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Kettlebell windmill

A isolation exercise for the obliques, with help from the glutes, hamstrings, side delts. Equipment: kettlebells.

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WorksObliquesGlutesHamstringsSide delts

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Kettlebell locked out overhead, feet turned away from it.
  2. Hips push out to the bell side
  3. Slide the free hand down the leg

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