JeffC
Level 7 Valued Member
I went to a new commercial gym today for the first time in a long time. I had the whole kettlebell and TRX area to myself. I actually enjoyed it. All th bros were hanging around the shiny machines in groups grunting and sitting playing on their phones.
I practiced with competition bells today for the first time and loved them. My 70lb the handle is too short and the bell rests right on the wrist. It's like arm wrestling a giant. The 32kg competition bell felt so easy in comparison because it rested perfectly on the forearm. I did a get up with a 16kg and 36kg in one hand and it felt really secure, and kept a vertical forearm easily.
My 80lb, 40kg, and 48kg sit on the forearm nice, but my 70lb and under sit right on the wrist. They are fairly painful and harder to keep the wrist vertical. I did not know how crappy they were until I used some expensive competition bells.
Will try some bent presses tomorrow. Looking forward to it. They will really confuse the gym rats.
I practiced with competition bells today for the first time and loved them. My 70lb the handle is too short and the bell rests right on the wrist. It's like arm wrestling a giant. The 32kg competition bell felt so easy in comparison because it rested perfectly on the forearm. I did a get up with a 16kg and 36kg in one hand and it felt really secure, and kept a vertical forearm easily.
My 80lb, 40kg, and 48kg sit on the forearm nice, but my 70lb and under sit right on the wrist. They are fairly painful and harder to keep the wrist vertical. I did not know how crappy they were until I used some expensive competition bells.
Will try some bent presses tomorrow. Looking forward to it. They will really confuse the gym rats.
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