Despite my desire to run on my non-lifting days, the time of year is far from cooperative with these plans. This morning we had a nice mix of rain and snow which made for an icy mix. In the past, I would have happily gone out for a trot, or at least tried, but since having kids I’ve started feeling my own mortality a bit more. This is especially true when there’s no sidewalks to run on, mixed with icy weather conditions and the ever questionably present driving skills at 4:30am.
I’m not training for any particular goals aside from assisting in fat loss, and cardiovascular conditioning so it’s not the end of the world that the runs just aren’t happening lately. What I do need to do, though, is find a way to replace the missed runs. I’m thinking it might be a good idea to start implementing kettlebell swing workouts on these days where I can’t get out into the elements for a run.
I have a few ideas on how I can make these fun, aerobic and anaerobic workouts that’ll provide the conditioning benefits that I wanted along with potentially added strength benefits if I do it right.
If Thursday is another no-go for running again, I’m going to attempt the following:
Kettlebell swing workout:
- Empty handle – 50 reps
- +10lbs – 50 reps
- +20lbs – 50 reps
- +30lbs – 50 reps
- +40lbs – 50 reps
- +50lbs – 50 reps
- (Depending on the time, and the condition of my grip, I’ll work back down the ladder with 25 rep sets, with the goal of gradually building these up to 50 reps as well)
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