Hi, the gym i go to has just got in some kettle weights,anyone ever used them before and are they a better workout than dumbells?

Quoted from tjone

Hi, the gym i go to has just got in some kettle weights,anyone ever used them before and are they a better workout than dumbells?

Been to a fair few gyms.. none have had them so cannot comment.

Seen Amir kahn using them in his workout

I`ve watched a few mma workout vids on youtube and those guys use them.

i was gonna use them in the past but got advised not too as thet can cause you to injure yourself quite easily if used incorrectly but i now know a couple of people that reakon they are brilliant. my gym got a set in a couple of months ago, havent saw anyone using them yet

kettle bells are used for strength and endurance training there's not really a call for them in bodybuilding. they are really good for building base to build on as all body weight training regimes are. I'm surprised they have
them in gyms, one of the biggest reasons fro some one to use them is to train at home or out doors.

as for using them as apposed to dumbells, why would you want to, If it ain't broken why fix it?

I don't think a gym could class it's self as a proper gym without kettle bells, imo. I have used them. They're ideal for doing lateral raises, shruggs, tri's, rows etc. they're well balanced and imo are better for doing these exercises.

On some kettle weights also the handle can rotate 360 deg. Which imo is better for doing lateral raises. Gives you more fluid action and takes strain out of balancing the weight.

I had a gym instructer show me a few workouts with them yesterday, i found them very difficult to balance when gripping them upside down and could can see how it could cause an injury to yourself as he was swinging it around in a figure of eight movement really fast, i had a go alot slower,will take some getting used to.

Quoted from Royale

I don't think a gym could class it's self as a proper gym without kettle bells, imo.

I think youll find they can...

Quoted from Royale

I don't think a gym could class it's self as a proper gym without kettle bells,

not wishing to cause an argument but, sill thing to say dont you think!!

kettle bells date back to Russia, they are very fashionable at the moment because the leisure industry
like to introduce/re introduce new things to keep the non consistent trainer interested and bluff people in to thinking there getting a whole new way of training. I could list a dozen bits of kits like wobble boards
and tension bands that come and go. bells and bars will always be here!! long live the iron!!

Dean4england is correct. its a load of bollocks, they try to say the Russian Army;spetnatz. was trained on them. load of Communist Russian bollocks.

GOD SAVE BRITISH FORCES

The russians are better than us tho at alot of things, just take a look at their arsenal. But going back to kettle weights you either love or hate em. I love em.

i dont see how you can say a gym is not a gym without kettle weights though? strange comments if u ask me...but each to their own.

Quoted from Alan_Bradshaw

i dont see how you can say a gym is not a gym without kettle weights though? strange comments if u ask me...but each to their own.

The question was kettle weights anyone??

I agree there is a place for them just not in my workouts or even in the gym i go to tbh, but if their was would i use them ---------- NO i get a damn good workout with the stuff available in the gym i go to!
ive seen guys using them in vids and stuff but tbh dont feel it would benefit me any more then what im already doing tbh!

IMO I don't think they are of much benefit for bodybuilding, there are some exercises you can do with them which you can do just as asily with using a dumbell.

I use them quite a bit for turkish get ups, snatchs, kettlebell swings and clean and jerk etc.... I think your more likely to use them where you train for sport where you use core strength and explosive movements....

Don't quote me on this but I've been told by a 300 (great film!!) geek that as part of gladiator training/selection you had to do 100 turkish get ups with a stupidly heavy weight to progress to become a gladiator (not the itv version)........ the heaviest i've seen are 32kg and thats too heavy for me!

Quoted from Tomma

IMO I don't think they are of much benefit for bodybuilding, there are some exercises you can do with them which you can do just as asily with using a dumbell.

I use them quite a bit for turkish get ups, snatchs, kettlebell swings and clean and jerk etc.... I think your more likely to use them where you train for sport where you use core strength and explosive movements....

Don't quote me on this but I've been told by a 300 (great film!!) geek that as part of gladiator training/selection you had to do 100 turkish get ups with a stupidly heavy weight to progress to become a gladiator (not the itv version)........ the heaviest i've seen are 32kg and thats too heavy for me!

300 is an awsome film imo!
and their is some awsome physics in that film!

anyone ever tried the 300 workout they done to get in shape for the film. i think its still on you tube. killer!

Quoted from Ricky

300 is an awsome film imo!
and their is some awsome physics in that film!

I thought they could all do with some weight in that film   looked like they marched around Constantinople  

I think the 300 w/o is a myth. its not a building w/o at all. if you did it more than once a month you would no
doubt end up over training. its a work out that a gymnast that has no aspirations to grow in size and has been
training using there own body weight as resistance since they were a child would do. I think alot of budding bodybuilders belive the more you do the bigger you get. correct me if you disagree but this couldn't be further from the truth. its consistency and intensity not volume that will lead you to a body like a Adonis. the only way you
will arrive at your goal for these kind of w/o's is if you start aged 10 and follow them until your 20.

thats my two pennies worth on the 300 w/o

oh and as for the Russian special forces. pmsl I worked with them in a place far far away in 1999. lol what a
joke. was like being on the set of Monty pythons flying circus.

300 was a AWSOME film but sadly there great bods was indeed a myth to some level.. good old tech was used to finish and define them..

deffo a myth one was a scots man, lol.

kettle bells are really good base for strength training lads have used them on a few occasions before starting a new programme or cycle

Quoted from Royale

deffo a myth one was a scots man, lol.

shut yer pie hole a** wipe.

Quoted from Footsoldier

shut yer pie hole a** wipe.

ask your mate, bubba.

where can u buy k.bells

how much r they

and does anyone have them as a permanent part of their routine

I dont use it, as far as I know its not for body building. If you are practicing MMA you can use it to build up strength.