The final Kumite of the year is here! 17 contestants have qualified for the ultimate challenge. Because this time you are not competing against just anyone! Oh no! This time you are up against the final boss! The only one it is truly worth competing against: Yourself! For the month of November your task is to do better than you did before. Your benchmark is the individual score you have achieved doing 5 minutes of Clean & Press in the last Kumite or in preparation for this one. Your job is simple: Beat your own score! Here are the rules: Do 5 minutes of Clean & Press with a single KB. You can do Strict Press, Push Press or Jerk. You may switch hands and put the KB down as many times as you need or want to during an attempt. Time does not stop when you take a break. You cannot switch weights during an attempt. Your final score will be the percentage rate by which you've improved relative to your initial performance plus a kicker. I.e. new score (weight x reps) divided by benchmark score multiplied with 100. Now here comes the kicker: You may post as many videos as you like of attempts that at least meet your benchmark score (no videos below that!). Post with weight used, reps achieved and number of attempt. For every such video you unlock a multiplier that gets applied to your best effort: 1. video: high score * 1 2. video: high score * 1.1 3. video: high score * 1.2 4. video: high score * 1.3 5. video: high score * 1.4 6. video: high score * 1.5 7. video: high score * 1.6 8. video: high score * 1.7 9. video: high score * 1.8 10. video: high score * 2!!! Example: Gregory has done 100 reps with 24kg in the last Kumite. His benchmark is 100 * 24 = 2400 points. Over the course of November he improves his performance and achieves 110 reps with 24kg scoring him 110 * 24 = 2640 points. His improvement score is 2640 / 2400 * 100 = 110, meaning he has improved by 10%. But he has posted 7 eligible videos, so his final score actually is: 2640 / 2400 * 100 * 1.6 = 176

The first time recording myself; found out that my Press and Snatch techniques sucks ass....

Here's a short fun workout I did on the weekend. I especially enjoyed the swings and finisher. Stretching/warm-up, including 2 x20m overhead carry each side (8kg). 5 minute 8kg Clean & Press for the kumite. 🩵5 minute swing emom (test power control)🩵: h2h 12kg x12 reps 2hand 20kg x6 reps 2hand 16kg x8 reps h2h 16kg x10 reps h2h 12kg x12 reps 8kg complex: one hand swings x3 reps, half snatch x2 reps, windmill x1 rep each side [2 rounds unbroken]. 8kg Orange belt practice [x1 round]. Continuing to build strength - 12kg overhead carry x1 minute each side. Finisher: 6-point carry 10 minute challenge. https://youtube.com/shorts/n-D5-IuMRnA?si=nJI_pWTNRc01dB3S I had to modify this by switching sides at every postion change (overhead, rack, suitcase). Also had to reset the kettlebell about every 20m for the suitcase carry.

Long story short: I missed my kettlebell and the community. It's been four weeks now and this morning I did my first training session in an old but renovated environment. Since I had a cold last week, I didn't go in quite as hard today. When I got back into it, I had to get used to the following with my two 8kg graces and the 12kg bell: - 10 thrusters (double 8) - 10 double snatches (double 8) - 10 single leg deadlift 5/5 (12kg) I repeated the whole thing 3 times and started the day very satisfied ☺️☺️☺️.

Hello everyone, unfortunately I've been sick again since last week. That's why I'm quiet right now and won't be there for a while. This time it will probably take a little longer. Best regards