07/10/2026
Back to the basics with the KETTLEBELL SWING
Kettlebells can be a great tool used for strength and conditioning but it all starts with the swing. Without a good kettlebell swing you can’t clean, sn**ch, juggle etc so let’s break the “kettlebell swing” down
✅ MAKE EVERY REP LOOK THE SAME. This includes the first rep, which is why we always start with the bell on the ground and an arm length away. It makes it easier to load the hip.
✅ HINGE, DONT SQUAT. Kettlebells can be used for a variety of squats but the swing is not one of them(unless you’re purposefully doing a “squat swing”)
✅ THE HIPS BECOME A SLINGSHOT. The arm and shoulder should do very little, if any, work. They hold the bell and load the hips but the HIPS and GLUTES create the power.
✅ LOAD & EXPLODE. Going back to the slingshot metaphor; the more you pull that slingshot back(or load it) the further that thing fires. Same thing here, the further you load the hips, the more power you develop(which again is why we start the first rep an arm length away).
✅ T REX 🦖 ARMS ARE SUPERIOR. Since the shoulder isn’t doing much, we don’t have to go straight arm or overhead(unless you’re training for CrossFit), instead try to keep the scapula compact and get that bell to about eye height.
There you go. That’s it. That’s how you swing a bell.
Also this is the first “voice over” post I’ve ever done and it feels very awkward. I plan on doing more videos to break down the sn**ch, clean, different swings etc. LMK if I should keep the voiceover or if I sound like a dummy and should just mute myself 🤣
Try it out. Have fun. Get stupid strong.
