KettleBell Purchase...

irishguy1983

Any advice on what weight to buy for picking up a kettlebell?

I am new to kettlebell exercises...

I have weights at home and do lift dumbells....I lift 12.5 KG on each side for bicep curls - not sure if that helps in terms of providing advice for above....Obviously I am not super strong nor am I super weak :)

Appreciate weight would depend on what exercises I am going to do....Just going for some general advice :)

Cheers

The Davestator

I would always ask men to buy a 16kg if they have any training experience.

Black Sheep

Curls aren't a very useful benchmark- what do you press overhead, what do you row etc?

Kurooi

Stack one dumbell with weights and do a few exercises with it. A lot of them can be adapted with a dumbell instead, kettlebell is just a lot more comfortable. Find a weight you can work with that way.

I went to a lot of classes, mostly fit but not muscle builders, men normally do about 16-20kg. They'd push to 28-32 for sumo squats.

billyhead

It's individual centric. For example I do about 5 sets of 20 swings in the gym with 35kg bells however I would have more experience with them. If your new to them I would get 20kg kettle bells.

Mellor

There's not really a one size solution for Kettlebells. But really depends on the moves you'll use it for. 16kg and 24kg are typical

endacl

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irishguy1983

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120263475#Comment_120263475

Got 16KG just to play it safe....Comfortable with it....Get the feeling I could do more but have to start somewhere and might get something heavier later in the week....

Black Sheep

I have kettlebells up to 40kg and I do tend to use the 32kg and 40kg for swings ... But I definitely started on the 16kg. For most beginner men the 16kg is fine if you're going to be pressing a lot and doing things like get-ups and windmills as well as swings and snatches.

Declan T

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120263475#Comment_120263475

Cheers