Intermediate exercise
Double Kettlebell Windmill
Technique
How to perform Double Kettlebell Windmill
- Place a kettlebell in front of your front foot and clean and press a kettlebell overhead with your opposite arm.
- Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders.
- Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward.
- Keeping the kettlebell locked out at all times, push your butt out in the direction of the locked out kettlebell.
- Turn your feet out at a forty-five degree angle from the arm with the locked out kettlebell.
- Bending at the hip to one side, sticking your butt out, slowly lean until you can retrieve the kettlebell from the floor.
- Keep your eyes on the kettlebell that you hold over your head at all times.
- Pause for a second after retrieving the kettlebell from the ground and reverse the motion back to the starting position.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Rectus Abdominis.
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