How to Do Kettlebell Row: Muscles Worked & Proper Form

How to perform Kettlebell Row with proper form

Muscles Worked in Kettlebell Rows

Primary muscles worked:

Secondary muscles worked:

How to Do Kettlebell Rows

  1. Stand with your feet about hip-wide apart, with two kettlebells in front of your feet. 
  2. Lean forward by hinging in your hips.
  3. Keep your spine neutral, brace your core, and grab the kettlebells.
  4. Lift the kettlebells up so that they’re hanging in your arms, which you keep hanging straight down towards the ground. 
  5. Lift the kettlebells by pulling them against you as far as you can.
  6. Keep the elbows close to your sides, and aim for your thumbs to touch your ribs.
  7. Reverse the movement with control and start over before the kettlebells reach the ground.

Commentary

The exercise can be done with either one side at a time, with one kettlebell, or both sides at once with two kettlebells.

Make sure to avoid a swinging momentum with your upper body. Retract your shoulder blades in the top position, and let them move forward in the starting position.

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