I'm looking at buying some kettlebells (got some extra money) but not sure what weights to get.
I can get a set of 3 with a 16kg, 24kg and 32kg (35lb, 52lb, 70lb). Thing is I don't want to run out of weight too soon and need to place another order.
Anyone think anything over 32kg is really neccessary?
I'm completely new to kettlebells and always thought they were a waste of money but I've got some money to have fun with so why not.
(i'm on dialup for a few weeks so won't be on much)
It depends on what qualities you want to work with bells. For most men 16s,24s, and 32s will suffice. You rarely see anyone use heavier than 32s unless it's a "stunt" lift. For strength or hypertrophy work bbs and dbs are better suited for the job anyway.
KBs are (in my opinion) best suited for strength endurance work so you'd likely start out doing most lifts (snatches,jerks) with the 16s and 24s, maybe 32 for swings.
Youtubing Steve Cotter and Valery Fedorenko is a good place to start.
Have fun and look forward to lots of glorious pain
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I'm not at your condition level but I get plenty of exercise from 20 lb, 25 lb and 35 lb kbs. I will probably eventually get to 24 kgs, but I couldn't see much use beyond 32 kg.
Standard advice is for an average male to start out with a 16 kg and a strong male to start with a 20 or 24 kg.
You won't need anything over a 32 kg for a long time, if ever. That set is a really good start and could square you away in the KB category for quite some time. The next one to add would be another 24 kg, or consider starting out with one 16 kg and 2X24 kg bells and adding the 32 kg later. There isn't much of anything a beginner can do with the 32 kg bell for quite awhile...other than a few 2 hand swings and maybe some cleans and squats. Certainly no endurance work.
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In Pavel\'s book \"Enter The Kettlebell\" he writes:
\"An average man should start with a 35-pounder. What is
“average”? —Given the bench press as a typical, albeit misguided,
standard of strength, men with a bench press under 200
pounds should start with a 35-pounder. If you bench more than
200, a 44 that weighs as much as a big barbell plate will do the
trick. Unless you are a powerlifter or a strongman, you have no
business starting with a 53.\"
I\'d say just get a 20kg kettlebell to start, theres also a table there that says if you start with a 20kg, a good set would be 20, 24, and 32 kg kettlebells.
We used to have the 20kg ones at college and i could use them without a problem i would go with something a bit heavier like 25kg-30kg this will do the trick.
Mind i could bench press way over 200lbs more like 350lbs give or take however dont bench much these days and still able to use the 30kg kettlebells.
When I started out, there were no 20 kg KBs, so I started with the 24 KG one as I couldn't afford to get more than one and didn't want to quickly outgrow the 16 kg. It was the right choice for me at the time, but it was pretty hard to learn a lot of the exercises with that weight. Overall, the 20 kg is a great compromise.
I just got my first 16 kg one the other day, kinda backwards.
What about us chicks? You know, Target is actually selling these--OK, they're in lbs, and they're shaped a little oddly, but KBs! They are MAINSTREAM, baby!
Standard advice is for an average female to start at 17lbs (8kg) and a stronger than average to start with 26 lbs (12 kg). 12 kg would probably be good for you. In couple months, I have worked a female client into doing most things with a 12 kg and some with the 16 kg bell and she wasn't very strong to start with.
Brian is right here. Tina, knowing how strong you are I'd say start with a 12 and you could quickly progress to 16s for swings. 12s would probably be good for cleans, snatches etc...
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I remember Paul (bigDman) posting about his "poor man's kettlebells" in the past. Buy a tricep bar: , cut off right above the handles and viola!
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I enjoy the bigger bells for swings i.e. the 40 and 48KG. If you can DL over 300lb with good form. One can most likely swing the bigger bells.
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Any place to get good quality KBs at a reasonable price?
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what weight kettlebells to buy
, cut off right above the handles and viola!
