Should Kettlebell Lifters Ever Slow Down?
What the research says about rep speed, why swings alone fall short, and a slow kettlebell session with goblet squats, deadlifts, get-ups and carries.
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Kettlebell Training and Posture: Why Strength Training Feels Like It Is Making You Worse
Strength training seems to wreck your posture? Four ordinary explanations, what the trials actually show, and how to restart kettlebell training without the loop.
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Kettlebell Swing Neck Position: Neutral Spine or Eyes on the Horizon?
Should you keep your cervical spine neutral during the kettlebell swing, or should you keep your eyes forward as you hinge? I have been promoting keeping the whole spine neutral, including the cervical spine. I obtained SFG Level I and II, but this is not something I took from StrongFirst. In fact, StrongFirst has traditionally
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1 Arm versus 2 Arm Kettlebell Swing
There is a huge difference between a 1 handed and 2 handed kettlebell swing and your transition from double to single-arm needs to happen with care. There are a few things to take into account and look out for.
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Prometheus Kettlebell Strength Program
In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, who is credited with the creation of man from clay, and who defies the gods by stealing fire and giving it to humanity, an act that enabled progress and civilization. In our kettlebell world, Prometheus is going to be your progression in strength. 12 Week Kettlebell Program 6
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The Kettlebell Swing Is Not a Hip Hinge
Originally published May 9, 2021. Updated February 2026 with peer-reviewed research. In This Article There I said it. The kettlebell swing is not a hip hinge. It is not a Hardstyle swing. It is not a freestyle swing. It is not a sportstyle swing. It is not a squat. A kettlebell swing is an exercise
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Beginners: It’s NOT The Kettlebell Swing or Hip Hinge You Should Learn First
During more than a decade of teaching, designing courses, and running workshops, I have covered many different paths to kettlebell training for a beginner. When I first started I regurgitated what I heard. Learn the hip hinge. Learn to swing. As I started thinking more for myself and analyzing, I found that the correct answer
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Kettlebell Swing Incorrect Form
One major indication of an incorrect kettlebell swing is a drooping kettlebell. The kettlebell is no longer an extension of the arms but droops, i.e. the base of the kettlebell is pointing down rather than forward (away from the body). The cause of a drooping kettlebell is an incorrect powering of the movement. The shoulders
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Correcting The Kettlebell Clean: Cast vs Drop
The cast versus drop for the kettlebell swing clean is a simple adjustment that can drastically improve your kettlebell clean and reduce the chance of injury. The cast versus drop is covered very detailed in our book Kettlebell Training Fundamentals. The following are some points from that book. Casting the Kettlebell To cast a
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The Pace Maker Kettlebell Workout
The workout is simple… but insane. 1 kettlebell. Just 20 minutes. 3 Exercises. Can you complete it? Can you complete it unbroken? 30 seconds single arm swings on one side 30 seconds single arm swings on the other side 30 seconds full snatch on one side 30 seconds full snatch on the other side
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Muscles Worked With Kettlebell Swings
I will cover what muscles are used and when during the kettlebell swing, I will provide some information on how to kettlebell swing, how to avoid backaches and injuries with the kettlebell swing, how to warm up for the kettlebell swing, and I will cover a drill I use to teach part of the kettlebell swing.
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How to Swing a Kettlebell Correctly?
To answer the question "How to Swing a Kettlebell Correctly?" one first needs to ask "What are your goals?". Without knowing the reason(s) to swing there are literally hundreds of ways that could be correct. So, let's start by listing some of the goals: Overall strength Generic fitness Muscular endurance Cardiovascular endurance Flexibility Better kettlebell snatch
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Improve Your American Swing – Improve The CrossFit Swing
Let's get straight into the nitty-gritty. To improve your American swing you want the trajectory of the kettlebell to be up, not out and away from you. You want to swing so powerful that you hardly need to do any pressing/shoulder raises at all. I've analyzed how and why I can change the trajectory of
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Kettlebell Swing Squat Style Explained
The kettlebell swing squat style, misunderstood by many, wrongfully shunned by plenty. Let me tell you straight up, those that say that the squat style kettlebell swing is bad, and you shouldn’t do it; are those type of people that stop you from progressing, and learning more. These people are closed-minded. They could be great
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The Best Kettlebell Swing—F Everything Else!
If you’re interested in the kettlebell swing, watch this video! It’s the one and only video you need to watch to understand how to perform the kettlebell swing. I guarantee it.
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Kettlebell Swing—Squat Style
Last week I posed the question “What is wrong with this kettlebell swing?“, this week I will show you what was wrong. If you got the answer right, great! If you were one of the people that wrote a long list of things that were wrong, I don’t blame you, it’s all good, sometimes it takes
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What Is Wrong with This Kettlebell Swing?
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Femoris Muerto Strength Workout
This awesome Caveman Strength workout comes with a warm-up/mobility routine and consists of 3 exercises, deadlift, swing and turkish getup.
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PEK’s – Performance Enhancing Kettlebells
In CrossFit, we’ve seen the Kettlebell as something to swing overhead and in some cases, pick up and carry to the other side of the room. We certainly get a lot of benefits from these two movements, but Kettlebells do have other purposes & benefits.
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Double Arm Kettlebell Sportstyle Swing
The Kettlebell Sportstyle Swing is always done with one arm, never with two arms like you see used with the swing that most people are used to, the conventional kettlebell swing. There is a very valid reason why Sport Athletes don’t do the sportstyle swing with two arms, and that reason is; it doesn’t transfer to anything in the sport, i.e. Snatch, Clean or Jerk. Every kettlebell exercise used in competition is performed with one arm, hence there is no reason to do the sportstyle swing with two arms.
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