The kettlebell is a cast iron weight that looks like a basketball with the handle of a suitcase attached. It has become a common addition to fitness and weight training. A kettlebell is a common training tool in Russia. They come in poods a Russian measure of weight that equals 16 kg. ( 36 pounds). There are one, one and a half, and two pood bells and heavier ones called bulldogs. Usually athletes stick to the 32, 24 and 16 kg, bells for their training. It is a lot harder to do a kettlebell exercise than to exercise with dumbbells because the bells require you to pull at least a foot higher.

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