The Kettlebell

The short of it: They’re a great piece for the home gym to add more functionality. You just need to choose how far you want to go with them

No, this is not more cowbell… although everyone does need a few more kettlebells in there home gym!

Kettlebells are a bit undervalued as dumbbells usually get all the clout but the kettlebell is one of the most versatile pieces of training equipment. There are whole gyms built around the concept of kettlebell training and they only offer kettlebells for the workouts

What makes a kettlebell a kettlebell is the facts that there is a “sphere” of metal at the base with a single handle on top. The handle is a very small amount of the total weight, making these very “bottom heavy”

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While most people know these just for the kettlebell swing, they can do just about every exercise that a dumbbell can, the exercise will just feel different as the weight is “loaded” differently. You can also get into some fancy lifts such as the Turkish getup.

Why do people not usually get them? Either:

1. They don’t know much about their different use cases
2. They’re a bit hard to store
3. They are limited on space and chose dumbbells instead

I generally see my customers go one of two routes when they’re getting kettlebells:

1. Get 2-5 single kettlebells for swings and unilateral type movements (just ensure there is enough of a weight gap between the different sets)
2. Get pairs of kettlebells and go for many pairs. A lot of these customers also use these “in place of dumbbells”

If you have the space and the willingness to learn knew exercises I would highly recommend getting at least 2 kettlebells to start with. You’ll probably end up loving the extra functionality!