r/kettlebell

Don't be a jerk.

Be nice to each other. Be constructive.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Not being rude/trolling
• Not creeping on people's bodies
• Not mocking for some kind of deficiency of knowledge or ability
• Not wasting other people's time.

We do not tolerate homophobia, sexism, racism/xenophobia, transphobia and other varieties of bigotry.

Support every user, regardless of their level of fitness or goals.

Read the stickied comments

Some post types will have a stickied comment at the top.

Consider that comment an extension of the rules for that post.

No injury alarmism/concern trolling

There can be many ways to do a thing well. Comments to the effect of "you'll hurt yourself that way" will be removed.

Any advice given must be useful, specific and actionable.

"Bad" form has never been shown to be predictive of injury. Read more here.

Self-promotion has to be valuable to the subreddit

We like to see user generated content. But we like to see it from users who have a website, and not from websites who have a user.

Any self-promoting material needs to have proper content, and it should be something there's a need for. Better than what already exists.

Self-promotion is allowed once every 7 days. Links to your content on external sources (Youtube, IG, ...) will be considered self-promotion of the channel.

The rule is open to moderator interpretation.

Relevant content

Posted content should be kettlebell training related. It does not necessarily have to mention kettlebells as long as it talks about training that also applies to kettlebell training.

People throwing other things/people with a swing like motion is not relevant content.

Don't flood the sub

Due to the volume of form checks and training videos, these are limited to 1 (one) per day. If you want a form check for many lifts, link all the videos to that one post.

The rule is open to moderator interpretation.

Wear proper clothing

When posting training videos or pictures, it would be greatly preferred that all participants wear proper clothing. You personally might like to train in your underwear (or something that look like it), but that is not a good attire for public form checks or other feats.

Shirts are not being enforced, but recommended.

Does not apply to situations out of poster's control, like historical videos or other people's content, but in that case the video should provide enough value (nudity is not it).

Use English

Posts and comments in this sub should be in English. It is okay to post videos or pictures which do not use English as long as the language isn't the point of the post. That is, the post is pretty useful even without understanding the language (e.g. videos of old-timey kettlebell lifts with Russian commentary). Technique videos without commentary in comments or subtitles might not pass.

No selling or buying of kettlebells or accessories, or things with pictures of kettlebells

The subreddit is global and selling and buying of kettlebells is very local activity. Use established marketplaces instead. No T-shirt sales either. If you have a tangible kettlebell training related product, ask the mods first.

No URLs in titles or use of URL shorteners

We do not allow URLs in post titles for a couple of reasons: 1) they are really hard to use/click/copy, 2) they look bad, and 3) links are for that purpose.

Reddit does not allow use of URL shorteners as they can hide malware.

Low-effort posts are not great material

If your question is just one sentence, or amounts to it, consider posting it to the weekly discussion post instead, or using Google or search. This includes posts with non-specific titles (e.g. "Beginner question", "Help", KB program").

It is good to know what you have already tried, where you have searched, what you are thinking about your question. Context helps discussion.

This does not apply to form checks or training videos.

Don't repost old content.

AI and apps

AI can have its uses, but is prone to errors. Don't use it if you can't verify its correctness.

If you want to post about your app, ask the moderators first.

We don't want the platform to be a free-for-all where people post about their hobby projects; there are other subreddits for that. Posts asking what people want in an app are an absolute no.

If you have a finished product that you feel is good enough to compete with the existing market, contact the mod team.