me off with an 8kg kettlebell for first 2 classes and then gave me a 10 for the 2 hand swing and 8kg for the rest. We have started to do the clean and press (I think that's the name for it) - sort of a swing, pull and shrug movement - I just can't get it right and I'm pretty sure a lot of it is the kettlebell is too heavy for me for the pull. I did ask for a smaller one but she said a smaller weight would do me more harm than good. Other people in class use 4/6/8 kg and I think there's one guy uses a 12kg.
Am I being a wuss and just need to get on with it? Can I expect improvements soon? I do 3 by 30 min classes a week ... or shall I insist on a smaller weight?
thanks