Okay, so I wanted to get kettlebells..but I was wondering what is the weight I should choose for them? I would like to tone up and not BULK up..soo I am thinking the weight of the kettlebell chosen is crucial…also what are some good workouts with them? Please and thank you for your time!

You won’t bulk up. It just won’t happen. There is nothing to worry about in that regard. So if you are very out of shape, you’ll start with 2 or 5 pounders and work up as you strengthen. You really can lift quite heavy and never have to worry about becoming as muscled as a man.

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So I keep reading that you can burn 275 – 400 calories in 20 minutes using a kettlebell…which sounds pretty unbelievable. I’ve read it over and over, but it keeps going back to one experiment done with it.

Has anyone ever tried a kettlebell workout? I found another page that says using the kettlebell 20 min a day equals running at a fast pace 6 hours a week. Can this possibly be accurate??
I run a 2 mile path through the woods everyday (hills, unpaved, etc)…would this really be comparable?
Oh, and I also do weight training at least two or three times a week…

Kettlebells have been around for a long time but vanished for a while. They have made there way back into the industry and everyone is getting behind them. I was fortunate enough to attain my Girevoy Sport Level 2 National Kettlebell Certification in Australia. There are only 25 certified in Australia. Kettlebell or dumbell or barbell? They all work however you need to follow the right protocols with reps, sets. rest. You should never count calories burnt in a workout and that is because reistance training and aerobic training have different hormonal affects on the body. Cortisol is released when you do aerobic based exercises which equates to more fat storage. You burn fat during an aerobic workout however the body adapts. The reason the body adapts by storing fat is because its a survival mechanism. The body needs access to energy for your next aerobic workout so it stores more fat so it has energy to access. Make sense ? The more aerobically fit you are the lower your testosterone levels, thats a proven fact. You just have to look at the physique of a marathon runner compared to a sprinter. Resistance based exercise however has a anabolic effect on your tissue. Aerobics has a catabolic effect. When your adrenal glands manufacture hormones the first hormone it will secrete is pregnenelone. Pregnenelone has two choices, it will either become cortisol or DHEA. DHEA is the precursor to testosterone. I hope you can appreciate the difference between aerobics and resistance training. The point is you can still perform aerobics with a barbell, kettlebell or dumbell. Anything that lasts for 60 seconds generally is aerobic short duration, 120 sec and more is generally aerobics long duration. My point is you need to use a weight heavy enough so that you a working for between 0 sec and 60 sec. Another thing aerobics will do is make you insulin resitant, that mean that your cells will not use glucose but rather store glucose in fat cells, this is what happens to an type 2 diabetic, VERY BAD ! Resistance training makes your cells insulin sensitive,THIS IS IDEAL. That is the science behind aerobic VS resistance training. So yes a kettlebell workout that has the right exercises and the right rep rest ratio will have a more positive effect on your physique compared to any from of running, and thats means calories. 10 minutes on Kettlebell with rests in between compared with 10 minutes running. Kettlebells hands down !!! Finally every 1 pound of muscle you put on will burn an extra 50 calories per day. Aerobics and cortisol has a catabolic effect meaning that you will breakdown muscle therefore slowing down your metabolism. Thats why my clients are ripped!

I do double clean jerk 10×10 with 120seconds rest between sets with 2 x 24kg kettlebells.

I almost always throw up a little right after the 8-9 set mark. Beyond the limits.

I love it! lol

Gimme some more hardcore workouts for my kettlebells

Nice man … kettlebell double clean and jerks are awesome. Super tough exercise.

If you’re looking for more kettlebell workouts, exercises, tips and tricks, etc. check out the website below – has also got a lot of video demonstrations of exercises and workouts:

Right now I am a high school rugby player, and I play halfback and weak side flanker. I am 5’8" and 175 pounds.

Basically, what I am looking for is to be able to gain somewhere around 10-15 pounds of muscle over the upcoming summer and to be in better athletic shape than ever before. In addition, we play Sevens over the summer and I still want to be fit for that.

My workout idea looks something like this:
Monday- upper body lifting
Tuesday-swimming/ sevens
Wednesday-lower body workout
Thursday-off/ sevens
Friday-agility workout
Saturday- long distance running w/ mixed kettlebell workout
Sunday-off

The goals of this workout are to become stronger and more fit at the same time. It’s also meant to be more or less oriented to be toward a rugby player’s needs. With upper and lower body workouts I intend to keep with complex exercises over more isolating excercises, like bench press, squats, pull ups, and deal lifts over curls and calf raises. I also am including healthy and high protein dieting along with this plan.

I’m just wondering if anyone has any critiques for this workout with the stated goals.

so you’re looking to gain ten lbs in 3 months.. yea, not going to happen.

i’d probably say read dodo’s thread here

http://scoobysworkshop.com/simplemachinesforum/excellent-postings/full-body-workouts-for-the-advanced/

and the wolf

http://scoobysworkshop.com/simplemachinesforum/excellent-postings/the_wolf’s-guide-on-how-to-create-your-own-workout-routine-8172/

should be all you really need