Russian Kettlebell increases overall fitness (ready my ‘Fitness and Russian Kettlebell Training Post‘).

Question that I get asked most often is “What can I do to improve my form?”

Quickest and quite worthless answer would be - it depends (depends on what’s wrong with the form).

That out of the way, there are 3 common mistakes that are made by beginners(to be honest, I can’t even call it mistakes… our bodies are so dis-functional from the inactivity that our flexibility, range of motion go to hell in a hand basket). Limitation is a more appropriate term here.

Anyway, the three most common mistakes/limitation are (drum roll please!):

• Limited range of motion(ROM) in the shoulder joint - arm can’t go all the way up without lower back arching/trouble locking arm in the snatch position
• Trouble locking/snapping hips when doing swings/cleans/snatches
• Lower back compensates for lack of pelvic and shoulder flexibility

Fun, right?

Luckily, it is all very fixable.

Video 1. Kettlebell Drill - Three Point Kettlebell Holds

Video 2. Kettlebell Drill - Lazy Swings(Limited ROM Swings)

Video 3. Kettlebell Drill - Over Head Kettlebell Walk

Fave fun!

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