dave mckinnon

Kung Fu Workout 15 Feb 09

Seems like a lot of people slept in Dave H and I worked out today, Basics, Drills, Chi Sao and San Sao It was good to workout today sorry for all the secrets I revealed to him. Guess you should all be there (and on time). Look for more to come: Old Wing Chun Kung [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 12 Feb 09

Warm up: 25 swings a side 5 Shoulder exercises 5 x each 1. Sots Press 2. Windmill Press 3. Push Press 4. Seated Press 5. Chest press – Sit up 3 x Dead hang Snatches 5 x Dips repeated 5 X Finished with some odd lifts. Enjoy, Dave McKinnon L.Ac, AKC, CPT www.solidstatekettlebell.com

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Kettlebell Workout 10 Feb 09

Cold night great  workout! Set the bells up: 18, 26, 35, 53, 70, 70, 53, 35, 26, 18 Workout A: Round 1: 5 Swings on each bell Right then Left Round 2: 2 Sots Press per bel Right then Left, modifying exercise when weight is to great. Workout B: 6 rounds: 1 min Swings/ 1 [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 9 Feb 09

Fun Simple and Windy Still stormy out so we did a good basic workout: 6 rounds of 20 Swings: students choice 6 rounds of 10 Shoulder exercises: students choice 6 rounds of 20 Squats/leg exercises: students choice Enjoy, Dave McKinnon L.Ac, AKC, CPT www.solidstatekettlebell.com

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Kettlebell Workout 4 Feb 09

This one was tough! Line up all your bells: Ours were 18, 26, 35, 53, 70. Round 1: 10 Swings Left/Right per kettlebell – Run 30 yards and do 10 burpies Round 2: 10 High pulls Left/Right per kettlebell – Run 30 yards and do 10 burpies Round 3: 5 Clean and Squat Left/Right per [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 2 Feb 09

Is it a leap year? Today was a running and body weight workout day. We did our figure eight run which is close to almost a half mile per lap. Station 1: 20 Overhead swings Station 2: 5 Pull ups/ 5 leg lifts 2x Station 3: 5 Dips 2 x Repeat 3 times Enjoy, Dave [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 29 Jan 09

This was a fantastic workout tonight! 2 Stations: We’ll call it peaks and valleys! Station 1: Long Cycle Station 2: Push Ups (Using a picnic table) Perform each round as follows: 1 LC Right/Left walking 20 feet to a picnic table, do 5 push-ups on the ground. Next, 2 LC Right/Left and back over to [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 28 Jan 09

A very nice workout tonight! 6 stations Overhead Swing (10 total) Push Ups (10 total) Side Lunges (10 total) Snatch (10 a side) Body Bridge (10 total) Man Makers (5 total) Set each station up about 20 feet from each other, move from station to station at a regular pace and rest for 30 seconds [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 27 Jan 09

Hi.  I let Nelson write this workout and he loves to run! Station 1: 15 pushups Station 2: 20 Bench Step-ups Station 3: 5 Pull ups Station 4: 20 Crunchies We repeated this workout four times and though the stations were not evenly spaced apart, there was about 1/4 of a mile run total per [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 26 Jan 09

Happy Lunar New Year! Gung Hey Fat Choi I just finished studying for my CALE, the Calafornia license exam for acupuncturists, the test went well so now I can sit and wait and look forward to the day I get to tear open the envelope with some trepidation and see if I am an Lac [...]

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