HardStyle Kettlebell Swing Progression (part 1)

Are you having problems getting the hang of the kettlebell Swing?

Are you tired of your lower back aching after a swing session?

Do you feel like you’re just not getting as much out of the movement as you could be?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, I have great news.

I just finished filming a new – and totally free – video series on a quick and easy progression to master the kettlebell swing.  Check out the first video today – and stay tuned for part two coming very soon:

Video Recap

  • This video outlines step one of a quick and easy progression to learn the HardStyle kettlebell swing.
  • The swing is the most basic and fundamental of HardStyle kettlebell moves.  If you are a beginner, this is the move you will want to learn first.  If you feel like you already have a good mastery of the exercise, this is still a good progression to re-visit – to make sure you’re not building bad habits, developing bad form, etc.
  • Step one – covered in this video – is the weightless or the imaginary swing.  You’re going to practice the move and grove the movement pattern without the actual kettlebell in your hands.
  • Start with the feet about shoulder-width apart and with your weight set back to the heels.
  • Push your hips back behind you to start the move.  Imagine like you are driving your butt back through a piece of glass.  This is very important.  The lower body portion of the KB swing is a deadlift move, NOT a squat (which is a very common error.)
  • First just practice the deadlift portion of the move.  Touch the imaginary KB on the ground with your hands.
  • Now, progress on to the swing movement.  Think hike pass a football. You want to imagine you are tossing the KB back behind you – not bringing it to the ground.
  • Stand up.  Tense the glutes, thighs and abs.  Bring the imaginary weight up to shoulder level.  Then, without hesitating, bring the KB back down.
  • Practice this move with no weight.  Once you have this movement down, you can move on to step two, the KB deadlift …

I hope part one of this video series has helped you grove the basic movement pattern of the swing.  I’ll be back in a couple of days with part two of this series, the KB deadlift video tutorial.  Stay tuned!

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Forest Vance, MS, RKC II

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