There are 3 important things I learnt the hard way about inexpensive kettlebells I’ll go through them with you here in the hope that it saves you time, money and agony.
Weld Lines on the Kettlebell Handle
The handles on inexpensive kettlebells are not always smooth the whole way around, they can have weld lines which haven’t been properly ground back to smooth or powder coated correctly. The affect of this is to create huge friction with your hands when carrying out kettlebell swings and snatches. This ends in ripping and blisters and is sure to effect your workouts and worse your mental game.
Solution: buy a smooth handle kettlebell or a professional grade kettlebell.
Uneven Weight Distribution Around the Kettlebell
As you well know the kettlebell is round with a handle, it’s because of this that the kettlebells are so effective for ballistic exercises such as snatches, swings, cleans and jerks. When you hold the handle of a kettlebell, so as to perform correct technique it is imperative that the ball section has an even distribution of weight, if it is heavier on the right than it is on the left then your technique will suffer possibly resulting in injury.
Solution: get a better quality kettlebell from a credible manufacturer that carries out quality guarantee on their products. (It took me some time to find one)
Hollow Adjustable Kettlebells
These can be crammed with sand or lead shot or even pebbles if you are desperate. They are definitely a rather cool concept but unless you would like to be weighing, emptying and refilling your kettlebells dependent on what exercise you do you are much better off purchasing a range of sizes. I’ll tell you what the experts recommend regarding kettlebell sizing later, for now I would not purchase a hollow kettlebell and feel that they are kind of a novelty. Personally I like working out with a goal and progressing towards that goal each session, using a hollow kettlebell makes this harder than it needs to be. For some I understand that these could be a great option if you have awfully limited space or spare bags of lead shot lying around but for ease of use and precision of weight they’re not for me.
My name is Justin Miller I am 36 years old , you might think that by this age I'd know better but I got caught out by buying the least expensive kettlebells I could find instead than the best kettlebells for sale.
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