kettlebell swing

Definition

A ballistic hip hinge movement propelling a kettlebell forward using posterior chain power. Looks like an aggressive bell-ringing motion and feels like your glutes are staging a revolution.

Example Usage

After 100 kettlebell swings, she understood why people described them as 'violent hip thrusts with consequences.'

Origin

Russian kettlebell training traditions, popularized internationally by Pavel Tsatsouline in the early 2000s

Fun Fact

The kettlebell swing debate between American (overhead) and Russian (chest height) styles has created tribal divisions intense enough to threaten international relations.

Source: Kettlebell training methodology

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