Consider the phrase "stand by your principles"; A whole bunch of questions immediately come to mind :
What does "stand" really mean ? Can I bend just a little ?
What am I standing against ?
and what are my principles anyway ?
Now, consider Steve Cotter's case.
He is a highly skilled athlete and KB practictioner who is going back to first principles on his approach to kettlebell training, and re-examining and challenging all the known (and unknown) assumptions that went into his previous approach. It is a lot more difficult to maintain the position of perpetual student than a static teacher and just say no (or nyet ;-) to everything that preceded.
It's a matter of balance, experience and a deeply set intellectual honesty for someone with a huge investment in personal, business ,and athletic terms to go and ask the tough questions without hesitation or hedging and then take it into practice.
Mas Oyama went into the mountains
Sonny Rollins went to the Williamsburg Bridge
and
Steve Cotter starts down a different approach that is reflected in his blog
I've got the old style Kettlestack, which I enjoy immensely. I arbitrarily chose the middle hole for all my Kettlestack builds (35 to 55 pounds). Do you have guidelines for which hole to use (e.g., for less than 25 pounds use the hole closest to the handle)?
I tried a couple of brands of cast kettlebells today. I found that they caused intense pain in my wrist--they hit a spot much closer to my wrist than my Kettlestack. I'm wondering if they have a crappy design, or am I spoiled from my Kettlestack!
I would like to purchase another kettlestack for double KB movements--can I set up a new-style Kettlestack such that it has the same height as my old one?
Thanks!
By the way,the Kettle stack (adjustable kettlebells) is the greatest fitness invention of all time. SD,Billerica,Massachusetts
Hey. I've had my kettlestack over a year now, and after all sorts of wonderful kettlebell workouts, it works just as well as the
I have been training with a kettlestack for couple weeks now and I must admit I was a bit skeptical at first. But now I have no doubts that I can use this for my training goals. Not only is it adjustable in weight, but you can also customize the distance of the stack to the handle. Excellent product, excellent customer service. will be purchasing a second handle soon. LD,CA
I have worked with a wide variety of solid kettlebells. Most of them have come out of Russia, but I have also trained with Polish, Hungarian, and Czech variations in addition to kettlebells produced in England and Germany. The one thing that I appreciate the most about kettlestacks (adjustable kettlebells) is the greater distance between the portion of the handle which you grip and the core. This distance is greater than any of the bells I have worked with so far, and means that there is no danger of having to let the wrist fall back even the slightest bit to avoid the ball (core) hitting the back of the wrist. With the stacks, you can even flex your wrist slightly forward and the core will still be on your forearm where it belongs, and not your wrist. In addition to that, the stability of a k-stack is superb, and adjusting weight is easy. Instead of having 12 kettlebells filling my living room, I could have two k-stack handles and a pile of plates and be good to go. Kettlestacks cover the spectrum from 10 kg to 48 kg (less than 1 pood all the way to 3 pood) quite perfectly as well.Excellent product, and excellent product knowledge from the provider!Highly recommended. MB,Germany(fka mxkettlebell.de)
if you have weight plates already, buy two kettlestack handles or just one if you are going to follow the enter the kettlebell book.i have real kettlebells and a kettlestack handle and there is only one big difference between them PRICE. kstacks they are excellent. AT, Great Britain
Everything was great and he loves them! I appreciate you getting the information for me on where to get the weights--the guys at Play it Again Sports were very helpful. (JG,Missouri
I have always enjoyed doing snatches and cleans and the kettlebell versions are quite explosive, closer to competitive movements than I have felt with pulling and pushing barbells and dumbbells. It (kettlestacks) is an amazing supplement to the practical old school barbell and dumbbell exercises that wrestlers, field athletes have always incorporated into their training. The thick handles are a bonus for gripping strength, no straps needed here.
Varying the weight is very fast and simple as you advertised and there is no worrying about anything breaking on a missed pull or push. I controlled dropped a 105 pound one arm repetitive kettlebell clean on a missed 4th set. No damage, no problem, Next set, all set to go. My friend spent a couple of hundred dollars for a set of quick change dumbbells and they are not made to be dropped at all. Let's just say he is lucky that his father is a welder.
No adjustable dumbbells on the market today with cheap plastic parts can match these tough kettlebell handles using solid steel plates.. Simple, tough and practical. Who could ask for more? Undersold is an UNDERSTATEMENT on your marketing. I have the Mike Mahler kettlebell DVD . The Kettlestack kettlebell handles and his DVD are a killer combination. DW British Columbia, Canada
Thank you for you follow up.... I've set it up for 54 - 55lb. I'm very happy with the kettle stack for my swings and one arm military press. The product really works! I look forward to progressing to the 70 - 80lb swings without emptying my wallet for the solid KB's. (AC, New Jersey)
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These things look like a great idea, but I've seen some posts about how they rattle,
That wouldn't be safe. What do you say about rattling ?
The first step to getting the best kettlebell shape from your Kettlestack is understand where your forearm is going to land.
For most people that will be around 2 o'clock according to the clock we've superimposed over the image of the kettlestack.
Take alook at how the plates are tapered on this pair of 35 lbers. More kettlebell stuff . . .
I'm trying to figure out which hole I in the handle bands I should be using? There are 3 - a little one (same size as the Allen wrench) then 2 big ones. Do I use the top big one or the bottom one?? Seems to make a lot of difference as to where the weight lands on my forearm.
Thanks,
PS. Awesome product.
Hi folks,
Just wondering what the best option is to get a pair of kettlestacks in Canada. Shipping them from the states? Or is there an official supplier in Canada that would be better?
Hello everyone - - I've never used kettlebells before but would like to try them out. After reading over this website the Kettlestack seems like a good way to go since it is very versatile and expandable (and I have lots of weight plates). My question is - - what handle would be best for me to get ? More kettlebell stuff . . .
i, thanks very much for the quick reply back to me. thats great news that you gave me. Sorry to continue with the questions but i have a couple more.
i only have Olympic plates (like the 10kg, 5kg, 2.5kg and 1.25kg) does your product fit olympic plates or is it just for weider plates with the smaller holes? More kettlebell stuff . . .