A goal accomplished! The 80kg kb flip. It's a while since I got the 80kg and also been some time since I've done any kettlebell flipping and this has been a goal so I went out and did it. The handle on this monster is not far off 2 inch thick so I guess my grip strength has improved pretty well since it's pretty tough work catching 80kg of moving metal at the bottom.
The first time I ever saw anyone flip a kettlebell as heavy as this was Valentin Dikul I've some way to go before I have this much power and finesse, an 80kg kettlebell with a skinny handle like his and posing/training briefs like that but it's a start!
I think I got the world's nastiest club made this week. So nasty in fact it's only good for one thing and that's wrestling onto the shoulder and squatting with.
It was made to this size by accident to be truthful as the guy making it turned it 3 days sooner than he originally said before I could confirm any dimensions.
Well I decided to get it weighed in my garage and have a play with it before returning it to the workshop to get it sorted out.
It weighed in at 75kg (165lbs), oops!
Hopefully when it's shaved down some tomorrow it'll weigh around 30 kg less.
Which'll still make it bloody heavy, but good fun!!
Inspired by Mr Boar, think I went to heavy to be honest. Leg strength is piss poor having squatted once in last year. Highlights what I need to put right, bring on the strongman
Got a couple o' blobs made today, by a local engineering company.
After a heavy kettlebell session I had a crack at the big blob. It's modelled on the same dimensions as a 40lb blob but ended up being 47 lb's or 21.4 kg. Earlier today I thought it would be at least 2-3 months before I would start to shift this big lump of steel. Not so!
I think the heavy bell lifting helped me along and ended up with 2 reps each hand!
That was it though I was shot after that, couldn't even get it off the ground on my next attempt.
My good bro' in law Pat Homemade Hodgson just put up a video on his blog about Arc Light York (where he works!)
This is a real catchy tune, with real people from the streets in it. Please check out the site and Pat's blog HMGS
The music was produced from Paul Banks, the guitarist from York Band Shed Seven (if my memory serves me correctly), who had some pretty good songs in the 90's
