Hell's Bells

KETTLEBELL WORK:
(35lb swing x10, single arm rt x10, single arm left x10) 2x
(35lb overhead swing x10, 35lb push press x5 ea. side) 2x
(35lb suitcase / waiter's carry 80') 2x
35lb suitcase carry 160'
35lb double racked carry 160'
55lb swing x15
55lb overhead swing x4, x1 FAIL
55lb swing x15
55lb overhead swing x5
(35lb swing x10, single arm right x10, single arm left x10) 2x
(35lb overhead swing x10, push press x5 ea side) 2x
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It was literally 78° in the shade today. I was not in the shade. Needless to say, there were a lot a Gatorade breaks today and I'm not even going to feel bad about that. It was frickin' hotter than Hades out there. I'm still trying to make a consistent 5 overhead swings with the 55lb bell. It's getting there. It sounds like these overhead swings would use nothing but momentum right? I mean, once you get that first one up, you just let it swing baby! Nothing could be further from the truth. There is an element of momentum, but one of the major things you're trying to avoid is just letting the bell fall back down from the top. You want to control it the entire way down; guide it back down. It's the same concept with a regular swing. You're kicking it up with your hips and glutes, but you're guiding back down with shoulders and lats. Never underestimate simple movements, especially simple kettlebell movements.
I didn't do any direct lower body work today but I still felt it from the swings and the carries. I would like to start carrying some heavier things and I'd like to be able to do it in the field out back, but I'm not really keen on the neighbors watching. My backyard is OK, but it's very uneven. I suppose that just makes me all the stronger. 
I wasn't going to do anything today but someone in one of the fitness groups posted a video doing their thing and it gave me the kick in the ass that I needed. As always, I never regret the workout that I completed.