I basically grew up a lumberjack. Not sure why people always get excited by stuff like axes and sledgehammers. There's no mystique about them like kettlebells. It never made me strong or well conditioned, and I used to haul ass for hours at a time with few breaks. If it makes your forearms sore you're a greenhorn, if it strains your wind you're probably untrained, etc. We used 16 pounders but had a couple of 12 pounders for people who had never split firewood before and wanted to try it out.
The training effect is not hard to adapt to. I was never considered all that fit in high school so go figure. My work capacity was insane compared to the other kids but I just never had enough power to be fast and explosive, which is more useful for sports.
There are better ways to train. For strength, literally anything. For conditioning, hill sprints or jump rope. This is good for novelty but it's not a one stop shop like a steep hill or a kettlebell could be.
The training effect is not hard to adapt to. I was never considered all that fit in high school so go figure. My work capacity was insane compared to the other kids but I just never had enough power to be fast and explosive, which is more useful for sports.
There are better ways to train. For strength, literally anything. For conditioning, hill sprints or jump rope. This is good for novelty but it's not a one stop shop like a steep hill or a kettlebell could be.