Originally Posted by
IronFist
Regarding the other discussion, I learned the snatch and few other KB lifts from watching one of Pavel's vids, but at that point I had a few years weight lifting experience already and I knew what stuff was supposed to feel like. Also, having a mirror in front of me helped.
I don't know how successful a complete noob would be.
Re: what can kettlebells do that dumbbells can't? The shape of the KB allows for some different movements. For example, you can do snatches with DBs but they will have a slightly different feel since a DB doesn't flip over at the top.