Friday 10 December 2010

Can't get cleints to swing right? Try this easy drill

Take a look at the following clips, it's a drill I use to teach the correct movement of hip flexors and spinal position when attempting a kettlebell swing. Note the position of the hips. I don't give the client specific instructions to do anything other than reach behind and grab the kettlebells and stand erect again. I use it to demonstrate that sometimes you can over complicate teaching technique with a kettlebell. You can show someone a neutral spine position, bend their body into it, but you need to get the client finding a way to do it so the body remembers it without causing injury! One client can't reach the kettlebells, this is usually down to tightness in the erector spine muscles or the hip flexors and the need to improve flexibility, not be made to attempt kettlebell swings relentlessly, getting more frustrated and more likely to have an injury!

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