New Addition - 53 lbs, 0 ounces

Since I don't eat lunch anymore, I use that time to get errands done. This afternoon I stopped by a local fitness place and picked up a new kettle bell for the home gym. This is approximately 1.5 poods (24kg or 53lbs). They were out of the 20kg. I probably would have gotten that one if they had it but the one I got will be effective. $70 cash out the door for the 24kg. I've seen them cheaper online, but not by much and certainly not when you factor in shipping. I might go back and get another 1 pood (16kg) to have matching bells to use at the same time. A pair of 16kg, a 20kg, and a 24kg would be nice for just about anything I wanted to do.I can't imagine needing less than 16kg. The 24kg will be too heavy for some exercises but will allow me to reduce reps on others and it'll really be fun with swings. With two 16kg, and a 20kg added, I can work with weights 16kg, 20kg, 24kg, 32kg, 36kg, 40kg, and 44kg. Couple that with the 80 pound sandbag I made and I've got some fun weight to throw around.

Some people say that you can do the same things with regular old dumbbells that you can do with kettle bells, and that's true, I won't argue it. But kettle bells do feel different when you're doing the exercises, the way the weight hangs and moves is much more fluid. Does it benefit? I dunno, but they're fun and they look hella cooler than dumbbells. What exercises can you do with kettle bells?

Swings
Turkish Getups
Clean and Press
Snatch

eh, you know what? Let's just say every exercise plus some unique to kettle bells can be done with kettle bells, no need to link them all here.