I was thinking of getting 2 kettle bells and thought of getting 12KG. I have been putting dumbells total of (about 14Kg) in a heavy canvas sack that I can swing and it works well although the weight is not distributed well.

your idea of getting 8Kg I think will work for me to start with and I can use dumbells until I can afford the others.

I actually do competitive sailing and body strength and flexibility are really essential, I have seen too many people get seriously hurt and a lot had to do with lack of strength.

I will keep you posted with my progress.

Cheers and I really appreciate your advice

Thanks Mickela, good to hear you are looking to increasing strength, as that is definitly my “thing”.

It is great thta you are still having fun with my workouts and improvising with dumbbells, quite a few people have been doing this, while planning their KB purchase. I know Kettlebells can be quite expensive, but getting maybe an 8kg and a 12kg to start with would be a smart choice. You will find you will progress quickly if you are practicing often (and especially if your goal is strength). Initially I would advise the 8kg for everything until you perfect your technique, then you will probably progress to the 12kg for swings, deadlifts, rows etc. I have been saying lately, for people who don’t want to spend money on buying a 2nd KB of the same weight (as I have many double KB exercises), that using 2 KB’s of different weights for deadlifts and front squats is fine to do, as long as you swap them over to balance things out (this will also provide added core activation). So, if you start off with an 8kg, you shouldn’t buy another 8kg (unless of course you can afford it), then likewise, when you think you can swing or lift a heavier weight, get a 16kg instead of a second 12 etc.

I know what you mean about Zuzana’s goals :/ I think she just looks smaller than before (which is honestly down to calories), other than that she doesn’t look that much leaner to me. Her vanity, I think, has got the better of her unfortunately.

I hope you will let me know how your training progresses now you have changed things up. If you need any additional advice, I will do my best to help 😀

Cheers
Marianne

I was using bodyrock.tv work outs but reached a wall and then I found your site, which isn’t as sexually distracting. I also agree with you that Zuzana looked a lot better 1 year ago, not sure what her real goals are now but they certainly are not my idea of being healthy.

I hope to get some kettlebells soon. so far I am just using a few dumbells I have laying around and trying to keep my workouts (body weight) no less than 20 mins. I also run about 6K every few days and I try to mix things up so as to not get bored which tends to happen to me quite often.

Thanks again for the blog and the killer workouts.

Thanks Bianca LOL, boulders are big round-shaped rocks, which a certain piece of Zuzana’s anatomy have a striking resemblance to 😉 LOL

Not so sunny here, but I hope I have a nice day anyway. You too 😀

Marianne

Hi Marianne, first of all great workout and you have a very pretty “rainbow” of kettlebells.

You know I adore to interfere in other people’s conversations (lol): could you please let me know what “boulders” mean?

I agree with what you said, by the way.

Have a very nice day (sunshine in Milan and I hope in Belfast too).

Bianca

Thanks Gillian, I just like to play about with some ideas. I was going to do normal dips, but then I thought I’d “spice” it up a bit with the KBs LOL

I keep meaning to post a cool down, but i need to get a day when I have time to film my workout and cool down after. Maybe I’ll get a chance in the next few wee while. But it really isn’t anything special 🙂

Thanks for leaving a comment, I’m glad you still enjoyed this workout.

Marianne

Oh yeah I know that one now, someone had that link on facebook, looks really tough!!

Thanks

I like using your warm-up routine… are you going to post your cool down some time?

Thanks so much for a great website!

Gillian

Here’s the link for those squats,

http://m.youtube.com:80/watch?gl=GB&client=mv-vf-uk&hl=en-GB&v=2Z4i_1UOJHY

Have fun 🙂

Hi Raffaele, thanks, my abs are better than they used to be, but I doubt they’ll ever be like Zuzana/Susanna/whatever her real name is. The reason? I actually eat food LOL!! I have no desire to look like that girl. I think she looked a million times better last year – she’s way too skinny now, and those ridiculous “boulders” – NOT attractive 🙁 She certainly won in the genetics department because very few females can naturally be that lean all year round.

Although appearances do play a role in how people react to you, I don’t want how I look to be the focus here. I could easily market myself in a more provocative way, but I chose not to. Anyway this has nothing to do with my abs, but I can’t help going off on one about appearances of me verses Zuzana, I don’t want to be compared to her in any way.

Sorry for the rant Raffaele, I hope you are having good progress in your training since we last spoke 🙂

Cheers
Marianne