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Title: 1 star deducted for the 'hard sell'.
Review: The advantage of kettlebells: The weight hangs off the handle, so 1/some movements are mechanically superior at heavier weights , when dumbbells would be too long, and 2/ leverage on some exercises give a trainee more work per pound. BUT, a -great- deal of what is promoted as an advantage is really only an advantage IF you're interested in excelling at KBs in particular. Pavel says, "strength is a skill". DB and KB strength aren't 100% transferable to each other , and KB strength is no more transferable than DB to -any- activity. The recent popularity of KBs proves the importance of variety to maintain interest, but that's all. Then there's the HIGH cost of KBs, (as Pavel has somewhat of a monopoly at the moment), and the promotional material of KB advantages, much exagerated, some false. Decades of athletes in all fields have excelled without KBs. I'd rather have the variety of weights that adjustable DBs provide at a lower cost. .
