How to Do
How to Do Squats with a Kettlebell
Stand with feet wide, toes pointing forward, and hold a heavy kettlebell in front of you with palms facing toward you.
Beginning
Beginning Squats with a Kettlebell
1. Keeping your chest lifted, squat until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Pause, and then rise up to standing and repeat. Do 20-25 reps.
2. Perform Squats with a Kettlebell by placing your feet shoulder-width apart.
3. Keep your back straight, and hold a single kettlebell in front of your chest with both hands. While keeping your chest up, hinge your knees and lower your body into a squat position.
Movement
Squats with a Kettlebell Movement
1. Push the hips backwards to begin the exercise.
2. Maintain your weight on your heels and outside of your feet.
3. Assume you're dressed in ski boots.
4. If you have hip mobility concerns, widen your feet.
5. Adjust the feet to a 10 degree angle.
6. Thighs must be parallel to the floor at all times.
7. On your way up, push the floor away from you.
8. Maintain a flat back, a raised chest, and an upward gaze.
9. On the way up, breathe in, hold, and descend; on the way down, breathe out.
Benefits
Squats with a Kettlebell Benefits
A kettlebell squat is a full-body workout that activates muscle groups across your upper body and lower body, including your core, hamstrings, glutes, quads, calves, and lower back muscles.
Exercise Aliases
Kettlebell Goblet Squat, Kettlebell Front Squat, Kettlebell Sumo Squat.
