Where to buy kettlebells?

EmerBaggott

Hi, Im just looking into this fitness at the moment but Im always willing to give a try, Iv heard & read good reports about using them. Im living in Dublin, does anyone know where I could buy these & learn how to use them? Thank You

holdfast

buykettlebellsdublin.com i think Google it.

odin_ie

holdfast wrote: »

buykettlebellsdublin.com i think Google it.

buykettlebellsdublin.com are great to deal with, fast shipping and probably the best kettlebell prices you will come across in Ireland(possibly the UK too). I highly recommend them

skelethal

I started kettlebell training early last year and now I'm totally addicted to it, have done martial arts and stuff but haven't had an endorphins buzz off anything else quite like what you get from kettlebells! The club I go to is d8fitness, it's just down the road from Christ Church and the instructor is Mark Bunce. I think he's involved with that buykettlebells site actually. The classes are really good fun and it's great when you start noticing the difference in your strength and fitness! 100% recommend it!

Dathai

http://www.wildgeesema.com/

These guys sell kettlebells and do kettlebell classes and workshops. Excellent place to learn how to use them and get fit. They're based just around the corner from Pearse Street Dart Station.

The Guvnor

For a novice there appears to quite a few types of k'bells - is any particular type preferable?

IIRC someone, somewhere went on about the handle being very important - you want one where you are guaranteed a decent grip etc.

The Guvnor

I should also have said from a novice perspective I prefer the look of the powerclubs.

cmyk

The Guvnor wrote: »

For a novice there appears to quite a few types of k'bells - is any particular type preferable?

IIRC someone, somewhere went on about the handle being very important - you want one where you are guaranteed a decent grip etc.

It depends on what you're going to be using it for? There's basically traditional or competition. I do think that the traditional come in different handle thicknesses though. I don't particularly like the thick handle, but maybe others do.

Traditional bells are the steel ones of varying size, and prob the most common. The competition bells are all the same size, which means when you move up a size you don't have to get used to a different rack position etc., smoother handle for higher rep work and 'supposedly' better balance.

TJM

For beginners, the competition kettlebells also have the advantage of being bigger and thus more forgiving on your forearms - i.e. they spread the impact over a wider area.

The Guvnor

Thanks lads!

I think given the comp bells stay the same size it makes more sense to opt for them - although at the start they might be pretty big.

How are the comp bells for a woman?

Transform

agreed on the competition bells as i use them lots with women and they prefer them to the cast iron - there is not a massive difference but its better that you have gotten used to the shape as when you move up the weight you are not having to adjust to a different size bell

athtrasna

Tesco in Finglas have a couple of sizes, noticed them the last time I was there. Odd thing to find in a supermarket but they have a lot of fitness type stuff I guess.

cmyk

athtrasna wrote: »

Tesco in Finglas have a couple of sizes, noticed them the last time I was there. Odd thing to find in a supermarket but they have a lot of fitness type stuff I guess.

Tesco kettlebells are little more than toys. They are 5kg/7.5kg as far as I know. These are far too light to be of any use. The only thing you could conceivably do with them is overhead pressing, but even at that most women will outgrow that pretty quickly, so my advice is invest in one or two proper ones.

15names

I couldnt agree with CMYK more - at that weight you will get very little out of the kettlebells - buy one or two good ones now and they will last you a lifetime if you look after them at all