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One-arm kettlebell swing

A compound exercise for the glutes and hamstrings, with help from the obliques, forearms. Equipment: kettlebells.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: One kettlebell, one hand, a step in front of you.
  2. Hips snap, arm just guides
  3. Don't let the bell twist you

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