Finished 1st week of Iron Cardio

Here's a good video by Hardstyle Kettlebell Pro that summarizes Iron Cardio:



For my last session the week, I went back to my regular warmup, ditching the TGU, SLDL and Airborne Lunge.

Set timer to 30 min.

Classic + Half Snatch: 20 sets
Chinup: 20

When the timer rang, I had done 18 sets. I felt I could keep going a little more so I did. On my 19th set the press felt harder than usual so I called it after the 20th. I felt like I worked appropriately for the hard session of the week.

I wanted to do at least one session with snatches. One of the goals of Kettlebell Burn was to get you ready to do your first snatch, if you hadn't done them already. Coming off of Kettlebell Burn I thought I might as well try the snatch. I last did snatches in winter 2024 so I knew I'd be rusty. Initially I tried to do full snatch but my form was not that great. As the kettlebell is going up, after you reel it in so it goes more up than out, you have to slightly loosen your grip to all the KB to rotate so that it will end up hanging behind your forearm. I was having trouble with this timing that so that the KB wasn't rotating when it needed to. The handle was getting caught in the calluses of my palm. After a few sets my execution improved. However I decided to continue focusing on the concentric half of the snatch. I'll do the full snatch when I feel better about my half snatch techniqe.

I'm glad I switched from Kettlebell Burn to Iron Cardio. I look forward to my workouts with more enthusiasm. I don't dread my workouts anymore. Kettlebell Burn promises rapid loss of visceral fat but I don't have a particular deadline to reduce my bodyfat. For example I don't need to get my bodyfat percentage down to 10% by January or anything like that. I don't mind leaning out at a slower rate than that. Iron Cardio was designed to be a general endurance program. Practicing it should improve endurance without beating you up, and making you feel beat up for days on end afterwards, like glycolitic exercise programs. This appeals to me. It should also improve strength which is also appealing.

I plan to do similar sessions next week. Easy: Classic Medium: Classic + Chinup x 2 Hard: Classic + Half Snatch + Chinup x 2