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Suitcase carry

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

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Heavy kettlebell in one hand.
  2. Stay perfectly upright
  3. Walk slowly
  4. Switch hands

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