Re: Re: adjustable kettlebells

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>> > Anyone ever use these?

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> ³No way. Looks like a great idea but it's lousy in practice. Nobody

> wants to switch out plates between sets so it gets used as a regular

> bell would, except it ain't got that swing.

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> Do you know of what material the handles are made?

> It looks questionable in the pic.

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> Having assisted at (n) kettlebell seminars and seen innumerable

> varieties of bells, I say the Dragon Door bells are the best I've

> seen. There is another make out there almost the same but the handle's

> are even a little fatter, maybe. Not sure who makes them or if I'm

> imagining it.

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> Other makes usually have impractical handle shapes--generally too

> narrow--but one had a coarse surface for some unimaginable reason,

> presumably for traction but gee, that was a bloody mess.

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> What about www.uskettlebells.com. Those look pretty good to me. I am also

> interested in kettlebells that Valery Fedorkenko has apparently designed,

> though I haven¹t found them online yet. Fedorenko is a former world champion

> from Russia, now living in the U .S.

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> I tried some genuine Russian competition kettlebells, and the handles were

> slightly thinner than the Dragondoor kettlebells. I found that it made it

> easier to do snatches with a heavy bell. I have small hands, and I prefer a

> slightly thinner handle. I have at least one of the 16, 20, 24, 32, and 40 kg

> bells, and frankly find the quality quite variable. Some of them are smooth,

> and some are so rough as to necessitate filing/sanding to do snatches without

> ripping up my hands.

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> I also, at this point, am absolutely boycotting dragondoor products. Pavel is

> quite blatantly a right wing advocate of U.S. Military actions, and I refuse

> to support him, and the rest of the insane, militaristic dragondoor groupies.

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>I prefer a

>> slightly thinner handle. I have at least one of the 16, 20, 24,

>32, and 40 kg

>> bells, and frankly find the quality quite variable. Some of them

>are smooth,

>> and some are so rough as to necessitate filing/sanding to do

>snatches without

>> ripping up my hands.

Why don't you just wear gloves? That's what I do. I got them after a callous

opened up from doing snatches. It prevented me from doing my usual workout

for several days, so I got gloves and have been very happy with them.

Suze

P.S. Your posts are hard to follow because there are backquotes in front of

everything you write.

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>Why don't you just wear gloves? That's what I do. I got them after

>a callous

>opened up from doing snatches. It prevented me from doing my usual workout

>for several days, so I got gloves and have been very happy with them.

BTW, I should note that I use Dragon Door kettlebells, so haven't tried the

gloves on rough handles. The smooth DD handles were causing the callouses.

If you find a good source of quality KBs other than DD, please post it. I

still haven't bought my own set yet, but will someday.

Suze

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>> > Why don't you just wear gloves? That's what I do. I got them after a

> callous

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> ³Suze,

> Real kettlebellers don't wear gloves. Gloves impede developing grip

> strength. Callouses rip off when the hands aren't properly cared for;

> keep them filed down with an emery board.

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> Not that you can't wear gloves if you like, but you can't be hardcore.

> (Like Gene.)

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> Got lost in the double negatives, but ­ I just don¹t think that gloves work

> that well for snatches. I tried these special gloves when I has having callous

> trouble ­ and it was the only time that I lost the grip on a kettlebell in my

> apt. It provided a truly scary moment. You just don¹t have the same feel with

> gloves, and I don¹t think they work as well for swing/snatch related

> exercises.

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> I don¹t consider myself hardcore, and I think that there should be no pride in

> all of this ­ if something works for you, you should do it. But proper

> technique works better than anything else in preventing callouses from doing

> you in doing snatches and swings. I¹ve personally never found that filing

> callouses down, or swearing at them (which can be fun, but very loud) does

> much good. It could be because I¹m just n ot good at that kind of maintenance.

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> I think that gloves work fine as long as your using a weight that is VERY

> easy. When using a weight that isn¹t that easy, you want more of a hands on

> feel. That is just entirely my own personal opinion. There are no rules and

> this whole macho notion of a Œreal kettlebeller¹ is ridiculous. But I do think

> that gloves won¹t get you that far.

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> You want as much as possible to use the proper grip, rotate the kettlebell

> properly, etc ­ some of the gs techniques to avoid ripping your hands apart.

> As if I²m an expert or anything. Hell, I²ve been banned from the Dragondoor

> forum.

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>Suze,

>Real kettlebellers don't wear gloves. Gloves impede developing grip

>strength. Callouses rip off when the hands aren't properly cared for;

> keep them filed down with an emery board.

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>Not that you can't wear gloves if you like, but you can't be hardcore.

>(Like Gene.)

> B.

OIC. I haven't noticed any reduction in grip strength, but then I haven't

given it any thought. I'm currently using a light weight for snatches, but

my trainer just ordered a 25 lber. (or whatever that size is between 8 and

16 kgs) and that'll be more challenging for me. I've been using an 8 kg

weight for snatches.

I've also been using the gloves for clean and push presses with a

challenging weight - 16 kgs and it's true that my cleans haven't been great

form, and I think this, plus the snatches is where I got the callouses. I'll

talk to my trainer about gloves impeding grip strength and maybe try without

for a bit as my clean form has improved dramatically in the last few weeks.

Suze

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From: Wanita <wanitawa@...>

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> > No way. Looks like a great idea but it's lousy in practice. Nobody

> > wants to switch out plates between sets so it gets used as a regular

> > bell would, except it ain't got that swing.

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> I don't understand " ain't got that swing " , what do you mean ?

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> Thanks,

> BJ

It don't mean a thing.

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From: " bil7jenkins " <bil7jenkins@...>

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>Callouses rip off when the hands aren't properly cared for;

>keep them filed down with an emery board.

You mean I'm supposed to be filing my palms?

Seriously?

Methinks I'll pass...

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