Iron Kettlebell Fitness

While warming up on Monday I tweaked my left knee.  It’s an issue I have had since adolescents with both knees and it reared it’s ugly head while warming up for the first workout of the year.  Typical.  Long story short, a doctor once told me that I have weakness in the muscles around the knee that pulls the patellar tendon tight. Since I began sport training I haven’t done any leg specific work and I don’t think what I’m doing now is doing enough to target those muscles.  I’ll correct that in the future.  Anyway, I have had a habit in the past of trying to train through minor injuries and making them worse so I shut it down Monday.  It didn’t feel better until Thursday so I gave it another day and tested it Friday.  Still felt a little discomfort during jerks.  The issue occurs during the first and second dip when I reverse direction with the knees.  Sharp pain underneath the knee cap.   I was able to snatch on Friday with no issues. (workout #1) I skipped jerks altogether.  I completed workout #2 but reduced the time on both sets of jerks to 1 minute from 3 so as not to overdo it.  No pain or discomfort in the knee during either set of jerks so I think its good to go for next week.

Workout #1 – 1-6   – 21minutes

7 min jerks @ 2-20kg(10rpm) – Not completed

4 min snatch @ 24(15rpm) – 30R / 30L – 60 total reps completed
6 min snatch @ 20(14rpm) – 43R / 43R – 86 total reps completed

Workout #2 – 1-7  – 35minutes

1 Min Jerks @ 2-24kg (10rpm) – 12 total reps completed
1 Min Jerks @ 2-20kg (10rpm)  - 14 total repos completed
8 Min Snatch @ 20kg (16rpm) – 64L / 65R – 129 total reps
2 X 35L/35R swings @ 32kg – completed

Workout #3 – Not Completed

5 Min Jerks @ 2-20kg (10-11rpm)
6 Min Snatch @ 20kg (20rpm)
1 X 40L/40R Swings @ 32kg

Workout #4 – Not Completed

4 Min Jerks @ 2-24kg (8rpm)
5 Min Snatch @ 24kg (15rpm)
2 X 35L/35R Swings @ 32kg