Goblet Squat: how to do it

A squat holding a kettlebell against the chest, hip crease below the knee, then stand all the way up.

KETTLEBELL

Step by step

  1. Squat to pick it up, then hold it by the horns against the chest.

    01 Squat to pick it up, then hold it by the horns against the chest.

    Avoid: the bell drifting off the chest: it pulls you forward, back rounded.

  2. Elbows inside the knees, hip crease below the knee, then drive up tall.

    02 Elbows inside the knees, hip crease below the knee, then drive up tall.

    Avoid: knees caving in on the way up: the strain goes into the knees.

In short

  1. Squat down to pick up the bell, hold it by the horns against the chest
  2. Elbows inside the knees at the bottom, hip crease below the knee
  3. Drive up to full standing, chest tall
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