| We've written a small article about Kettlebell | | | | We'll try to give you impartial advice on what |
| training and a brief FAQ on what to buy. | | | | type of kettlebell to buy. Plate loaded kettlebells |
| There has been a great deal written about | | | | invariably feel different to a fixed weight one but |
| kettlebell history so we won't go over it all again. | | | | this only affects those that are used to one or |
| What we'll do here is go over some of the | | | | the other. If you're new to KB training it shouldn't |
| benefits of kettlebell training cutting out the | | | | make a difference. |
| excessive and over the top claims that many | | | | The advantages of fixed weight kettlebells |
| websites espouse. | | | | Rugged. Its a basic principle in life that the less |
| What a kettlebell can do for you | | | | moving parts something has the lower the risk |
| Kettlebell swings, cleans and snatches work the | | | | that it will go wrong. You can't get more sturdy |
| posterior chain hard and your abs won't be getting | | | | than a solid lump of metal! With the kettlebell |
| an easy ride either. This type of compound | | | | handle there are a fair number of parts that can |
| movement is great for athletics training, forcing | | | | get lost or if abused, can get broken. |
| the body to work as an integrated unit. The | | | | Progressive overload through more challenging |
| combination of strength and cardio will be a shock | | | | exercises. Most people complain that kettlebells |
| to the system as a ten minute workout with a | | | | weight jumps are difficult to manage. The answer |
| kettlebell will get your cardiovascular system | | | | to this is to train with more difficult exercises. The |
| working overtime and a monstrous strength | | | | 16kg is getting too light for you whilst shoulder |
| workout simultaenously. You will develop a steel | | | | pressing? No problems, work on a slow press, 2 |
| grip as your hands gets fried from the effort of | | | | up 1 down press, the Sots Press...there are many |
| holding onto a heavy weight that is thrown about | | | | ways of making exercises more challenging. |
| at high speeds. | | | | Better for training in a group environment. One of |
| Finally, if you think that core training comprises of | | | | the times where it is better to have fixed weight |
| rolling about on a swiss ball you're in for a rude | | | | bells is in a group training environment. No need to |
| shock as your abs, obliques and lower back get | | | | find plates and confgure bells. Just grab the bells |
| tortured from exercises like windmills and Turkish | | | | and train. |
| get ups. Go scare the mullets in the gym and | | | | Less time consuming. A set of bells is better for |
| impress the fitness bunnies. | | | | drop sets. No time is taken up dismantling your |
| What a kettlebell won't do for you | | | | bell and changing the weight. |
| It won't replace barbells, bodyweight or a | | | | Its more of a challenge. The argument that some |
| multitude of other forms of training. Don't get me | | | | use for plate loaded bells is that it allows for |
| wrong. We love kettlebells, after all, we love them | | | | incremental progression. That's true but then the |
| enough to name our company after them! | | | | other side of the argument is that fixed bells |
| However, unless you're training solely for kettlebell | | | | develop a certain degree of courage. It takes |
| sport, they should only be part of your training | | | | bottle to go from the 16kg to the 24kg and it |
| regime. If you want to improve sports | | | | takes a lot of guts to go from the 24kg to the |
| performance with kettlebells they should be a | | | | 32kg. |
| supplementary exercise. Your sports training | | | | The advantages of plate loaded kettlebells |
| should come first. If you want to pull a bar | | | | Progressive training. You can make a kettlebell at |
| bending deadlift, work on your powerlifts. You get | | | | the weight you require. This is the main appeal of |
| the idea. | | | | a plate loaded kettlebell. With the right weight |
| It won't turn you into a superhuman. I'm sorry | | | | plates you can create a kettlebell of the weight to |
| but that just won't happen. Bullets won't bounce | | | | suit you. |
| off you, faster than a speeding bullet? Unlikely. | | | | Cheaper. A kettlebell handle is a fair bit cheaper |
| Flying? Not unless you check your kettlebells in as | | | | than a kettlebell. However, you will need a stack |
| hand luggage. Allergies to glowing green rocks? | | | | of weight plates! |
| Anything that glows green should be avoided by | | | | Less space consuming. The handle when stripped |
| everybody, not just the last son of Krypton! | | | | down weighs about a kilo. Easy to hide when the |
| Should I get a plate loader or a fixed weight bell? | | | | better half starts complaining! |