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Anyone use these? I've been using them for about 3 months and I have to say, I'm in LOVE! 
I've been a big proponent of kettlebells for the past couple of years and while they do have their place, they are expensive and you have to have more than a couple pair. In fact, I haven't use mine in the 3 months that I've been using the bags. I've been dropping fat like crazy and have all sorts of new definition.
Let me show you what they look like.
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Don't get it twisted, they are EXTREMELY expensive for what they are but here's a little secret... There's NO SHORTAGE of videos on how to MAKE YOUR OWN for </~$20.! The professional ones are like $250. for only 50lbs. I've made a 45 lb'r and an 80 lb'r. Here's a DIY video.
Now, onto the exercises. I read a study a while back that showed doing kettlebell snatches with a tempo of 15/secs on/15 secs off burns ~20Kcal a minute. Well, I do 30 secs on/30 secs off of Bulgarian Bag Power Snatches and feel that this may burn even more Kcal due to the power downward portion of the exercise. I know it feels a lot more intense than the KB counterpart. Here's a video of the movement.
Now there are tons of other exercises that you can do with these things and they're just a YouTube search away. For people that hate using the treadmill or doing cardio in general, these can be a Godsend. They are also useful to those who want to add a new dimension to their strength and endurance routine.
Here's another guy's DIY video and routine.
What do you guys think? I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions.
I've been a big proponent of kettlebells for the past couple of years and while they do have their place, they are expensive and you have to have more than a couple pair. In fact, I haven't use mine in the 3 months that I've been using the bags. I've been dropping fat like crazy and have all sorts of new definition. Let me show you what they look like.
**broken link removed**
Don't get it twisted, they are EXTREMELY expensive for what they are but here's a little secret... There's NO SHORTAGE of videos on how to MAKE YOUR OWN for </~$20.! The professional ones are like $250. for only 50lbs. I've made a 45 lb'r and an 80 lb'r. Here's a DIY video.
Now, onto the exercises. I read a study a while back that showed doing kettlebell snatches with a tempo of 15/secs on/15 secs off burns ~20Kcal a minute. Well, I do 30 secs on/30 secs off of Bulgarian Bag Power Snatches and feel that this may burn even more Kcal due to the power downward portion of the exercise. I know it feels a lot more intense than the KB counterpart. Here's a video of the movement.
Now there are tons of other exercises that you can do with these things and they're just a YouTube search away. For people that hate using the treadmill or doing cardio in general, these can be a Godsend. They are also useful to those who want to add a new dimension to their strength and endurance routine.
Here's another guy's DIY video and routine.
What do you guys think? I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions.
