Kettlebell Windmills
- Safely clean and press a kettlebell overhead.
- Keep the kettlebell above you. Your elbow should be locked out.
- Now push your butt toward the arm with the kettlebell. Bend from the hips, reaching for the floor with the opposite hand. Keep your gaze on the kettlebell during the movement.
- Once you touch the floor, pause, make sure the arm is still locked out, and return to the starting position.
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Kettlebell windmills is a gym exercise that targets abs and obliques and also works glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and shoulders and triceps. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Weighted russian / mason twists, bosu ball plank leg lifts and inchworms / walkouts. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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