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How to Buy a Whole Set of Kettlebells for Under $200

March 24, 2008

If you haven’t heard of kettlebells by now, you’ve probably been living under a rock somewhere in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. Kettlebells have been around for a long time, and they were a standard piece of training equipment for old-time strongmen. In addition, Okinawan and Chinese martial artists have been using similar equipment for years to develop core power and grip strength.

More recently, they’ve come into popularity with martial artists and fighters, probably due to the fact that you can get a heck of a workout with them in much less time. Also, they are great for functional resistance training, a mainstay of any good martial arts conditioning program. (If you want to know more about kettlebells, check out the following links: Pavel Tsatsouline’s website and Steve Maxwell kettlebell info.)

Now, the main problem most people have with using kettlebells for strength training is the fact that you have to drop some serious cash on kettelbells to get a decent set. Why? Because traditional kettlebell designs don’t allow for weight adjustment, so once you outgrow your first kettlebell you either increase your reps or buy a new pair.

Well, not anymore. This Christmas the wife bought me my new favorite piece of training equipment - adjustable kettlebells.

Now, hang on because I know what you’re thinking. Adjustable kettlebells are shaped all wrong, the balance is off, they use awkward plate-loading systems, and so on.

That’s what I thought too until I set my eyes on this piece of equipment. They’re a major improvement over any adjustable kettlebell design I’ve seen, because they look, feel, and swing just like a regular kettlebell… except you can adjust the weight from 30 to 70 lbs.

So, you basically get a complete set of quality standard kettlebells that don’t take up half your gym floor, and for about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost.

Here’s the link where you can check them out for yourself:

Adjustable Kettlebells

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