First off, I definitely need to move up from the 16 kg Kettlebell, today’s experiment made this very clear to me.

I have done,

75 reps (25-15-10-10-15) two handed swings with an asymmetric 32+ kg dumbbell (3 x 10 kg plates on one side and one 2.5 kg plate acting as an excuse for a handle on the other end 🙂 )

10 reps (1L-1R-1L-1R-1L-1R-1L-1R-1L-1R) of Turkish Get-Ups with a 24 kg dumbbell

I was once again, after many months, forced to concentrate on my form and technique, way less reps from what I did with the 16 kg KB but more challenging which is what it is all about really.

Now I need to find Kettlebells of the right size as both exercises were very painful for my hands and wrists since you need a proper handle for the swing and be able to lean the weight towards your forearm in order to keep your hand inline with your arm (the dumbbell forced me to carry it with my palm facing upwards putting excessive stress on my wrists).

You may wonder “Why the fuss about finding the right size Kettlebells?”, well I live in Istanbul, Kettlebells are not very popular here despite the historical background of old time Turkish strong men using them and the very fact an exercise has its name originating from hereabouts (Turkish Get-Up). So finding a decent one is not an easy task (few places sell the vinyl variations which are basically junk. I should know as my 16 kg KB is a Vinyl one from York Fitness.