Adjustable Kettlebells
Are they any good?
Good question! I think so, how about you?
I started my kettlebell style training with a home welded bar (made by my brother in law who has supplied me with many other fantastic devices), a bit like a shortened farmers walk bar which I attached barbell discs to. The handle was somewhat thicker than a traditional barbell or dumbbell and the fact that the weight was offset like a hinge really appealed to me because as I only put 17kg on the bar it sure did feel a lot heavier. It was almost a kettlebell but like it's seriously ugly brother.
I spent ages working out with this 'kettlebell like device' and bruised my forearm quite severely until I got the hang of it. Like many of you have done I'm sure!
It was a great stepping stone to a real kettlebell. I purchased the 24 kg kettlebell from Powerseekers and have never looked back since.
One thing I don't have is a real adjustable kettlebell like those from kettlestack.com which look great but may have a bit of a downside that you can't add a great amount of weight onto it.
I have scanned around the internet looking for other adjustable kettlebell ideas and came across a superb site called caestus blog that has some superb examples of adjustable kettlebells.
The rest of the blog is also a haven for Girevoy enthusiasts, a real must see.
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