Thai Bri is right. The handles are thick and work your grip to a great extent. The exercises done with KB are completely different from the ones you would do with DB. With KB, you do one and two – arm swings, presses, cleans and jerks, snatches, and some others. Also, with KB, you mostly work strength endurance because you do multiple repetitions. There are other numerous benefits to using KB, but I can’t remember all. I’ll look it up and post it here. Everybody who has tried using them, fall absolutely in love with them. I used them a bit when I was a kid. Can’t wait to purchase a set so that I can start using them. They are great for Martial Arts. They’ll make you a more fit and agile grappler and a more powerful striker. I agree they are too expensive and I don’t really understand why. They used to cost very little back in Russia because they are very easy to make (they just pour hot iron into a mold and let it cool). I guess the people who are distributing KB in the states are trying to make their buck. I will still get them. It will be worth it. |