Baby Got Back...Literally! More speed work

I would never normally post this picture of my backside, but it makes an important point, so there it is.....

The point is that I had been training, fast and furious, with Max Vo2 speed snatches, not just with the 12kg, but with the 16kg too, in addition to lots of heavy 2 hand swings, mostly 15 sec-1 min intervals, and the muscle density in my body is too much! Now, some might say, how could you have too much muscle? It's not the muscle that bothers me, it's the hunger my training creates, and eating my way up to an extra 5-8lbs of muscle AND fat! I cannot starve myself and do the kind of training I do...well maybe I can, but I don't want to. Sure I don't want to lose any more muscle than I need to...what does that mean? It means if I have to lose 2-4lbs of muscle to lose 4-6lbs of fat then so be it. Guess what? Looking at my back, I've got a little extra of both I can afford to lose, lol! Being smaller and feeling good in my size 6 jeans is way more important to me than swinging or snatching those heavy bells....bottom line.

I train because it makes me feel good, because it makes me feel as if I look good. Call me vain, whatever! But after not feeling good about my health and the look of my body for most of my life, I'll chose vanity.

Friday

6:00am KB's

7:00 interval walk w/Liz

Warm up

40 2 hand swings w/12kg x 3 set, 1 min work/rest = 6 min.

Work Sets w/12kg 3 min work set, 1 min rest

44 trans, 1 min,

12 clean, press, trans, 1 min,

44 trans, 1 min,

1 min rest

10 double clean/press w/2 12kg's, 45 sec work,

45 sec rest

I rotated these 2 sets x 6 = 33 min.

6 double bottoms up clean w 2 12kg's, holding for 5 sec. each at the top, 30 sec work, 30 sec rest x 6 sets= 3 min.

Total workout 42 min.

I've changed my 12kg swing speed to a 44 rep per minute pace...wow, it really makes a difference. Completely new workouts, just changing the speed.

Life is good, speed swings are good!