Comments on: Kettlebell challenge update

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:42:45 +0000

I believe you mean Liebig’s law of the minimum, not Liebitz. I looked it up and it is pretty interesting stuff.

Keep writing, your articles entertain me!

By: pc

pc — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:02:31 +0000

I like the “assets” analogy. How one “compounds” from the “assets” he builds up in 2 years is even more interesting.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:00:51 +0000

@pc – yes, but the reason it progresses so fast is because I already have most of the muscle power. All I need is the cardio adaption which I can typically get in two weeks (give me two weeks of running and I’ll be running 6:30 minute miles on average) and the neurological adaption, that is, having all muscle fibers firing on the lift. First time around it took me two years to go from scrawny office dweller to that stage. I gained 20 pounds in the process — maybe think of it as losing 10 pounds of fat and gaining 30 pounds of muscle. Now, if I wanted to repeat this for the 32kg/71lbs KB, it would likely take half a year or more, since I would likely need to weigh around 185lbs to do that.

In other words, building “assets” takes work. Maintaining them or dusting them off is way easier.

By: pc

pc — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:50:07 +0000

So basically from 21*3 to 9*7 it took you only 2 weeks(week in NY doesn’t count)? That’s only 7 sessions if you work every other day!

By: SD_Mikey

SD_Mikey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:37:08 +0000

Good luck on the challenge. 32 snatches at 2 pood is a pretty stout feat.

I’m not necessarily sure of the definition of toning. If it means to look fitter, have more muscle, and/or have less body fat, then you do not necessarily need to progressively add more weight to get tone. 80% of a body composition is about what you put in your mouth (sorry as-seen-on-tv fitness wonks). Progressively adding more weight to your exercise movements will increase strength and probably muscle mass, but most people can get that fit look with just body weight exercises and a solid diet comprised of meat, veggies, and fruit.