“Hey, thanks for the daily “nudges” [re: the email series that comes with the 21 Day Kettlebell Swing Challenge] and new info–it’s great motivation, as if the workouts weren’t enough on their own!
I’m staring at that 9-set workout today, going: “Seriously, dude? You had me doing *four* sets yesterday, and now you want me doing *nine*?”
I guess yesterday was my recovery day . . . so much for that!
Question: during the 30-second or 60-second “rest” intervals between swinging intervals–should I being doing *anything* at all? Just standing there seems counterproductive and well, lazy. So I’ve been kind of doing side-to-side glute kicks–not too fast or intense, just to keep moving during that time.
Hope that’s OK–can’t imagine I’d be messing with the program by doing that, but thought I’d check in. If I really should be doing *NOTHING*, please tell me to SIT DOWN or something! 🙂
Love love love this challenge [21 Day Kettlebell Swing Challenge]!”
from Tracy
Answer: I like people to stay moving, because it helps pump the blood back up through the body. It sounds stupid but sometimes people get dizzy with all the blood down in their legs and not enough up in their brain. So usually I have people walk in circles.
But any kind of “active rest” will do. It’s active, but it’s *rest*. And that’s the key – if it’s *work* then it isn’t intervals.
Intervals should be: hard -> rest -> hard -> rest.
The biggest mistake people make with intervals is going hard -> medium hard -> hard -> medium hard, which ultimately lowers what “hard” is.
I’d rather you did more/heavier during the work part and did less during the rest part.
Great question!
Josh
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