kettlebell swing
Ballistic weight movement
A kettlebell swing is a strength and conditioning exercise where you hinge at the hips to swing a kettlebell between your legs and up to chest or overhead height, using hip thrust rather than arm strength.
The movement targets the posterior chain—glutes, hamstrings, and back.
A staple of CrossFit and functional fitness training: I do a hundred kettlebell swings every morning.
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- glutesPosterior muscle group
- hamstringsRear thigh muscles
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- exercisespush-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, cable row
- fitness testsagility tests, pacer test, endurance tests, push-up test, flexibility test
- swing mechanicsbackswing, downswing, follow through, coiling, uncoiling
- liftinglift, hoist, crane, elevate, raise
- stretchesback extension, cat stretch, cat-cow, cat cow, child's pose
- anaerobic activitiesfermentation, glycolysis, lactic acid, sprinting, weightlifting
kettlebell swingbench press
Supine barbell lift
leg extension · bicep curl · lat pulldown · leg press · seated row
kettlebell swingstatic stretching
Holding elongated positions steadily
isometric hold · plank · wall sit · meditation · savasana
kettlebell swingshavasana
Supine yogic relaxation posture
restorative yoga · gentle stretching · foam rolling · breathing exercises · lying down
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