Intermediate exercise

Double Kettlebell Windmill

  • Mobility
  • Stability
  • Kettlebell Training

Technique

How to perform Double Kettlebell Windmill

  1. Place a kettlebell in front of your front foot and clean and press a kettlebell overhead with your opposite arm.
  2. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders.
  3. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward.
  4. Keeping the kettlebell locked out at all times, push your butt out in the direction of the locked out kettlebell.
  5. Turn your feet out at a forty-five degree angle from the arm with the locked out kettlebell.
  6. Bending at the hip to one side, sticking your butt out, slowly lean until you can retrieve the kettlebell from the floor.
  7. Keep your eyes on the kettlebell that you hold over your head at all times.
  8. 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.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus1.0Target, Mover
Gluteus Medius0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Trapezius0.5Mover