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welcome to Athletes Fear where movement
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meets mastery Today we're focusing on
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the fundamentals of the American
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Start with your feet just a bit wider
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than shoulder width and point your toes
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slightly out Place the kettle bell about
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a foot in front of you on the ground Now
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hinge at your hips like you're trying to
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close a car door with your butt Don't
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squat Keep your back flat core tight and
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shoulders pulled down and back Reach
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forward and grab the handle with both
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hands Your arms should be straight but
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your lats are active You're not just
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here Keep your back flat chest tall and
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make sure the bell stays close to your
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body Don't let it dip too low Snap your
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hips forward hard This is what launches
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the kettle bell upward Think of it like
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a standing jump Use your glutes and legs
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to explode not your arms Your arms are
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just guiding the bell They're not
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At the top your arms should be straight
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and the kettle bell ends up directly
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overhead Biceps by your ears wrists
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neutral core engaged no arching your
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back Pull your ribs down and squeeze
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your glutes to stay stacked from head to
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heel Let the kettle bell fall naturally
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Don't try to control it with your arms
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As it drops hinge your hips back and
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catch the momentum by swinging it right
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back between your legs Keep that rhythm
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going Drive float catch repeat
