Re: OT....any women use kettleball training?

[Guest guest]

> I know does but I'm wondering if any women do. I just got the

> book for women and tried some of the excercises with just my

regular

> weights. Whoaaaa ....that stuff is hard!

> I want to get a kettleball but am wondering if even the 18lb they

> recommend for average women might just be too much.

> I'm in okay shape but don't regularly do any weight training.

Mostly

> i walk and work in the yard.

>

> Lynn

I just started KB workouts. They are hard, but really effective.

And fun. I started out with a 10-lb dumbbell, which is what was

recommended to me. 10-lb for female beginners, and 20 or 30 pounds

for male beginners. An equivalent weight KB will be harder to use

than the dumbbell, I'm told. I'm initially using a dumbbell for the

first couple of months. You improve a lot initially and outgrow KBs

quicker at first. My husband is going to make our KBs later this

summer when I work up to something I think I can use for awhile. Did

you get the video? I got the other book and debated the video, but

decided against it since it was expensive and just used the pictures

in the book, but I'm wondering if I'm missing out on something.

Betsy

[Guest guest]

> quicker at first. My husband is going to make our KBs later this

> summer when I work up to something I think I can use for awhile.

Did

> you get the video? I got the other book and debated the video,

---> Thanks I didn't want to spend that kind of money until I worked

my way up and decided i was going to stick with this. I've been

using weights also.

I just have the book....I've been wondering about the video too. If

I get it I'll let you know if it's worth it.

What's your husband going to make them out of???

Lynn

[Guest guest]

> ---> Thanks I didn't want to spend that kind of money until I

worked

> my way up and decided i was going to stick with this. I've been

> using weights also.

> I just have the book....I've been wondering about the video too. If

> I get it I'll let you know if it's worth it.

> What's your husband going to make them out of???

>

> Lynn

That's kind of what I was thinking with the video, too. I was

disappointed that netflix didn't have the DVD. I only do two simple

moves for now, but I'll probably need a video if I want to do the

fancier moves.

My husband is a hobbyist welder and metal worker and is going to make

one set from a dumbbell cut in half. He's using a 30-lb dumbbell now

and will buy a 60-lb dumbbell and cut the balls off and weld a u-

shaped rod as a handle. The dumbbell we bought is roundish and will

make a pretty good kb set, I think. The only problem is that he

doesn't have much experience welding small rods to larges masses

which he says is tricky. We'll have to use it outside a few times to

make sure the handle will stay on.

He's going to make an adjustable one also, out of a threaded bar

(star-lock) so he can add however many plates he wants. He'll use

when he wants to use an in-between weight to transition to a heavier

kb. If you're interested, I'll let you know how turning a dumbbell

into a kb works. If you don't know any welders, you could probably

pay a vo-tech welding student a few bucks to weld one up – cheaper

than ordering one.

Betsy