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Changes are happening in kettleworld!

Angela C. — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:52:19 +0000

Aloha, everyone!

I am making some slight adjustments, both to my kettlebell workout plan, and to my kettletell blog.

If you have already signed up on my e-mail list, you will receive a request today for you to confirm this. Please say yes! (By clicking the link.)

I’m also getting much more active on twitter and facebook. When you confirm your signup, you’ll see my facebook page. Feel free to connect there, as well!

I look forward to hearing about your journey, your plans, and of course, seeing your “before and during” pictures! Send them my way!

With aloha,
Angela C.

Starting anew in 2010

Angela C. — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:29 +0000

Well, kettleviewers… so far, I’m starting 2010 off with a clean slate. Like many, the new year brings a sense of “I can do it!” to everything I’m taking on.

I think 2010 is going to teach me discipline. My health and overall fitness goals are just part of the whole picture. In every aspect, I’m learning to tackle a little bit each and every day, consistently.

I could focus on nutrition, exercise, saving money, connecting with friends, or even my business goals, and keep myself motivated by doing something — even just a little — every single day.

It’s like the adage of saving for a rainy day. If I put aside a dollar for every day this year, I’d have $365 on December 31st that I wouldn’t have otherwise.

I know, some of you would like to put aside TEN dollars a day — and if you have it, by all means, do it — however, for me, taking bite-sized pieces really works.

I find that setting my sights on a realistic goal, like “get some physical activity in,” or “no sugary sweets today,” allows me to focus on a small choice or activity that will pay off over time. Check it out:

I think that my scale(s) are a little off, so let’s not get excited about losing 5.5 pounds in one week, people. I didn’t starve myself, and I haven’t started my cleanse yet.

What I am really tracking here are the inches on my body. Last week, I dragged myself into training, pretty upset. My clothes weren’t fitting the way they were, even a month ago.

My trainer challenged me and my partner again — lose a pound a week, or pay up! Jerk!

I mean, here’s a picture of him teaching us how to do “the jerk.”

So my workout partner, Ty, and I decided to keep eachother accountable over e-mail/text/harrassing phone calls:

“Eat healthy today?”
“What did you do to workout?” ”
“Put that mini Reeses’ Peanut Butter cup down! Two pounds a week!”

Jerk!

Just kidding! Every little bit helps, really.

I’m keeping my eye on my one year goal– to have lost 80 pounds, and over 12 inches in my waistline — through discipline, consistency, and a sense of humor.

Not to mention, I have an even bigger goal; that is, to be a healthy mom.

Happy New Year, everybody! Leave me a comment!

P.S. I’ll be tracking my progress starting from January 2010. Feel free to look at past blogs under the category “Measurements” to see how I’ve fared since May 2009.

Past 3 Days of Butt-Kicking

Angela C. — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:36:34 +0000

Hey, folks! I just wanted to let you know what I’ve been up to in the last few days.

As you know from my last post, I’ve been challenged by my new workout partner to kick some serious butt this year in terms of my health and wellness goals. Personally, I’m a bit intimidated, but that hasn’t stopped me before!

Here’s a brief pictorial summary of the past few days getting my butt into gear.

January 2, 2010.
Two mile walk with my son in the Kelty pack. He weighs about 30 pounds.

January 3rd.
My child refuses to sleep, so he watches me work out. Here’s a picture of him on the right and my 8kg on the left.

4 TGUs with 8kg
1 minute flutter kicks with 16kg
50 thrusters with two 8kgs, planks in between sets of ten

January 4th. First full-day of full-time work this year. I’m exhausted!
Brisk uphill walk with Kelty pack (15 minutes)
Bench press with 12kgs, 1 set of10
Tricep extensions with 12kg, 1 set of 5
My motto for this challenge is, “It’s better to do a little somethin’ than a whole lot of nothin’.”
Who’s joining me?

My First Workout of 2010

Angela C. — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:48:46 +0000

Hauoli Makahiki Hou!

(Happy New Year!)

Today I decided to work off some of the good luck noodles and not-so-good-for-me desserts from 2009. I put my kid on my back and took a brisk warm up walk through the hills of Hawaii Kai. Then I came home to complete a ladder consisting of clean & press and swings:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaygUps4QRc

And that’s how I did a 15-10-5 on 1-1-10!

I hope the turn of the calendar year reinvigorates you towards your life goals. Let 2010 be the most productive, healthy, prosperous and happy year for you yet! I believe that it will be for me!

Leave a reply here, on youtube, or on facebook. See you tomorrow!

Lifting Heavy Bells (09.29.09)

Angela C. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:22:53 +0000

Aloha, Kettlepeeps!

I fell a bit behind on my video-making. So, I decided to put up an old clip because it was FUN!
Here Liz and I progress our way up from deadlifting a 20kg kettlebell all the way up to “the beast,” or the 106 pound Warrior Hardware kettlebomb! We finish with a set of 10 swings with the 1 pood:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFKFFMl_BZY

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This was taken at the end of September… I can’t believe Liz and I have both lost at least 5 pounds each since then, and for me, an inch on my bust, hips and waist! Yay!

Don’t forget-- you can sign up for mini-notifications by sending an e-mail to me! Aloha!

Boom Boom Pow! Two Days of Fun with Kettlebells

Angela C. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:25:53 +0000

Here Liz and I do a variety of exercises with (and without) kettlebells. Each clip has something a little unexpected. What can I say? It’s always fun working out at the FitPro Hawaii studio!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTjWb1R4vo4

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Hope you’re having a fun week! Send me some love! Add yourself to the e-mail list by writing to subscribe@kettletell.com. ALOHA!

I deadlifted 106 pounds!

Angela C. — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:30:44 +0000

I’m so excited! I usually post my workouts here chronologically, but I wanted to share this brief clip of me deadlifting a 106 pounds:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2YMwFPWQOg

Woo hoo! Leave a comment!

News Article Covers Free Kettlebell Workshop!

Angela C. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:50:53 +0000

Hey, kettlepeeps!

I’m excited that an article about the free kettlebell workshop sponsored by Warrior Hardware and led by Bill Maeda of FitPro Hawaii was published by our Hawaii newspaper. Here’s the link:

www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090926/GETPUBLISHED/909260350/Kettlebell+craze+fuels+fitness

I tried to make a screenshot into a full article to post here, but alas, I only have the “paint” program that came with my netbook. Here’s three separate pics of the article (eventually, it will be archived and the link will no longer work):

Kettlebell Bench Press, Swing and Jumping!

Angela C. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:57:27 +0000

I started working out daily again. It feels great!

I decided to focus on the workout rather than making a great video, or even timing myself. Today’s workout looks like this:

Warm Up
1 mile walk

Circuit (x3)
Bench Press with 12kgs, alternating x 10
20 Swings with 16kg
10 modified burpees (only horizontal jumps)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s6C0_Z9pgY

Here are some random things I noticed: 1) My pants are saggin’. I need some new workout clothes! 2) Although I’m distracted, I also enjoy having my son with me when I’m working out. It makes it more fun! 3) Too much time off from working out in between training sessions makes me slower and less happy.

How ’bout you? How’s your workout going?

Leave me a comment! :)

Jump! Lift! Swing! Kick!

Angela C. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:28:26 +0000

There’s not a lot of fancy titles on this video, since Liz and I went to FitPro Hawaii to get one thing done. Work out!

We started out jumping on the plyometric boxes- alternating 10 jumps. This was the first time we had done this kind of a warm up before, and three sets was quite enough for me!

Next, we did a series of static exercises with the 12kg kettlebells, followed by swings. Our circuit went like this:

15 curls
10 tricep curls
20 swings

To finish, we got to beat up our trainer. I didn’t put that on the video, though. Take a look:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttbYFzzx3uk

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At the end, we both had raw knuckles. It wasn’t pretty.