Bodyweight or weights?

If you take a look into several internet- fitness- platforms you will find one topic over and over again:

"I want to get really fit, lose my "musculus gösseri" ( an austrian figure of speech aka beer- belly) and put on about 20lbs of muscle till next month but please not more because all those bodybuilders are so disgusting.
What do you think, should I stick to bodyweight- exercises or use weights to bulk up?"


Well... I won´t talk about the "bulking up".


About the choice of tools:
Why choose?

I just got out of the shower after a workout including both weights and bodyweight- exercises.

After some time, I did a EDT- style- workout again.

For 10min I alternated Suitcase Deadlifts with two 24kg Kettlebells and Jumping Lunges.
Do 10 reps of the first, do 10 reps of the second for the given time.
My legs kinda felt like made of steel... Rock- hard and almost unable to be bent.

After a rest period (I took 10min) the second 10min Set consisted of 3 reps One- arm- Military Presses on each side with the 24kg Bell and 3 Pullups.
Again, do as many sets of perfect form during the give time frame.


I love to combine weights and BWE- stuff in one workout!! It´s a constant challenge for the body, adapting to the different kinds of resistances.


Do not limit yourself to one choice, incorporate the best of all the stuff out there into your world.
(I´m not just talking training, as usual...)


Train hard and enjoy life!!

All the best,
Harry

Half Snatch

A great variation of the conventional Kettlebell Snatch shown by Valery Fedorenko.

Train hard and enjoy life!

All the best,

Harry

Single Bell Conditioning Circuit

Simple conditioning session.

Train hard and enjoy life!

All the best,

Harry

Change in tides

Very soon after I started serious training I also started documenting it at a bulletin board (http://www.fighterfitnessforum.com/).

There are some guys and gals there which I consider brothers and sisters in mind and spirit, simply put because the know how to bust their a**es with hard work, therfore can appreciate it when seeing it done by others and have developed their minds and spirits according to it.
Have been granted the honor of meeting such people makes me proud.

My training-log also provided a chance to recieve feedback.
I´m not talking about the approval for some hard and some crazy training sessions...(Those only boost my ego, therefore I enjoy them briefly but after that I have no use for them)


I´m talking about criticism, suggestions, additions, etc. .



Lately some people thought a lot about my training(including myself), some even asked me about it.


They noticed a decreased amount of crazy workouts like Ross Enamait- style- workout or the Full Mission Profile Workouts.

They noticed an increase of Rehab-, Skill-, Light Kettlebell-, Yoga-Stuff- and Assistance- Exercise- training...

So they asked me, long after I started asking myself: "Have you lost your passion?". "Have you lost your drive?". "Do you not want to push yourself anymore?".


Well...To be honest: no, not right now.


During the last weeks and months I aged a lot faster. I´m not talking about my body but my mind, my spirit,...
Do not get me wrong, this being older is something 100% positive.

I simply shifted some priorities, sought and found some new challenges; and therefore I also percieve my physical challenges in a different way now.
I´m satisfied with 20min of Yoga during some days, some high volume light Kettlebell Long Cycle during others.
This is my truth right now.
I know I will have a different truth during the summer, in 5 years, and again in 25 years.


Right now I am really, really happy about the fact I can be happy with some training integrated in my life after several years of life being integrated in my training.


I wish all you gals and guys out there an awesome change in tides in your life!

Train hard and enjoy life!
All the best,
Harry

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