Ok so most of you know that I had a beautiful daughter about six weeks ago and although the sleepless nights and endless nappy changes are taking their toll i've not had to sacrifice any of my training as many of my friends suggested I would!
The type of training though has changed. I'm still getting in two standard weight training sessions a week but am back on the kettlebells big time. Summer is for sure the time to do it too with the many parks and open spaces in Brighton offering excellent kettlebell training grounds. In particular I've been doing three workouts devised by Art of Strength In the U.S.A. To be honest they're pretty much the best I've seen in the terms of kettlebell workout D.V.D's and although expensive are well worth the money.
The three workouts are Providence, Fire power and then of course Newport. I must warn they are fairly tough with providence being the easiest, then Firepower then Newport. Firepower although gives an excellent cardio workout is very much strength based too and introduces some double kettlebell work and is aimed at those in the fire service and other physically demanding jobs. I have all three dvds and am getting in each of the workouts at least once a week to get a nice rounded approach. Newport is tough- very tough- think sobbing into the grass as you squat down for the sot press- but it will get you fit- very very fit. They pretty innovative too with a great instructor and some with programmable rest times and a nice time meter so you can see how long you have left- I can not recommend them more highly. They also do a nice little download from their site with the workouts available in mp3 format so you can take it to the park- excellent idea. They can be found and bought here http://www.artofstrength.com/cmd.asp?af=987927
Well i'm off to get back and start newport again- not sure how i'll manage with the baby harness though!
