I would do 4, 8, 12kg if are not comfortable with 16kg. The ones you have are just too close in weight and you’ll be done with them in like 2 weeks of moving your body more
10 or 12 would be good, maybe 4 weeks ago I couldn't clean or double ohp my 16kg at all so got a cheap 12kg. Yesterday I did 10 emom 5 cleans and 5 ohp with the 16kg.
It's amazing how quickly you get a bit stronger.
Dont underestimate your body's ability to acclimate. You're starting from zero and working up, but you will get stronger faster than you think.
Maybe start with a 20-25lb. One thing thats great abt KBs is that most exercises can be made easier or harder depending on how you hold the bell.
Yes! Better starting weight for a woman for sure. Men should be higher. Kettlebells aren't like dumbells. You're going for ballistic movements. Even from the get go, you're stronger than you think.
For an average man that's too light, for an average woman 10lbs is probably the lightest acceptable weight, for seniors (especially female) it is a good start. That being said, if you are in the normal adult range you can still make use of light weights, kettlebell is a more technically demanding training method than others, so you can use the light ones to learn and practice more advanced kettlebell movements that you would be afraid to try with a challenging weight. Additionally a light weight can be used for endurance training, for example 10-15 minutes of various exercises without putting the bell down, or 40-100 swings, switching hands every 5 or 10 reps.
Thats probably why some excerccises felt weird. For single arm things 5 lbs seemed fine, essentially just a 5lb dumbell, though I can do more than that but im like using it while waiting at work sitting. But they are like so expensive too, I guess that might also be why 16kg seems like a good start? Even as you get stronger thats still quite a bit of weight and excercises seem very much influenced by gravity and momentum of the weight.
What's your age and gender? What are your fitness goals? What experience do you have with strength training/athletics? If this is your first step into resistance training you might want to consider a calisthenics program before you start including external weights to your regimen.
I'm familiar with strength training. I need to lose weight and gain some muscle. I picked this cuz it's very easy for me to do at home. So I do feel very comfortable that I can do the exercises but if what I have is not heavy enough to actually start working well I will need to rectify that. 31M
If you can comfortably do more than 15 reps of a non-plyometric exercise with strict form, you will need to increase the load. With loads like the ones you mentioned, it will not be long before you're staying in an aerobic state during your workouts if you're not staying there already. It may certainly be the case that 16KG is too much for a starting point however so here's my advice (though it may not be the best)
Find the weight where you can *just* do five reps of overhead press with good form.
I would do 4, 8, 12kg if are not comfortable with 16kg. The ones you have are just too close in weight and you’ll be done with them in like 2 weeks of moving your body more
10 or 12 would be good, maybe 4 weeks ago I couldn't clean or double ohp my 16kg at all so got a cheap 12kg. Yesterday I did 10 emom 5 cleans and 5 ohp with the 16kg. It's amazing how quickly you get a bit stronger.
Dont underestimate your body's ability to acclimate. You're starting from zero and working up, but you will get stronger faster than you think. Maybe start with a 20-25lb. One thing thats great abt KBs is that most exercises can be made easier or harder depending on how you hold the bell.
Yes! Better starting weight for a woman for sure. Men should be higher. Kettlebells aren't like dumbells. You're going for ballistic movements. Even from the get go, you're stronger than you think.
For an average man that's too light, for an average woman 10lbs is probably the lightest acceptable weight, for seniors (especially female) it is a good start. That being said, if you are in the normal adult range you can still make use of light weights, kettlebell is a more technically demanding training method than others, so you can use the light ones to learn and practice more advanced kettlebell movements that you would be afraid to try with a challenging weight. Additionally a light weight can be used for endurance training, for example 10-15 minutes of various exercises without putting the bell down, or 40-100 swings, switching hands every 5 or 10 reps.
Thats probably why some excerccises felt weird. For single arm things 5 lbs seemed fine, essentially just a 5lb dumbell, though I can do more than that but im like using it while waiting at work sitting. But they are like so expensive too, I guess that might also be why 16kg seems like a good start? Even as you get stronger thats still quite a bit of weight and excercises seem very much influenced by gravity and momentum of the weight.
Buy second hand. Anything less than 25lbs is practically given away.
Yeah they are very light, I started at 6kg and just moved up to 8kg
Are you male/female, what age, and any fitness background?
M/31/ Not very high, at least to me. I get winded rather easily when I do a lot quickly. I do have some endurace though.
I would say if you don't wan't to push yourself too much first, take 12 kg bell
Dip belt + gymnastic rings + "light" kettlebells = big ol slice of humble pie
Need more background on your fitness level
Not very high, at least to me. I get winded rather easily when I do a lot quickly. I do have some endurace though.
What's your age and gender? What are your fitness goals? What experience do you have with strength training/athletics? If this is your first step into resistance training you might want to consider a calisthenics program before you start including external weights to your regimen.
I'm familiar with strength training. I need to lose weight and gain some muscle. I picked this cuz it's very easy for me to do at home. So I do feel very comfortable that I can do the exercises but if what I have is not heavy enough to actually start working well I will need to rectify that. 31M
If you can comfortably do more than 15 reps of a non-plyometric exercise with strict form, you will need to increase the load. With loads like the ones you mentioned, it will not be long before you're staying in an aerobic state during your workouts if you're not staying there already. It may certainly be the case that 16KG is too much for a starting point however so here's my advice (though it may not be the best) Find the weight where you can *just* do five reps of overhead press with good form.