Kettlebell Kettlebell Names

[Relic]

Am I the only one who thinks that all the kettlebells should have names (at least the 1 pood increments)?

I have seen the Beast and the Bulldog referred to, but apart from these, I've never seen naming suggested. Are there names I'm not aware of?

 

[Oaks]

I named my 32 the Pest because it took me forever to get really comfortable with it for 1H swings. I moved through it with relative ease for TGUs, but for 1H swings the thing just wouldn't go away.

 

[Patrick Coffey]

I think that's a great idea.

I guess we could stick with the "B" theme, but my name ideas are probably not gonna fly...

16 kg... Bratwurst
24 kg... Bronco
32 kg... Buffalo

Personal names are awesome, too.
For my collection, 16 kg is Isabelle. 24 kg is Annabelle.
I also chuckle since my friend who doesn't know I have kettlebells recently gave his newborn daughters the exact same names.

 

[Bret S.]

I named my 32 the Pest because it took me forever to get really comfortable with it for 1H swings. I moved through it with relative ease for TGUs, but for 1H swings the thing just wouldn't go away.

Haha

 

[Glen]

Previous thread

48kg = Beast, what others?

 

[George Locke]

16 kg = Poody Tang?

 

[Papa Georgio]

 

[Oscar]

I think its cool that only the 40 and 48 have names. Those are hard to reach.

 

[Kyle Kowalczuk]

24 - Hellboy
32 - The Cracken
40 - Bulldog
44- The Deathstar
48 - The Beast

 

[Nate]

These analogies got me thinking on a tangent...
How about barbell equivalent? Not quantified but how they feel & are used (granted this is from a 175# guy so adjust accordingly if you're a beast!).

16 = 95 Easy for everything.
24 = 135 Can get some work in but basic for most guys.
32 = 225 Can do most stuff with it but don't take it for granted & get lazy.
40 = 315 Pay attention. Not playing around anymore.
48 = 405 Oh boy. Not doing a lot of different moves here.

 

[George Locke]

@Anna C am I right in believing you dubbed the 32kg 'Badger'? I remember reading that somewhere and loving it.

Yes, in the old forum... Not as big a Bulldog or Beast, but plenty mean.

Badger hits the mark with me.

 

[Relic]

Yep. Badger is a keeper I think.

 

[ThorsFavoriteGoat]

I have twin Rogue 32kgs that I call Tanngrisnir (teeth barer) and Tanngnjostr (teeth grinder) after Thor's Goats.

 

[Ray Robinson]

I don't have nicknames for mine, but I do have a shameful secret. When I'm by myself, alone in the house with just me and my kettlebells, I sometimes mentally think of them in their lb weight instead of their proper kg weight.

Even worse, I do this when cycling (thinking in terms of miles instead of kilometers), which is apparently worse than taking EPO.

 

[Bret S.]

I don't have nicknames for mine, but I do have a shameful secret. When I'm by myself, alone in the house with just me and my kettlebells, I sometimes mentally think of them in their lb weight instead of their proper kg weight.

Haha!

 

[Bunn]

@Ray Robinson Pavel knows, and he is disappointed.

 

[MikeTheBear]

@Ray Robinson

 

[Ray Robinson]

@Ray Robinson Pavel knows, and he is disappointed.

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@Ray Robinson

I KNEW I should have kept those sick thoughts to myself. For penance I'll watch the Enter the Kettlebell video. Actually, that's not much of a penance; Pavel is pretty funny in that one. So I'll watch some bad instructional kettlebell videos on Youtube; it shouldn't be too difficult to find some.

 

[MikeTheBear]

So I'll watch some bad instructional kettlebell videos on Youtube; it shouldn't be too difficult to find some.

I think the winner is when a fitness writer described the swing as "a squat with a front raise."

 

[MikeTheBear]

Some are actually promoting the "squat with a front raise" as a legit exercise.