Do the kettlebells posted in the post below look like something worth buying? What are the pitfalls of 'bell purchases?
What is the best book and/or online resource for getting proper form with kettlebell training and how do I make a proper program?
Think Rippetoes Starting Strength for Kettlebells. Keep it simple, keep it effective, keep it short and to the fucking point!
The Post; Long Version:
The basic recommendation for starting out with 'bells is a 16Kg bell for a male.
Now, I haven't got the faintest clue about what a proper bell looks like.
I've been told that the handle should have plenty of space between the body of the bell and the handle as well as a somewhat soft curvature at the ends of the handles.
Given that you can't really wear a 'bell out, I reckon the ones you buy to begin with are probably the ones you hand down to the next generation.
None the less, I'm hesitant to spend a lot of money if I could spend only half, and get an equal lifetime and equal training quality of a fine set of 'bells that might not look as fancy as a more expensive 'bell.
So do these inexpensive 'bells look like a stay-away purchase?
The price is approx. 36$ for a 16Kg bell. If I buy a set of 2*12 and 2*16 bells P&P is 0$. Thus I get four bells for 126.40$ delivered to my door.
http://www.kettlebellshop.dk/billige-ke ... -pris.html
Are there other things I should be wary of?
My initial plan was to start out with sets of 12 and 16 so I can scale from 12 to 16 as well as do two-bell exercises as soon as form permits starting from 2*12.
I've been barbell lifting before, so I'm totally down with form before weight increases; no need to preach about that particular point. Slow gains are the best gains
Reading/Visual resources.
I'm looking for a kettlebell reference that is akin to Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength.
I've had a look at Enter The Kettlebell by Pavel.
I got the preview for the Kindle. It sucks. Bad.
Let me see if I can reproduce his writing style in a way that does it justice:
JESUS F******* CHRIST!Russian triple strength... Sergey Mishin- number one... man is strength... here is a list... why Soviet scientists gave two-thumbs-up-using-improper-dash...kettlebells boost pullups...and runnings...and jumping...maybe the list still goes on... I don't know...
CHAPTER 1... which kettlebells should I start with... what is a kettlebell... main benefits of kettlebell training... guidelines-choosing the correct size of kettlebell... goals?
Is the whole book like that? How does anyone learn proper technique from that incoherent, ellipses-abusing book? What am I missing? Does the writing style change drastically when we get to the actual instructional part of the book?
As a kicker: Does anyone know if the images in Enter the Kettlebell are well laid out for Kindle, or is it simply the kindle's fate to be absolutely crap at displaying figures, tables, and images?
Thanks a lot for any feedback. The 'net is choc a bloc full of crossfithype and scammers that I really don't trust anyone regarding kettlebell exercise anymore.