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    Can kettlebells get you ripped?

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    edited January 8 in Fitness and Exercise
    Hi there,

    Having a conversation with my mate who just sent me this - believing that this woman got this figure with ketllebells.

    What do you think (or know) ?

    Thanks!

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    • Posts: 1,128 Member
      She could've used kettlebells but I doubt that she used kettlebells exclusively.
    • Posts: 1,799 Member
      Regardless of what method she used...that figure took a lot of hard work and dedication to obtain and maintain.
    • Posts: 416 Member
      I believe you can get as swole as you want to with kettlebells excusively. But if your only goal is getting ripped, I'm not sure it's the best way to go about it. I use kettlebells regularly, but my goal is overall functional strength
    • Posts: 199 Member
      LOL photoshop!
    • Posts: 8,329 Member
      diet had more to do with it i bet
    • Posts: 561 Member
      While using kettlebells she obviously dieted and went to the tanning bed or spray salon.....Most people who compete on those type of competitions have trainers and use lots of different equipment while maintaining a very strict diet
    • Posts: 541
      That's what I thought - but I don't know much about kettlebells. I've always done dumbells / barbell work.
    • Posts: 541
      Regardless of what method she used...that figure took a lot of hard work and dedication to obtain and maintain.

      That goes without saying. Not what I'm asking though.
    • Posts: 3,343 Member
      A specific diet gets you more ripped than one exercise or piece of equipment alone.

      She most likely did use kettlebells, I'm sure they had great results for her. They may even have given her better results than when she used another piece/s of exercise equipment. They alone did not get her that body though. She would've had to at least have had a great diet / eating plan alongside that too.
    • Posts: 3,942 Member
      Combined with an appropriate diet, you can use kettlebells for HIIT/exercise instead of running, Zumba etc so yes it is possible to get ripped (ie burn fat).

      Also, to build muscle, it's possible she used very heavy kettlebells. Her muscles aren't exceptional. She has abs because she has a low BF% and her thigh muscles aren't huge like some female bodybuilders - she may have just done ****loads of Bulgarian squats holding a couple of 40kg kettlebells.
    • Posts: 3,942 Member
      You know you're too obsessed by fitness when you see a woman in a very revealing bikini and you study her like a judge studies a dog in Crufts... rather than nursing a semi.
    • Posts: 541
      Combined with an appropriate diet, you can use kettlebells for HIIT/exercise instead of running, Zumba etc so yes it is possible to get ripped (ie burn fat).

      Also, to build muscle, it's possible she used very heavy kettlebells. Her muscles aren't exceptional. She has abs because she has a low BF% and her thigh muscles aren't huge like some female bodybuilders - she may have just done ****loads of Bulgarian squats holding a couple of 40kg kettlebells.

      Hmmmm I may have the wrong impression of kettlebells.

      Appreciate this woman has a low bf%.

      Who knows a good site with info on kettlebell workouts? I'm curious now. I just assumed they were a fad type thing.
    • Posts: 11,068 Member
      You know you're too obsessed by fitness when you see a woman in a very revealing bikini and you study her like a judge studies a dog in Crufts... rather than nursing a semi.


      I did both.
    • Posts: 541
      You know you're too obsessed by fitness when you see a woman in a very revealing bikini and you study her like a judge studies a dog in Crufts... rather than nursing a semi.

      Haha - she has an amazing body though.

      Yay I'm going to Crufts!
    • Posts: 3,119 Member
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      I did both.

      Multitasking FTW!
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      I did both.

      It would have been rude not to.
    • Posts: 3,942 Member
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      Haha - she has an amazing body though.

      Yay I'm going to Crufts!

      Yes, she has a great body and she's clearly worked hard. I just spent a bit too much time examining her musculature rather than staring at her breasts.
    • Posts: 5,030 Member
      LOL photoshop!

      That's what it looked like to me too. Her face is off
    • Posts: 2,273 Member
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      That's what it looked like to me too. Her face is off
      She didn't put a tanning agent on her face.
    • Posts: 13 Member
      Yes, I love functional training. That is what I am after too! I use KBS!
    • Posts: 3,942 Member
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      Hmmmm I may have the wrong impression of kettlebells.

      Appreciate this woman has a low bf%.

      Who knows a good site with info on kettlebell workouts? I'm curious now. I just assumed they were a fad type thing.

      YouTube is a good resource for kettlebell workouts. But even simple things like swings, one handed swings and side swings can get the heart moving. In some ways, they're better than dumbbells because of the shape. As for being a fad, well, it's newer in the West but a very traditional exercise tool from Russia.
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      Yes, she has a great body and she's clearly worked hard. I just spent a bit too much time examining her musculature rather than staring at her breasts.

      At least you gave attention to the parts of her that she worked her butt off to achieve... the boob job was probably a lot easier.
    • Posts: 7,166 Member
      I'd seriously doubt she didn't do any kind of barebell work. But I could be wrong.
    • Posts: 541
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      YouTube is a good resource for kettlebell workouts. But even simple things like swings, one handed swings and side swings can get the heart moving. In some ways, they're better than dumbbells because of the shape. As for being a fad, well, it's newer in the West but a very traditional exercise tool from Russia.

      Aaaaah from Russia? My friend who gave me this pic uses them and swears by them and kept trying to give me a work out DVD is Russian!
      Do you have to swing them? I have shoulders that kind of grind / dislocate - swing weights seems like a nightmare to me.
    • Posts: 3,942 Member
      http://youtu.be/5RFs-qOSdsQ
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      At least you gave attention to the parts of her that she worked her butt off to achieve... the boob job was probably a lot easier.

      Ha! True!
    • Posts: 3,942 Member

      Aaaaah from Russia? My friend who gave me this pic uses them and swears by them and kept trying to give me a work out DVD is Russian!
      Do you have to swing them? I have shoulders that kind of grind / dislocate - swing weights seems like a nightmare to me.

      You may find they help strengthen the shoulder joint. I found I could do them the day after lifting weights. I've actually stopped doing kb circuits as I felt that combined with a calorie deficit, I was losing too much weight including LBM.
    • Posts: 5,030 Member
      According to this interview, she lifts.

      There's even a video.

      http://www.geneticwar.com/interviews/siliana-gaspard/
    • Posts: 271 Member
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      Think of him as a blessing .
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      You may find they help strengthen the shoulder joint. I found I could do them the day after lifting weights. I've actually stopped doing kb circuits as I felt that combined with a calorie deficit, I was losing too much weight including LBM.

      Thanks for the video link.

      That's interesting. I was going to sign up to a class 2 years ago or so but thought it would interfere with rest days. I might give them a go. Can always use it as a door stop...
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