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Originally Posted by faithfulmama  I'm subbing to this thread and have question. I've gone primal with my diet since the first of the year. I've been doing the couch to 5k program for about a month now, but decided to at least pause on it in favor of doing sprints for a few weeks. I have been reading about kettlebell workouts and wondered if anyone had a good intro dvd recommendation. I was thinking about The Kettlebell Goddess Workout (just love the sound of that!) Also what size kettlebells should I begin with? I've never really done weight training, but I do yoga 1-3 times a week. Any thoughts?
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Awesome! I use kettlebells a couple times a week. I take one to the gym once a week and use it between sets for an intense workout. AT home I do lots of different circuits here's an example: (You can buy a door frame tension set pullup bar for cheap)
As many pullups as I can do (you can start with negatives, say 5 of them)
drop and 25 pushups, or whatever set amount, start with less of course
Then up and do kettlebell swings.
Then cleans with smaller kettlebell
then walking lunges down my hall
I also do Turkish get ups, sumo squats and shoulder press like you would with regular dumbells. I go to a gym 2 times a week so mainly i just do intense circuit things at home, not super heavy.
I do this maybe 4 sets, and get my kids involved in between so they don't get bored. It takes like 20 minutes and it's a real butt kick workout.
As for weights. Find a fitness store and just try some out. A reputable store should have someone that can help you too. I do swings with a 45, and usually 35's for one hand presses/cleans. I've been working out a while though, that is far too heavy to start out with so I'm not sure exactly maybe the 25?
Good luck in your journey!
As for me I had a pretty good workout last night, I was able to do all my sets/reps with 185 after a warm up so that's a big step up. Usually I work up to that as my last set or two but I did 4 sets! 2 LONG sets of walking lunges with a 60 pound barbell. I did shoulders too, just shoulder press and side lat raises. I'm trying to really keep the intensity up and keep my workouts short and hard. I did just 15 mintues of quick cardio after, doing hill sprints on the treadmill. My legs feel pretty good today LOL....and now I have to run with my kids while they bike on the trail yikes!
Great thread.
) it's better to use a wall or counter or your couch or something instead of going from your knees. It's better for your form.
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: Remember, you can put it in as your homepage in the user cp so we can all see it easily!
I've been doing bunches of pushups on the edge of my desk. I am getting noticeably better at them! 
