My ten-year-old daughter was secretly doing her swings with her mother's 8 kg kettlebell. OK, she's a child gymnast, but she still only weighs 35 kg! After we caught her and corrected her movement, she was swinging it with complete confidence. She has since been given a 4 kg one and performs almost perfect cleans with it.
Great video and lecture on our society. I am 72 with some major balance problems. Doing your warmup drills (the first 4 or 5) with a lower than normal weight has greatly helped my balance problems. Youur expanations are down to earth and make sense. Thanks for reigniting my use of kettlebells. I have your adjustavle ketttlebell even though I can only use the lowest weight for swings.
As someone who struggled with a 10 lb (~4.5 kg) kettlebell when I started, these definitely have a place. I'm on week 33 of training and I have just progressed to 12 lb (~5.5 kg) in the last 12 weeks. If you are working through the deconditioned training sequence like I was/am, a lighter weight single weight kettlebell can get you months of training. And I went up in weight when I could not manage to legthen my workouts to accommodate more reps and sets with the 10 lb kettlebell. I still have the lighter kettlebell and use it occasionally when I need a ligher workout for whatever reason.
Thanks for including us! 4kg bells really were a game changer for our gym. I'd say over 50% of new members started with them and learned much more quickly than if they had to start with heavier bells.
@@MarkWildman yes, it's urethane and super durable, although the way you keep your equipment in the back of the truck, I'm thinking about doing a truck bed liner finish 😉
Gosh, my recent 8 kg bell arrived from China with no fancy packaging. Having two bells means that I can do Suitcase swings, double clean and press, hi pulls etc. Am also snatching 10kg bells again, and following some of your recent “short” vids for new ideas and a change in the workout. You have been instrumental in keeping me fired up and my trainer is happy with my ongoing process. I am now 81, and I know that if I dont keep on training all will fall in al heap!!
I made a 200 gram play kettlebell (paper towel roll, rolled up newspaper, duct tape) for my three-year-old daughter so she can follow along when she watches daddy train (from a safe distance of course). She calls it “playing mighty.” When she grow up I’ll definitely get her on of these.
I had to start under 16k, and once I owned up to it, I did great. It wasn't a lot lower. I think it was something like 14.5k. Anyway, I'm doing 17k now and getting stronger without nagging injury. Between the BoS Wildman kettlebell and the Adex Wildman club, I'm working my way toward being #HardToKill.
Great to see that there are now also kettlebells for kids and smaller framed people. While I agree that endurance lifting is best done with leighter weights, I believe that there is a benefit to weights that are a bit challenging. Let’s take the snatch as an example: I started learning it with a 12kg bell and while that was the right weight for endurance lifting it wasn’t enough weight to dictate correct movement patterns for me. With 16kg there was just a lot more weight that I could not afford to compensate for with muscle in bad technique. Not sure if you get what I mean, but another great example is the barbell clean. Many lifters when they first learn it, curl the weight up. Sometimes only when the weight gets too heavy for them to curl, they then learn how to shrug pull it through triple extension instead of using their biceps. So I would say that heavier weights can help learn good technique with lower reps, just because there is more weight that nudges us in the path of better, more efficient form. To solidify this technique of course more reps and lower weights make absolute sense.
Absolutely agree! In my old CrossFit gym we had in addition to the concept of reps for time the concept of reps for quality. And I think it would very much make sense to first have a warm-up, build up in weight until you have a higher weight that you do your reps for quality with and which you stop using when you see form deteriorating at which point you can then drop the weight and get your reps for volume in using the lower weight kb.
I bought a 5lb kettlebell to help me recover after c-section. Cute little pink thing. My kids pick it up now mimicking me for fun. What age is good for kids to actually start real training?
Not an expert, but based on observations I have made: Kids are generally more flexible, so they are more prone to hypermobility like issues. So, start light and teach form first. Kids are generally less coordinated because their brains haven't finished creating the mind-muscle connection. This means the technical/form learing will take longer and they may be "clumsy" because of this. Kids have growth spurts, which will change their entire physical balance, center of gravity, and limb length over a very short period of time, which will through off their entire muscle memory of how to do a movement. Again, not an expert, just some observations from having younger family members decide that they were going to do whatever I was going to do because I was the "fun" relative.
@@MeMe-Moi what type of things do you do in general ? My 5 yr's nephew always try to copy me when doing push ups or so, I'm also concedred to be "the fun relative", and it may have bad sides too, as on every occasion when he sees me it's like "let's get to work pal !"
Mark is that USA Youth KettleBell Sport's kid's bell or their transition bell? Looking at their site, they have two lines of smaller competition style bells for youth and teens.
I no longer have kettle bells but I use a bag with stuff in it and I like the bag because it can be used to do a snatch or a pull over. It has a little leverage.
That's interesting that there are kettlebells for kids. I know though if that existed when I grew up, and if I had an interest in working out back then, I would not have been allowed to use one LOL. As it is, as a grown @$$ man, I hear from family members that I'm gonna kill myself using my bells, clubs and maces LOL.
As an 81 year old woman I would tell your family to stop being so negative and learn from you. I’m still training 3 x weekly, and even though I’m not deadlifting 24kgs at the moment, a 10kg snatch is a good level to be working at for me. A trainer who I respect once told me that the minimum of 100 swings per workout is the basics, to which one adds goblet squats, clean and press, snatch with swing changeover - the possibilities are endless.
My issue are my wrists I’m afraid I’ll damage them as I once sprained my wrist by lifting kettle bell over my head once I play tennis some I’m cognisant of that
I left mine in the back of my truck, in a heavy downpour, it got wet inside.....i used clp, get some gorilla tape and tape a piece of para cord to the hex wrench then double the tape over and tape again, around the paracord and hex wrench keeps em both together! love the adjustable bell, honestly greatest thing since sliced bread!!!
My ten-year-old daughter was secretly doing her swings with her mother's 8 kg kettlebell. OK, she's a child gymnast, but she still only weighs 35 kg! After we caught her and corrected her movement, she was swinging it with complete confidence. She has since been given a 4 kg one and performs almost perfect cleans with it.
“Movement is medicine” 💚
Great video and lecture on our society. I am 72 with some major balance problems. Doing your warmup drills (the first 4 or 5) with a lower than normal weight has greatly helped my balance problems. Youur expanations are down to earth and make sense. Thanks for reigniting my use of kettlebells. I have your adjustavle ketttlebell even though I can only use the lowest weight for swings.
As someone who struggled with a 10 lb (~4.5 kg) kettlebell when I started, these definitely have a place. I'm on week 33 of training and I have just progressed to 12 lb (~5.5 kg) in the last 12 weeks. If you are working through the deconditioned training sequence like I was/am, a lighter weight single weight kettlebell can get you months of training. And I went up in weight when I could not manage to legthen my workouts to accommodate more reps and sets with the 10 lb kettlebell. I still have the lighter kettlebell and use it occasionally when I need a ligher workout for whatever reason.
Thanks for including us! 4kg bells really were a game changer for our gym. I'd say over 50% of new members started with them and learned much more quickly than if they had to start with heavier bells.
I still need to round out my collection from your company. I see you are doing nice paint now.
@@MarkWildman yes, it's urethane and super durable, although the way you keep your equipment in the back of the truck, I'm thinking about doing a truck bed liner finish 😉
Gosh, my recent 8 kg bell arrived from China with no fancy packaging. Having two bells means that I can do Suitcase swings, double clean and press, hi pulls etc. Am also snatching 10kg bells again, and following some of your recent “short” vids for new ideas and a change in the workout. You have been instrumental in keeping me fired up and my trainer is happy with my ongoing process. I am now 81, and I know that if I dont keep on training all will fall in al heap!!
I made a 200 gram play kettlebell (paper towel roll, rolled up newspaper, duct tape) for my three-year-old daughter so she can follow along when she watches daddy train (from a safe distance of course). She calls it “playing mighty.” When she grow up I’ll definitely get her on of these.
So incredibly good 😁
I had to start under 16k, and once I owned up to it, I did great. It wasn't a lot lower. I think it was something like 14.5k. Anyway, I'm doing 17k now and getting stronger without nagging injury. Between the BoS Wildman kettlebell and the Adex Wildman club, I'm working my way toward being #HardToKill.
Great to see that there are now also kettlebells for kids and smaller framed people. While I agree that endurance lifting is best done with leighter weights, I believe that there is a benefit to weights that are a bit challenging. Let’s take the snatch as an example: I started learning it with a 12kg bell and while that was the right weight for endurance lifting it wasn’t enough weight to dictate correct movement patterns for me. With 16kg there was just a lot more weight that I could not afford to compensate for with muscle in bad technique. Not sure if you get what I mean, but another great example is the barbell clean. Many lifters when they first learn it, curl the weight up. Sometimes only when the weight gets too heavy for them to curl, they then learn how to shrug pull it through triple extension instead of using their biceps. So I would say that heavier weights can help learn good technique with lower reps, just because there is more weight that nudges us in the path of better, more efficient form. To solidify this technique of course more reps and lower weights make absolute sense.
Absolutely agree! In my old CrossFit gym we had in addition to the concept of reps for time the concept of reps for quality. And I think it would very much make sense to first have a warm-up, build up in weight until you have a higher weight that you do your reps for quality with and which you stop using when you see form deteriorating at which point you can then drop the weight and get your reps for volume in using the lower weight kb.
I have a 4kg competition bell that I bought solely to learn cleans. It will also come in handy for snatches, if I ever decide to do them.
I bought a 5lb kettlebell to help me recover after c-section. Cute little pink thing. My kids pick it up now mimicking me for fun. What age is good for kids to actually start real training?
With getting kids into KBs/heavy clubs, are there special considerations other than low weight, take it slow, and general beginner stuff?
Not an expert, but based on observations I have made:
Kids are generally more flexible, so they are more prone to hypermobility like issues. So, start light and teach form first.
Kids are generally less coordinated because their brains haven't finished creating the mind-muscle connection. This means the technical/form learing will take longer and they may be "clumsy" because of this.
Kids have growth spurts, which will change their entire physical balance, center of gravity, and limb length over a very short period of time, which will through off their entire muscle memory of how to do a movement.
Again, not an expert, just some observations from having younger family members decide that they were going to do whatever I was going to do because I was the "fun" relative.
@@MeMe-Moi what type of things do you do in general ?
My 5 yr's nephew always try to copy me when doing push ups or so, I'm also concedred to be "the fun relative", and it may have bad sides too, as on every occasion when he sees me it's like "let's get to work pal !"
I foresee a Wildman Kid Adjustable in the future.
Bought a pair of 4s and 6s a few months ago to start training my kids. They are well-made and the owner is very responsive.
The flat spots on the pro look like they would be especially nice fur beginners
They are
Mark do you have a link for the kid's kettlebell (the one that just came out)? I don't see it anywhere and even Google doesn't have a listing yet.
USA Youth Kettlebell Sport Org, their site was down earlier today. I believe they started their kids bells in 2020.
Inside circles and outside circles with 32 kg and inside pendulum and outside pendulum with 32kg cross body swings also as far as complexity goes
Mark is that USA Youth KettleBell Sport's kid's bell or their transition bell? Looking at their site, they have two lines of smaller competition style bells for youth and teens.
I no longer have kettle bells but I use a bag with stuff in it and I like the bag because it can be used to do a snatch or a pull over. It has a little leverage.
Super cool!
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That's interesting that there are kettlebells for kids. I know though if that existed when I grew up, and if I had an interest in working out back then, I would not have been allowed to use one LOL. As it is, as a grown @$$ man, I hear from family members that I'm gonna kill myself using my bells, clubs and maces LOL.
As an 81 year old woman I would tell your family to stop being so negative and learn from you. I’m still training 3 x weekly, and even though I’m not deadlifting 24kgs at the moment, a 10kg snatch is a good level to be working at for me. A trainer who I respect once told me that the minimum of 100 swings per workout is the basics, to which one adds goblet squats, clean and press, snatch with swing changeover - the possibilities are endless.
My issue are my wrists I’m afraid I’ll damage them as I once sprained my wrist by lifting kettle bell over my head once I play tennis some I’m cognisant of that
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99.9999999%, so that's eight people in the world who won't benefit from kettlebell training. I guess I'm good :)
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I left mine in the back of my truck, in a heavy downpour, it got wet inside.....i used clp, get some gorilla tape and tape a piece of para cord to the hex wrench then double the tape over and tape again, around the paracord and hex wrench keeps em both together! love the adjustable bell, honestly greatest thing since sliced bread!!!