Question by Archangel: Anybody wasting money on kettlebells and dumbbells? Want a better alternative? Check this out.

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Answer by Blueberry Man
Last I checked adjustable dumbbell handles were like 15 bucks.

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Adjustable Kettlebells, Don’t Let Kettlebells Injure You — Learn How To Use Adjustable Kettlebells For Injury-Free Fitness

For most folks, it’s a real pleasure to stroll along a golf course. But pleasure quickly turns to panic when you hear thunder in the distance. After all, you have a 576000 to 1 chance of being struck by lightning if you wander around outside in the rain. For folks who occasionally find themselves out in the rain without shelter, that’s the chance of being hit by lightning.

However, if you like to work out with kettlebells, I’d have to assume that your chances of getting hurt — either a serious injury like a slipped disc in your back, or hopefully something less serious like bruises — were much, much higher. In fact, guys who hang out on the web’s #1 kettlebell forum say that, among beginners to kettlebell workouts, 1 in 6 kettlebell enthusiasts gets injured to the point of not being able to work out for a week or more.

But listen: I don’t want to give you the wrong idea. Kettlbells are not particularly conducive to injury in and of themselves. The idea I want you to understand is that parts of the design could be better. Let me show you what I mean.

Bruising of the forearms bothers just about everyone who starts with kettlebells. It’s just hard to avoid the bruises. The kettlebell swings and hits the arm hard during snatches, cleans, and other overhead movements. Since the rounded surface of the kettlebell impacts your arm, it hits with more force than it would if the surface was flatter. This impact is like getting whacked with a baseball bat (if not quite as hard, perhaps). You can’t avoid bruises from this sort of impact. But imagine that — instead of a rounded kettlebell — you had a kettlebell with flat sides. Instead of getting hit in a small area like if you were tapped by a baseball bat, your flat-sided kettlebell would distribute the energy of impact across more of your arm. It would be like getting hit by a flat board instead of a round bat. Bruises would be a thing of the past.

There’s good news. Adjustable kettlebells with modern, sensible design like the Ironmaster Quick-Lock Kettlebell Handle have flat sides instead of rounded sides. This makes your workouts a lot easier and more productive because the ergonomically-designed modern kettlebell works with you instead of against you. With a properly-designed kettlebell, you can go through your workout and not get bruised up as if you got smacked with a Louisville slugger baseball bat. .

People get injured when it’s really avoidable. Here’s another way this happens. Thick, stubby handles on old-fashioned kettlebells cause blisters and other problems with the hand and palm because they are not designed ergonomically. Why would manufacturers make kettlebell handles that didn’t work well? Let me explain.

In days past, the manufacturers made kettlebell handles that were thick and ungainly because they didn’t want them to break. They made the handles from cast iron that might fracture if it was cast too thinly. That’s right — in order to prevent the kettlebells from possibly cracking when they were dropped from shoulder height, the handles needed to be stubby and thick. But that’s not the way things are in modern times. Things are better now…

Today’s kettlebells have thinner, steel handles. Steel is forged instead of cast in a mold. It’s stronger and thinner, and it fits the grip the way it should.

Modern adjustable kettlebells don’t destroy the hands the way older styles did. They’re designed to fit the hand properly, not wreck the palms. You can grip them tight during pulls, or let them find their natural orientation during swings and presses. Basically, you have options that are lacking in old-style stubby kettlebells.

You have to get off the golf course when you hear thunder in the distance, that’s obvious. And just like you’d avoid lightning by taking prudent precautions, avoid kettlebell injuries by using sensibly-designed equipment like modern adjustable kettlebells. Today’s designs are better than their predecessors, and that means you’ll work out more often and more safely.

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