Kettlestack Adjustable KETTLEBELLS

I finally made it home from the Philippines, and I have to say that the two KS I ordered back in October 05 (w/blued steel upgrade) are the best pieces of exercise equipment that I have purchased in a long time. In fact, I just got done training with them in my back yard. Truly awesome product and an awesome workout to boot!!! (KS are better than solid kettle bells, weight changes are fast and simple, and there a tough piece of equipment.) Hope that explains why I had the impulse to buy another pair KS. (Good stuff ) Thank you! DD (Massachusetts)

They came on Friday..and work great!Thanks,superproduct.

MB,Andover,MN

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'm very impressed with the quality of the Kettlestack and truly impressed with the speed of the shipping. Great job and I appreciate the followup email. It's only January and you already earned the 2005 Company of the Year Award. IR, Juneau, Alaska

They came on Friday..and work great!Thanks,superproduct. MB,Andover,MN

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

The main advantage I see from adjustable kettlebells is "price", in a sense of the word. I have four kettlestacks (www.kettlestacks.com) and they function as a complete set of kettlebells from 10lbs up to >100lbs. Some people will say there is an advantage to progression, and that the large jumps in traditional sizes are a disadvantage, but I don't see that as an issue, for the most part. Varying the resistance by varying the sets reps works just fine.

Price flexibility is the big deal to me. Depending on how I want to work that day, I can adjust the kettlestacks to what I want to do (it's easy, doesn't take much time at all). For example, any given workout I can use (2) 1-pood, and (1) 1.5-pood and (1) 2-pood, or any other combination of the above, or go higher or lower than the above in any combination. Buying the four stacks and all the standard plates set me back around $300, but I have a complete set of kettle bells, 1, 1.5, 2 and >2 KB's. I agree with an earlier post about not throwing adj KB's. That's a disadvantage if and only if you plan to do throwing movements. Also, I can use my std plates that I bought for my kb's for my std dumbells.

As for the type of adj kb's, I looked into many and settled on the kettle stacks as my choice. I called and talked personally to USA Ketlebells and kettlestacks and was just more comfortable with the durability of the stacks, but they were both helpful and very polite.

The only thing I can't comment on is the "feel". That's a bit esoteric to me anyway. I get a great workout with the adjustables, and thats what I want. The only real reason I want to someday purchase dragon doors is to support what I think is a fine institution. But for me, I couldn't afford the full set yet, and I'm sure Pavel would rather have me working out with adj kb's than waiting to buy his, especially since I suppory DD by buying his books and DVD's.

Good luck, you can't really go wrong so long as you start with something.

(anon)

By the way,the Kettle stack (adjustable kettlebells) is the greatest fitness invention of all time. SD,Billerica,Massachusetts

Within minutes of working with my newly assembled 35 lb. Base kettlestack I ordered another one. The solid quality was instantly felt. The one concern I read on the internet from kettlebell enthusiasts was about the possibility of weights getting lose while using an adjustable model. My trepidation about this was swashed after examining the kettlestack. I could throw it against a wall and confidently know it wouldn’t come apart.

I shopped around diligently and compared prices with all the other brand kettlebells on the market. I had been contemplating getting some bells from Amazon.com and figured they were the best deal; however the price in shipping was still expensive.

I had never worked out with a kettlebell so I knew I wanted an adjustable model to figure out what weight would be best for me. The other adjustable-style Kettlebell on the market cost $149.99 (plus $72.87 shipping). That’s $222.86 for one bell! No thanks. For ¼ that price I found kettlestack. Understandably, there are no weights included. No problem. I found an inexpensive solution to that.

Here’s a tip for everyone trying to find decent plates without paying extra in freight. I found my local sporting good store, Big 5, had a $149.99 100 lb. weight set with barbell & 2 dumbbells on sale for $99.99. (It seems like every month they have all their fitness gear on sale, so it’s just a matter of keeping your eyes peeled for their weight set sales.) Best of all, I went to Big 5’s website and signed up to receive a 10% discount coupon that they emailed to me. I applied that savings to the purchase of all the plates I needed for my kettlestack, plus I had extra plates left over for my 2nd kettlestack.

I have now two complete kettlebells from Kettlestack at a fraction of the price I would have paid Amazon.com, and the money saved I put it toward a kettlebell instructional DVD. Kettlestack is stacked in savings!