or for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

Sweet Caroline

1 lurker | 24 watchers
Pam runs
Pam runs
May 2024
4:27pm, 23 May 2024
796 posts
  •  
  • 0
Pam runs
Elsie Too. Just looked online and you're right they do only show 2kg. It was only couple month back I bought mine so maybe they've stopped selling them. If that's the case and they have old stock in store they might be a bargain. 🤔
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
May 2024
4:36pm, 23 May 2024
5,109 posts
  •  
  • 0
Elsie Too
Certainly worth a punt - I'll figure out where there is one and see if I can pop in and check.
solo
solo
May 2024
4:37pm, 23 May 2024
986 posts
  •  
  • 0
solo
I am itching to do day 3 but as I have a 10k race Sunday will do no more this week. Probably for the best as I still have some butt DOMS and also some in my pecs from day 2.
Shades
Shades
May 2024
5:31pm, 23 May 2024
2,590 posts
  •  
  • 0
Shades
Elsie Too I think that the 2 weights of that dumbbell at £999 are out of stock anyway 😄.

I don't want adjustable weight dumbbells I want sets, preferably those nice coloured ones so can swap easily between weights when needed.

I didn't look in my local Asda, online they just showed one set. Maybe it's most likely to be January when the supermarkets are likely to stock them.
Elsie Too
Elsie Too
May 2024
5:57pm, 23 May 2024
5,110 posts
  •  
  • 0
Elsie Too
Yeah, I’m not sure about the adjustable ones. Could be a pain when wanting to swap between weights in a session.
geordiegirl
geordiegirl
May 2024
10:35pm, 23 May 2024
22,376 posts
  •  
  • 0
geordiegirl
Adjustable are great when you need one weight, it’s a pain swapping between sessions and more so when I need a chair that won’t fit in the tiny space in the garage.

Also on overhead pullovers I cannot get my hands side by side and even doing single weight squats it’s hard. Hence me thinking I want a pair (or single?) dumbbell for these exercises - I thought kettlebell but I don’t think it would work for overhead things.
Sharkie
Sharkie
May 2024
10:43pm, 23 May 2024
22,630 posts
  •  
  • 0
Sharkie
I use my 8kg kettlebell for overhead pullovers and for goblet squats in London where I don’t have any DBs above 7kg. But I do struggle with getting the double hand grip right - mind you that’s the same with the 8 or 10kg DB in Hastings. I’ve checked how Caroline is holding - but either she’s got wider spindled DBs … or daintier hands than my admittedly massive ones.
Velo_Dirtbag
Velo_Dirtbag
May 2024
11:01pm, 23 May 2024
256 posts
  •  
  • 0
Velo_Dirtbag
Facebook marketplace is always a good place to look for weights, they definitely fall into the stuff that folk buy then never use category.

I picked up (literally 🤣) a 12kg and 16kg cast iron kettlebell for £10 a piece on there.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
May 2024
5:44am, 24 May 2024
54,475 posts
  •  
  • 0
EvilPixie
I used a kettlebell when a single weight was called for
Shades
Shades
May 2024
7:44am, 24 May 2024
2,592 posts
  •  
  • 0
Shades
I use the kettlebell too for overhead pullovers. I used to do KB classes, the trick is to turn the kettlebell the other way round so the weight is at the top, feels very secure that way.

About This Thread

Maintained by Sharkie
Caroline Girvan - tiny but tough, sweet but strong.

Here's a thread rather in the manner of the Shred craze that swept Fetchland some years ago, or perhaps more recently (and less bossily) Adriene's 30 Days of Yoga each year. I found Caroline Girvan via geordiegirl (ta, GG!) and am well impressed with her workouts. I'm currently on Day 27 of her 30 day Iron Series and have STUCK TO IT. Wonders will never cease, I was beginning to despair of the likelihood of me getting any sort...

Useful Links

FE accepts no responsibility for external links. Or anything, really.

Related Threads

  • crosstraining
  • exercises








Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 113,937 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here