4/25/23
There’s much said about the kettlebell tearing up the hands, and personally in what is contrary to my barbell sentiments – where I want you to use your hands truly, with the kettlebell I bypass the issue of hand care by simply wearing uline mover’s gloves as I lift.
Wearing them :
•the grip is still trained
•the hands are comfortably warm – again I exclusively lift outside
•the gloves soak up sweat/rain – yes rain
•no chalk needed
•no skin tearing up
•these gloves are reversible – $10 to lift for a year at least (plus lighter warm weather usage, on less kettlebell movements, and no barbell movements – whereas on all in winter)
These gloves are 1000x more durable than any of the random assortment of winter gloves I’ve made homeless looking over the years of winter lifting.
It’s way more cost effective.
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The bottoms up snatch is becoming my favorite lift, kettlebell or otherwise.
Today I did three minisessions, totaling about 400 reps split roughly evenly between hands with the 16kg bell, getting a real nice training effect – grip, wind, intercostals.
I’m looking firstly for wind from kettlebell volume.
I chose the bottoms up snatch because it’s easy on the body. The bicep tendon is not a factor to consider at all, and there’s no slamming of the bell into the forearm.
Plus it’s the most grip intensive 🙂
I started light with the 16kg bell.
I’ll rack up some volume building a base before jumping up in size to the 20kg bell.
Base building for a time before making any extra bell purchases, to get some usage of my current tools before putting more money into the outdoor setup – milking what tools I already have.
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I want more equipment, but don’t really have storage space, nor do I want to collect more stuff without having a better space to use it/keep it in.
It’d be nice to have a garage to just set everything in, roll it outside as I choose.
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In that theoretical I’d powerlift in the garage – have a rack and bench (seriously – I’m meant to be a bench specialist), maybe deadlifting outside anyway, but do all the overhead lifting (which at this point I’m thinking is going to forever be primary) outside, as well as the assorted carries which we all know you should be doing.
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For the time I’m enjoying the kettlebell.
I’ll have to go lift it in public some as it turns summer – get out of the yard, to sandpit, parks, beach, mountain, woods, etc.
And train preferably with people.
-J