This is a HIP HINGE, not a squat. Power comes from your hips snapping forward.
MUSCLES WORKED
Glutes, Hamstrings
Also: Core, Shoulders, Lower Back
COACH'S NOTE
Hip hinge, snap hips forward
How to do it
01
Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder-width. Kettlebell on the floor in front of you.
02
Set up with the bar at mid-chest height and your eyes under it.
03
Brace, unrack, and settle the bar over your shoulders before the first rep.
04
Lower under control to the same spot every rep.
The full kettlebell swing guide is in the app.
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4 more steps
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3 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
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How Fittrexx programs it
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STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for kettlebell swing from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.