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A great weekend in Bendigo for the Strength Sports Australia nationals

I competed in the half snatch marathon as I needed to complete this for my second qualifying event for the world's in Scotland in November

I used a 20kg weight and completed 891 reps in the 60 Min time frame

Leading up to the comp 3 weeks out I had a flu for 2 weeks which resulted in no training

Then I was able to do 4 session to get used to what 60 mins would feel like and how to handle things happening during the set and the fatigue at different time points a 20, 30 and 40 min set with the comp weight at the target rep range of 14 rpm

Then a week out I got food poisoning that cleared up one day prior tothe comp so again no real training

During the hour I kept on track and got my target reps for each 10 mins as I had paper on the floor saying you need to be here at this point

My rep counting app as well kept me on track as well

It was my best set ever in this event and I can't wait to start getting ready for November

The drive home though was torture 2.5 hours in the car when your cant move your arms properly

Nice workout today!

🟢🟢 Long cycle 2x24kg 3*3'(3') 15/18/18

🟣 Snatch 20kg 10' @ 20rpm / 200 reps PR! / R102+L98

This was terrible!!!!!! 100 degree heat training is the worst thing ever. I miss kettlebells in the snow. No excuses still got it done.

Goal was, to stay 8 Min. I am fine with 7:05 Min and 100 Reps so far.

Third time's the charm!

For the past week I've been trying to get a 10 min set in with the 20kgs, trying to break my last PR of 80 reps. I've been training StrongSport and military snatch and haven't touched LC in a while. I just wanted to see where I'm at. Twice I got in my head this week and quit before the 5 min mark.

Today, despite hearing voices after 4 minutes I broke my last PR by 12 reps, 92 reps total!

🟣🟣 Long cycle 2x20kg / 10' / 92 reps

Name unabashedly stolen from Manos del Gordo so thank you for that 🤣

And credit to @finestkettlebellmemes for the meme.

Thanks to everybody for showing interest! There’s even more people than I expected 🥳

I think the easiest way to figure out scheduling is for everybody to throw out some times that work for them and then we can narrow it down.

I know we’ve got people around the US/Canada and also Europe so this is a perfect opportunity for me to learn time zones LOL. I’ll tag everybody and if you can just comment your time zone and some options for days that work for you that would be great! Thanks again, and happy lifting ☺️

Today was an off day but I had no real movement in work and I had lots of pent up energy so I decided to do some long cycle. 5’x 2 for 92 reps.

I was supposed to do 3 sets of 6’ at sub max pace but after the 2nd set I was spent. I’d normally be upset if I didn’t hit the prescribed work but with my knee, the heat and work I gave it all I had and that’s all I can ask for from myself.

I wanted to try some long cycle for a change.

11 working minutes 8-10rpm with double 20's and 24's. I was focusing on confortable rack position.

Biathlon 8’ test sets today. I survived both sets in the rain and with a bum knee! Today wasn’t about max reps it was about lasting the clock and getting comfortable with longer sets. I’m proud I was able to do this with my knee injury. Confidence is the biggest thing I’m lacking in this sport so these sets help a lot.

Snatch day 240 reps total followed by double 32 strict press. 4 sets overall from 25 reps followed by double 32 Romanian deads. Pretty solid day.

Credit to @finestkettlebellmemes.

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Don’t wait another second!

Last Thursday I hurt my back during this lift. Today everything felt fine and got through the whole 12 minutes.

🔵 Glove snatch 12kg 6'@ easy rpm

🟡 Snatch 16kg 2'@ 16 rpm

🟣 Snatch 20kg 2'@ 16 rpm

🟢 Military snatch 12'@ 16rpm / 197 reps

Somehow my posts are not going up to r/kettlebell.

They probably got enough of my posts. Anyways..

I took a few days off after injuring my upper back. Testing with a light and long set. No problems.

🟡🟡 Long cycle 2x16kg 10' / 87 reps

Biathlon day. Still getting the feel for working around this torn meniscus/quad issue. Snatches are no issue at all but I altered my jerk stance and it has relieved so much pressure on my knees. Going wider is the way to go from here on out. It allows me to still get quality work in and not be in pain.