Kettlebell swing

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Kettlebell swing

Upper legs · Kettlebell

Target muscles

Glutes

Also works

HamstringsCore

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointed slightly outward.
  2. 2Hold the kettlebell with both hands in front of your body, arms extended.
  3. 3Bend your knees slightly and hinge at the hips, pushing your butt back.
  4. 4Swing the kettlebell back between your legs, keeping your arms straight and maintaining a flat back.
  5. 5Drive your hips forward and swing the kettlebell up to shoulder height, using the momentum generated by your hips.
  6. 6Allow the kettlebell to swing back down between your legs and repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits