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Did an introduction to kettlebells course by an RKC back in 2005 - bought a 20kg Bell off him, used a bit but minimal.

Strange to think its been that long
 
How long do you guys train with this amzing tools?

April 2016 I had my first introduction with a kettlebell. But I got serious with them in summer 2017. So let's say 2 years. As a guy with relative small hands they don't seem to be the most convenient tools for me to use. However they gave so much ! More than 10 years of dumbbell work in terms of real-world strength.
 
April 2016 I had my first introduction with a kettlebell. But I got serious with them in summer 2017. So let's say 2 years. As a guy with relative small hands they don't seem to be the most convenient tools for me to use. However they gave so much ! More than 10 years of dumbbell work in terms of real-world strength.

You've probably ended up with greater grip improvements than most. Silver lining?
 
You've probably ended up with greater grip improvements than most. Silver lining?
silver lining ???

i definitly learned to use (and grow) my glutes and my back got Strong. Im sure grip strength and endurance increased alot. I believe 1 handed swings eventually enabled me to close CoC #2 gripper with right AND left. But I pay little mind to grip strength. Also my job got alot ''lighter''
 
silver lining ???

i definitly learned to use (and grow) my glutes and my back got Strong. Im sure grip strength and endurance increased alot. I believe 1 handed swings eventually enabled me to close CoC #2 gripper with right AND left. But I pay little mind to grip strength. Also my job got alot ''lighter''

@Shawn90, I was a bit vague with the ‘silver lining’ comment, sorry.

I was thinking of the KB benefits that people with larger hands may have missed out on which you haven’t, and which you’ve detailed. The inconvenience has obviously paid off!
 
I’ve been KB-ing for 18 years.

I bought three pairs -16s, 20s, and 24s - all for about $120 back in 2001 from a sporting goods store that was going out of business. I had no idea how to use them, but they seemed well made, and after all these years, they still have the most perfect handles of any cast KBs I’ve seen.
 
I started training with kettlebells 7 years ago as a way to improve my strength as a competitive cyclist. Lets just say that I got bit by the kettlebell bug with a lot of help from some great SFG coaches/mentors and Dan John. Now, I mostly train for strength with the bells and cycle on the side. ;)
 
I started to practice with kettlebells on December 2011. Barbell training before that, but now kb is my main instrument.
 
I found Pavel when his first stretching book came out around 2000, 2001? Bought my first kettlebell when the first RKC book came out and DragonDoor started selling them. Still going strong. I don't post much here but still read the forums and was very active on the DD forum for years. This thread has prompted me to start a new one and ask a question....:)
 
Messing around with no real plan or knowing what I was doing - 2013/2014
Read Enter the Kettlebell Jan 2015. Focus on Turkish getups every day and swings when I was up to it
Read Simple and Sinister Jan 2016. Focused on that exclusively.
Joined Karen Smith's REFiNE in November 0f 2017. Still working on that to this day.

Plenty of generous breaks whenever I felt I needed them.
 
I started about nine years ago. I wanted to train with weights, but didn't want to get an entire barbell set. One day I'm waiting for my haircut, leafing through one of those men's fitness magazines when I saw an ad for an adjustable kettlebell. I bought it, quickly outgrew it, and bought heavier, non-adjustable ones. Found out about Pavel and then Strongfirst, and have stayed hooked. Frankly, this forum has helped me maintain momentum; every few days I get some new insight.
 
Bought my first kettlebell in 2013. Have not trained consistently since then, but ROP and S&S are the main programs I have used.
 
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