Fit Tip Friday #64

💪 The Last Kettlebell Buying Guide You May Ever Need

Welcome to this week's Fit Tip Friday!A kettlebell is an expensive purchase. They can easily cost $3 - $8 per kilogram ($6 - $17 per pound). But, they can be far more expensive when you are new to kettlebells, you don't know the brands and companies out there, and you don't really know what to do once you have one. I made these mistakes and many more when I first started researching, purchasing, and training with kettlebells. So hopefully, this guide can serve as a compass for you if you want to start navigating through the highly rewarding and versatile seas of kettlebell training. 🔗The Last Kettlebell Buying Guide You May Ever Need 

Enjoy!

📃Defining a Mission for Exercise

Whether you train with kettlebells, barbells, dumbbells, bodyweight, sandbags, or a Rocky-Balboa-chicken-chasing-style, the most fundamental question you need to answer is this:"What is my training objective?"There are countless answers to this question:"I want to lose weight""I want to build muscle""I want to get ready for my wedding""I want to pursue longevity so I can be active when I have grandkids""I want to be active right now with my grandkids""I want to have the simplest training method possible for building functional fitness""I want to catch that chicken so I can beat Apollo Creed"You get the point. Every time I have lacked a defined objective for training, my motivation dipped, and my consistency tanked shortly thereafter. Putting together a "mission", or a training objective, is worth the effort. It's worth spending the time reflecting on your own goals and desired habits, followed by a plan to reach that objective. It doesn't have to be complicated. I try to keep my objective and my training really simple, because the more I complicate it, the less likely I will do it. These days, here are the three objectives I'm focusing on with exercise. 

1. Be diligent with exercise, and not hasty (Proverbs 21:5)

2. Build strength to swing and do get-ups with a 48kg kettlebell3. Do all of this at home. 

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The Man With the Longest-Term Vision Wins

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📗Why You Need to Be the Absolute Best At What You DoThis part 2 in a 3-part series about thinking through your vocation from the Hard Men podcast. This has been a great series, and here are some of my takeaways:  

1. "MAP" acronym to help you think through your giftings:

• Motivation: what interests you? What's your "why"?

• Abilities: what are your natural and innate God-given talents? 

• Pattern: what interests and areas have been persistent over time? 

2. What are the skills, abilities, and interests God has uniquely gifted you with that you can use to serve others? 

3. Sometimes you might need to stick it out in a job you don't like longer than you like, especially when you are responsible for a family. 4. You typically don't discover your vocation sitting alone in your room. Often your skillset and abilities are confirmed when you are active and working with people in your church, community, work, etc...5. To discover what your giftings are, keep a running list throughout your day of what work/activities you do that excite you and what drains you. 

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📃Recommended Home Gym EquipmentWelcome #8 to the list. I've tried several silicone wedding bands in the past... but this one is by far my favorite. It's lasted the longest, feels the best, and the company is Christian-owned. 1a. Kettlebell Kings - The Quality Purchase1b. Lifeline Kettlebell - The Budget Purchase2. Pull-Up Bar3. Headphones 4. An Ab Roller5. Exercise Mat6. A Jump Rope7. A Watch Pedometer8. SafeRingz - A Silicone Wedding BandThese are affiliate links, and as an Amazon associate I earn on qualifying purchases. But these are all equipment that I have personally used or highly recommend!

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