Which one should you buy and why.
Vinyl vs cast iron weights.
Available in a spectrum of colors and weights you can choose the training path that is right for you.
Also you can get more weight on a bar using cast iron than vinyl concrete.
Except for the protective coating they are like cast iron dumbbells.
Metal weights vs bumper plates.
They are cast iron or steel with a cover of neoprene or other rubber or sometimes vinyl.
This leads to minimal difference in equipment performance when it comes to lifting.
Made of solid cast iron and coated in protective vinyl the kettlebell is a convenient and powerful workout tool.
Cast iron and vinyl kettlebells are both suitable for in home gym and group fitness use.
This type of free weight has flat circular heads at each end of the handle and gets its weight from the heads cast iron construction.
Generally vinyl coating is thin and does little to change the standard shape and size of a kettlebell.
Cast iron dumbbells are the most traditional type of dumbbell a slightly newer version is the chrome dumbbell.
Iron dumbbells are available in several different styles.
Cast iron will last you forever as said already concrete ones split crack break etc.
Iron edge hex head dumbbells.
They can be either solid units or steel bars with removable plates.
Some cheaper types use a concrete filling for weight rather than metal.
Some of these dumbbells are adjustable to allow you to increase or decrease their weight.
Cast iron dumbbells product review.
The heads of pro style dumbbells are occasionally covered in rubber to protect the gym floor.
However most kettlebell competitions require steel weights.
Selectorized adjustable and one piece.
With cheap wide argos plates i can get just shy of 50kg on each of my dumbell bars vinyl and i d be looking at about half that.