Kettlebell workout progress

[deadshot138]

But the limiting factor is shoulder stability, the smallest muscles involved, so everything else could be trained harder, meaning that your mostly just expending energy in regards to all the other muscles involved. You're not doing over 80% 1RM or to failure with anything but the shoulder stability muscles so it's conferring no benefit outside of those. In fact your tiring other muscle groups that you then won't train as effectively?

It's not really a hypertrophy exercise

 

[GearSolidMetal]

After working out with KBs for upwards of a year in the last year and a half, I'd say the biggest drawbacks to using them is unquestionably...

...the blisters.

Thought developing callouses would help, and they did for a while, but they definitely make the workouts unplesant and that's extremely de-motivating.

The 40, 50, 60+ minute workouts I'd like to do are not possible with KBs heavier than my 20 pounder. My hands would be covered with blisters within 30 minutes.

So, I'm going to experiment with a solution.

*Sigh* Yeah, you'll be laughed at if you wear these in a gym, but I workout at home, and the more blisters & callouses I've had the more I realize I like palms soft.

Will report back if they're worth the money and if they're effective.

 

[deadshot138]

After working out with KBs for upwards of a year in the last year and a half, I'd say the biggest drawbacks to using them is unquestionably...

...the blisters.

Thought developing callouses would help, and they did for a while, but they definitely make the workouts unplesant and that's extremely de-motivating.

The 40, 50, 60+ minute workouts I'd like to do are not possible with KBs heavier than my 20 pounder. My hands would be covered with blisters within 30 minutes.

So, I'm going to experiment with a solution.

*Sigh* Yeah, you'll be laughed at if you wear these in a gym, but I workout at home, and the more blisters & callouses I've had the more I realize I like palms soft.

Will report back if they're worth the money and if they're effective.

I use those leather straps gymnasts use that thread onto your middle and ring fingers and cover the palm. Definitely worth it

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I use those leather straps gymnasts use that thread onto your middle and ring fingers and cover the palm. Definitely worth it

NOW you mention that? In the long history of this thread?

 

[Fahcough]

After working out with KBs for upwards of a year in the last year and a half, I'd say the biggest drawbacks to using them is unquestionably...

...the blisters.

Thought developing callouses would help, and they did for a while, but they definitely make the workouts unplesant and that's extremely de-motivating.

The 40, 50, 60+ minute workouts I'd like to do are not possible with KBs heavier than my 20 pounder. My hands would be covered with blisters within 30 minutes.

So, I'm going to experiment with a solution.

*Sigh* Yeah, you'll be laughed at if you wear these in a gym, but I workout at home, and the more blisters & callouses I've had the more I realize I like palms soft.

Will report back if they're worth the money and if they're effective.

Don't think those hook style will work with the KB work. You won't be able to close hand around it. Def the leather palm straps a better choice. Although they aren't that comfortable and mess with grip too.

 

[deadshot138]

Don't think those hook style will work with the KB work. You won't be able to close hand around it. Def the leather palm straps a better choice. Although they aren't that comfortable and mess with grip too.

They're the best option I've found. Tried mechanix gloves, fingers got moist from sweat and skin tore through the gloves.

 

[Fahcough]

They're the best option I've found. Tried mechanix gloves, fingers got moist from sweat and skin tore through the gloves.

Those gloves are for gymnastics moves on parallel bars. Changing gloves between workouts is a PITA

 

[Smato_rules]

I’ve been doing half kneeling presses and double kb front squats taking a break after a 12 week periodization. Feels good, both give me some serious stability work and don’t leave me feeling too beat up.

 

[deadshot138]

My fat ass did this with the 88lbs bell and treadmill at 6mph so I met the time threshold. First two rounds of swings were broken into two sets

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Making good progress back to my former results.

Did one of my old 20-rep & 16-set workouts in 20 minutes with my 40 pounder with no prolonged rests.

That first workout was doing double-handed swings, then I rested and did a second workout of 10-single-handed-swings in 20 seconds, rest 10 seconds, switch hands to do another 10 swings in 20 seconds, rested for 10 seconds.
Did this to see how far I'd get before I'd have to rest... and I did 10 sets in 5 minutes before I gassed out.

 

[maximus__]

After working out with KBs for upwards of a year in the last year and a half, I'd say the biggest drawbacks to using them is unquestionably...

...the blisters.

Thought developing callouses would help, and they did for a while, but they definitely make the workouts unplesant and that's extremely de-motivating.

The 40, 50, 60+ minute workouts I'd like to do are not possible with KBs heavier than my 20 pounder. My hands would be covered with blisters within 30 minutes.

So, I'm going to experiment with a solution.

*Sigh* Yeah, you'll be laughed at if you wear these in a gym, but I workout at home, and the more blisters & callouses I've had the more I realize I like palms soft.

Will report back if they're worth the money and if they're effective.

Do you use chalk and do any hand care stuff? When I was right into high rep kettlebell stuff I would do hand maintenance when I got hot spots.
These days I just plug it with chalk if needed haha.

Hand Care 101 | StrongFirst

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[GearSolidMetal]

Do you use chalk and do any hand care stuff? When I was right into high rep kettlebell stuff I would do hand maintenance when I got hot spots.
These days I just plug it with chalk if needed haha.

Hand Care 101 | StrongFirst

If you're swinging or snatching a kettlebell on the regular, the condition of your hands (and their inevitable callouses) can't be ignored. Here are the tried and true tactics for keeping them in great shape.

www.strongfirst.com

Pretty sure chalk wouldn't help.

 

[maximus__]

Pretty sure chalk wouldn't help.

I use it to plug the ripped callouses when they cause issues. The chalk can cause the blisters is what I meant.
I regularly had to sand and clean my kettlebell handle from the sweat and chalk build up.

These days I don't do too much high volume stuff, but it was a whole lot of work to do higher volume,heavy snatches back in the day.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I use it to plug the ripped callouses when they cause issues. The chalk can cause the blisters is what I meant.
I regularly had to sand and clean my kettlebell handle from the sweat and chalk build up.

These days I don't do too much high volume stuff, but it was a whole lot of work to do higher volume,heavy snatches back in the day.

Gotchya.
Anyway, the gloves I picked up are very effective in putting the weight on my wrist as opposed to the palm, and avoids damage of righ-rep workouts on the palmskin.

 

[deadshot138]

Pretty sure chalk wouldn't help.

Chalk makes everything worse in my experience. Dries the skin of the hands out and makes ripping worse

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Chalk makes everything worse in my experience. Dries the skin of the hands out and makes ripping worse

Bingo.
Never did use it for weightlifting.
I see why gymnasts use it to avoid slippage from sweat, otherwise its practically useless.

 

[Dream Evil]

I started using chalk for the first time ever a few months ago. It does help in my garage workouts when it's 90+ degrees outside. Just seems like you need to find that bare minimum amount to keep a grip and no more.

Rocking a pair of sweatbands on the wrists helps, too.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

*Sigh* Yeah, you'll be laughed at if you wear these in a gym, but I workout at home, and the more blisters & callouses I've had the more I realize I like palms soft.

Will report back if they're worth the money and if they're effective.

Just got these in the mail after a previous seller on Ebay cancelled on me. Got a different brand that cost a few more dollars but I think the construction is a bit better.

These are obviously for when you're doing one-handed swings OR two-handed swings with KB that are a heavy weight. 55+ pounds.

Today's my rest day, but tomorrow I'll be doing my first workout with them and I'm looking forward to it. I did a few swings with them just to try them out and the 'hooks' fit well with the KBs handle diameter. Not a perfect fit because they're designed for a 45 pound bar, but still well.

 

[deadshot138]

Just got these, they're money.

 

[Fahcough]

Do you use chalk and do any hand care stuff? When I was right into high rep kettlebell stuff I would do hand maintenance when I got hot spots.
These days I just plug it with chalk if needed haha.

Do tell more. Hand conditioning from 1 sport does not carry over into the other. I can swing on ropes and gym rings for an hour but heavy KBs tear my hands up in sets of 10. The handles get rust under and just dig into calluses , rolling them in your grip.