ITT: We discuss the merits and demerits of kettlebell training as a supplement to strength training.
Pros:
* Kettlebell's are easy to purchase, maintain, and store at home. The crossfit meme industry bought the prices down.
* Kettlebell swings => low-impact cardio
* Kettlebell variants of deadlifts/squats/OHP => improve form and control for basic lifts.
Cons:
* Kettlebell swings look funny and should not be done in public.
* Hard to find non-meme routines for kettlebell training (hidden pro: necessitates looking up vintage training manuals)
* Hard to find heavy kettlebells (hidden pro: necessitates going to the gym after maxing out your home weights)
Getting Started:
* Get two kettlebells: 1/6th and 1/4th of your body weight in pounds.
* Kettlebells are not a replacement for weight training.
>Kettlebell appreciation thread
I hate kettlebell.
This dude looks bad ass and definitely has more testosterone than me (because of onions and plastics)
amazing tools for martial arts, was introduced to them years ago and i always cycle in at least a week a month of only heavy kbs.
the meme is that it's hard to build visible muscles but that's because you'll develop the deeper stabilizers first when you start, which then if you want to go for mass help a lot.
favourite way to train shoulders, nothing feels better than pressing kbs.
To me the problem with kettlebells right now is that the knowledge on how to train effectively with them is either focused around cardio/endurance or proprietary (strongfirst or whatever Pavel is doing these days)
I think we will see a Kettlebell Renaissance after we embrace a different approach to progression (not % based and not "just add 5lbs", some kind of advanced step loading probably)
To me they're better than dumbells on many exercises like pullovers, presses, even rows just to name some
>I'm working on a ohp program btw and I will post it here in a couple of months if it works, 8kg jumps are hard and I think we need a little more than the "do 6 gorillions sets of 5" meme
8kg jump hit my press like a brick fucking wall, solved the issue by just getting the 4kg bridge kettlebell in the end rather than stall out
I only had a 20kg bell which was easy for 8-10
Picked up a 32 and can barely get a double
Reckon I'll stick with push pressing it for a couple months
I overspent on the KBK adjustable ones.
Got some micro-plates so I can go up in .25 and .5, plus 3D printed a bottom shell.
I'll never need to buy a KB between 8-32kg.
Feels awesome.
>picrel just some roided guy who got jacked lifting weights like everybody else and poses with a kettlebell to sell supplements
Only good moves are press and some arm shit maybe.
For me it's the press, snatch, clean, double front squat and farmer/racked/waiter carry.
i also like dead snatches or one-legged deadlifts, as well as renegade rows.
based anyhow. i mostly do just windmills.
AHEM
Kettlebells are a replacement for weight training.
Just add calisthenics along side it and you'll get a good looking body. Won't be as strong as a powerlifter though.
Won't be as fat or as slow as one either
I fucking hate kettlebells
I've been thinking of getting kettlebells for my homegymming just for variety's sake
I have literally never used one
would getting a set of three; 12kg, 24kg for arms and 48kg for the other stuff be alright to start with
I would go woth 16/24k and see if you like it. Then decide if you want another to have a pair or just a heavy as fuck one.
alright, I'll do that then
thanks anon
Kettlebells are cool. I like doing old school lifts including kettlebells. Pic is me with a 64kg inch dumbbell and a 24kg kettlebell (and a moustache)
I do a 1.5km Farmer's Walks with 2x40lbs. kettlebells. No breaks. Pop them up into a rack carry for a "break" and then drop them back down to Farmer's, back and forth until completing the walk. Good leg exercise too.
Greetings, Wilbur. Lovely day for a bit of a the hup hup.
Nice, anyhow is pretty fun lift.
Where did you get that circus tshirt? Cannot find it anywhere.
What am I getting out of pressing 2x 20kg kb that I'm not getting from cleaning and pressing a 40kg barbell? I do both (squat presses on kb) but it would be good to know why I'm doing it, I forgot.
What's the next best weight to buy? I know 20kg is kind of the unloved middle child compared to 16 or 24. 32?
I should mention my ultimate aim with kb is to do some of those lifting or throwing stones that are scattered around britain and scandinavia
have a third bump because digits
I know kettlebells get a lot of hate from the powerlifting/bodybuilding community but I feel like it comes from a place of insecurity and not wanting to learn something new and different
I have a pair of 16kg KB from ProKettleBell and I love them and use them everyday and they supplement my barbell training nicely