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The 21-Day Kettlebell Challenge: Day 13

Yes, it is another rest day, but you can still challenge yourself in other ways.

Lauren Brooks

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Day 13 of 21

Rest Day

Today is a good day to work on building your skills, training on technique or, taking a spa day.

I decided to give myself a personal challenge to do a full set of 10 pull ups each as well as this challenge.

This is my first time attempting a mixed grip, with a change in the air and finishing the other half without stopping. The other half was brutal as you can tell because switching grips I almost lost my grip and ran out of some needed energy to complete my challenge.

Nevertheless, I achieved my 10 neck to the bar pull ups even though it wasn’t easy. Luckily I still managed to keep my traps and neck from tensing at all. At this point it was mind over matter. Your mind controls so much more than you think! This proved it to me!

Lauren Brooks

About Lauren Brooks

Lauren is the creator of eight highly regarded kettlebell DVDs that have been successful all over the world and author of Kettlebells For Women, along with the popular Be Strong Like A Mother program (Be SLAM).

Lauren, mother of two children, loves working with all individuals to bring out that inner athlete and transform peoples lives, but she truly is passionate about working with females and mothers. Lauren understands females do have different needs. While she feels Training Like a Man is important and has its place, it needs to be done wisely. Lauren enjoys watching her clients transform right beneath her eyes when it comes to incredible strength gains, fat loss, confidence, stamina, moving better and all over life happiness.

Lauren resides in Encinitas, California where she runs an outdoor gym all year round. Lauren Brooks has a BS Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Fitness, Nutrition, and Health. She holds a laundry list of certifications including senior position for Strong First, Functional Movement Screen, Battling Ropes, TRX training, Primal Move instructor, and Clinical Nutritionist to name a few.

To learn more about Lauren and her story you can visit her site at On the Edge Fitness.

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