Training for Highland Athletics

[davedove]

Kettlebells are excellent. But you have to USE them, and do it regularly.

Otherwise, they make a cool looking doorstop.

What!!! You have to use them???;-)

That can be said of about any form of exercise equipment. I've got a basic weight set stashed away somewhere around here.

[CaberDave]

Hey John, try this company http://www.k2fitness.net/ if you haven;t already tried them. Alot of guys I've talked to like this company

[Yaish]

Wow, those kettlebells look cool. I'm going to have to look into getting one.

I just started training for the HG's this year, and I got some of my buddies into it too. How do you think the KB's would work as substitute weight-over-bar weights? Right now, just for practice we've been using a 40 lb dumbell.

Anyone know a good place to get the weights they use at the highland games? Its pretty easy to get stone for the putting events, but the weight for height and for distance is a little harder to accurately simulate.

Anyone have any cheap, good ideas for practice cabers too?

[flyv65]

Anyone know a good place to get the weights they use at the highland games? Its pretty easy to get stone for the putting events, but the weight for height and for distance is a little harder to accurately simulate.

Anyone have any cheap, good ideas for practice cabers too?

Check this link for info on finding HA equipment:

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/8...avy/market.htm

It's a pretty neat site for highland games tips and info, too.

Bryan...thinking about it this year...

[CaberDave]

www.brockthrow.com

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/8...avy/market.htm

It's a pretty neat site for highland games tips and info, too.

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Thanks for the info!


Also, for anyone needing tacky/grip help, get ahold of Larry Brock. He is a professional HG Athlete, and he makes a great product called "Brocks Magic Tacky". I used the stuff at his throwing clinic and the stuff works.

[CaberDave]

www.brockthrow.com For the Tacky and he can answer any questions you may have on Highland Games training.

[clancelt]

We get ours from Malcolm Doying, Old Celt Equipment

Wow, those kettlebells look cool. I'm going to have to look into getting one.

I just started training for the HG's this year, and I got some of my buddies into it too. How do you think the KB's would work as substitute weight-over-bar weights? Right now, just for practice we've been using a 40 lb dumbell.

Anyone know a good place to get the weights they use at the highland games? Its pretty easy to get stone for the putting events, but the weight for height and for distance is a little harder to accurately simulate.

Anyone have any cheap, good ideas for practice cabers too?

[Yaish]

Awesome, thanks for the links guys. I found Old Celt on my own last night, and they seem about the best price wise. Darn, I hate paying for things by the pound that have no other purpose than just to be heavy!

[clancelt]

Awesome, thanks for the links guys. I found Old Celt on my own last night, and they seem about the best price wise. Darn, I hate paying for things by the pound that have no other purpose than just to be heavy!

LOL, wait till you see the shipping cost! I am lucky that I see him almost every Sunday and can just drive over to his house if I need something. That saves me a fortune. The kettle bells on the other hand, a pair of 24kg bells cost almost as much to ship as the bell itself!

Malcolm makes it to most of the east coast games, he competes. If you can make any of the games just call him and put in an order and tell him to bring it to the game. It'll save you the shipping and you'll get to meet some of us old farts ;-)