I’m trying to bulk up and gain muscle, and I’ve put on a stone and a half since January. I’ve sort of hit a plateau, but I’ve been reading about kettlebell training.
Seeing as these things don’t come cheap, I was wondering how effective it is before I buy one?
mchenryeddie on July 11th, 2009
I’ve seen quite a few articles on kettleball training. Personally, I think a lot of these magazines are always itching to tell people about a new way of training because they repeat themselves often.
I think kettleballs definitely offer some benefits. However, they have their limitations. Their weight isn’t adjustable — so if you are ready to increase the weight on a certain exercise you have to take it in larger increments. This might be good if you can tolerate that sort of training, but me, I have to go up in 2 - 5 pound increments.
Also, there are only so many exercises you can do with kettleballs. Try bench pressing them sometime.
They make a nice toy, but I wouldn’t consider it the "core" of my training. You’ll do better buying a set of dumbbells and an adjustable bench.
Good luck.