hey! could you help me.
Im a strong girl and love to lift weights and so on. Love a good workout. P90x, treadmill, weights, balls, bands,riding my bike and so on.
The kettlebell workouts look great. I really want to know what weight should i use for someone like myself?
Should i just go by the heaviest weights that i use at home or should i tame it down a tadge being female. I certainly dont want massive muscles.
Thanks for your help.
Gina…
Don’t worry about getting massive muscles, as a woman, unless you’re on roids, it’s not gunna happen!
For the kettlebells, obviously you may need different weights for different exercises. For example, you can lift a lot more for a swing than you can doing windmills/presses.
But I would recommend starting with an 8kg. You probably could cope with a 12kg, but in order to get all the techniques right, it’s probably good to start off slightly lighter. So go for an 8.
I’d also recommend getting a book/dvd on KBs – anything by Pavel Tsatsouline is good.
Hope this helps.
25 Evil Drills for Radical Strength and Old School Toughness
Don’t worry about getting massive muscles, as a woman, unless you’re on roids, it’s not gunna happen!
For the kettlebells, obviously you may need different weights for different exercises. For example, you can lift a lot more for a swing than you can doing windmills/presses.
But I would recommend starting with an 8kg. You probably could cope with a 12kg, but in order to get all the techniques right, it’s probably good to start off slightly lighter. So go for an 8.
I’d also recommend getting a book/dvd on KBs – anything by Pavel Tsatsouline is good.
Hope this helps.
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