Anthony
Level 2 Valued Member
So, I’m not entirely new to kettlebells. I did them while in high school, but only sparingly and probably with bad form in hindsight.
I recently started up again. My brother had a 35 lb kettlebell that he never used, and I just started to do swings with it. Well, after about two months, and in addition to other types of strength training, I can now do a good 40-50 continuous reps of single arm kettlebell swings with the 35 lbs before I start to feel fatigued.
I want to buy a heavier kettlebell. The problem is, all the athletic stores in my area (I live in a relatively small town and there’s only a few) either don’t sell kettlebells or they do and the highest I’ve been able to find is a 44 lb one. And I don’t feel like driving a long way outside my area for a piece of exercise equipment.
So I’m just going to buy one online. But since I can’t physically test anything heavier than 44lb pounds, I have no way to find out which size fits me right now.
So my question is simple. If I can bust out a good 40-50 reps of a kettlebell swing with one arm (both left and right) with the 35 lb before feeling some fatigue, can I theoretically do the two handed swing for about the same number of reps with the 70lb one?? Or does it not work that way with the kettlebells?
If it doesn’t work that way, what size should I probably get? I’m really just focusing on the swing for now.......with a little bit of the Turkish get up.
Thanks
I recently started up again. My brother had a 35 lb kettlebell that he never used, and I just started to do swings with it. Well, after about two months, and in addition to other types of strength training, I can now do a good 40-50 continuous reps of single arm kettlebell swings with the 35 lbs before I start to feel fatigued.
I want to buy a heavier kettlebell. The problem is, all the athletic stores in my area (I live in a relatively small town and there’s only a few) either don’t sell kettlebells or they do and the highest I’ve been able to find is a 44 lb one. And I don’t feel like driving a long way outside my area for a piece of exercise equipment.
So I’m just going to buy one online. But since I can’t physically test anything heavier than 44lb pounds, I have no way to find out which size fits me right now.
So my question is simple. If I can bust out a good 40-50 reps of a kettlebell swing with one arm (both left and right) with the 35 lb before feeling some fatigue, can I theoretically do the two handed swing for about the same number of reps with the 70lb one?? Or does it not work that way with the kettlebells?
If it doesn’t work that way, what size should I probably get? I’m really just focusing on the swing for now.......with a little bit of the Turkish get up.
Thanks