How heavy your kettlebell should be (heavier than you think)
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Recommended kettlebell weights for men and women by Pavel Tsatsouline from Simple & Sinister
| Need Right Now | Will Need Soon | |
| Average Strength Woman | 8kg, 12kg, 16kg | 20kg, 24kg |
| Strong Woman | 12kg, 16kg, 20kg | 24kg |
| Average Strength Man | 16kg, 24kg | 32kg |
| Strong Man | 24kg, 32kg | 40kg, 48kg |
According to Supreme Girya Master Girevik Pavel Tsatsouline, if you're a man, you really should be swinging at least a 16kg kettlebell and ordering up a 24kg kettlebell and a 32kg kettlebell from Kettlebells USA for not later but for sooner--for soon!
Guess what I own? An 8kg, 12kg, 16kg, and 20kg kettlebell. I did buy two cast iron Russian style 24kg kettlebells--but they were more aspirational than anything. How could my body ever be ready to move around those two white dwarfs, those two lumps that feel like depleted uranium?
I didn't give myself enough credit. I can two-hand swing my 24kg kettlebell now! I can't clean and press or Turkish get-up the 24kg 1.5 pood cast iron lump yet, but I can see that I am at the very least an average strength man.
I am sure you are at least an average strength man or woman. Why don't you buy yourself an 8kg, 12kg, and 16kg kettlebell if you're a woman and a 16kg and a 24kg kettlebell if you're a man--and start saving up for your respective "will need soon" 24kg and 32kg kettlebells, respectively.
You can do it, Comrade Girevik! Here's the poop directly from Pavel himself: the recommended kettlebell weights for men and woman, according to Kettlebell Simple & Sinister:
