Build strength with the bell.
Learn to safely load your body by creating a stable and strong foundation. Enhance your training and technique with these basic kettlebell skills.
The knowledge and strength you have built by exploring your own body prepares you to train with the bell. Implement tension techniques and be patient when exercising your strength.
Keep it Simple. Practice these basics for a lifetime of strength and skill with the kettlebell.
Learn to load your body for functional strength and to build new exercise skills. Root your feet with the toes, and grip the floor with the fingers. Improve your tension techniques for safety and strength as you continue to progress your Barres and Bells practice. Follow along in a twelve minute workout and learn the benefits of improving your strength and endurance.
Without a bell, improve your balance on your toes and your connection to the floor with your hands. Practice the narrow stance toe squat squat series and transition to all-fours on the floor. Grip the ground and feel the push and pull of tension for enhanced strength in a pushup, get-up, or maybe even the handstand.
Groove the hinge, load the hamstrings and maintain spine stiffness for strength in your kettlebell practice. Pull on the floor, squeeze the glutes, engage the lats — and remember to breathe from behind your shield. Create high tension moments in the plank and apply these techniques as you explore and improve the kettlebell skills.
“Grab a bell and get a grip.” Listen to Lauryn’s favourite cue to improve your core strength, body awareness and start with simple strength building exercises with the kettlebell. Utilize the hinge and practice time under tension techniques for foundational and functional strength suitable for any pursuit.
Pull in to go down, and press away to ascend. Utilize the tension techniques of the squat to improve your stability and strength in the lunge. Practice the lunge with a vertical shin, but then mobilize the ankle and stabilize the hip to press the knees over the toes.
Learn a single movement for full body strength and endurance. Follow along step by step to improve your body awareness and coordination. Apply high tension techniques from the plank, pull and push in the lunge and assemble the basic skills for safety and strength in the ultimate kettlebell lift.
Apply the bodyweight basics of the Get-up with the addition of an external load. Start light, go slow and move with intention and strength. Refine for efficiency and enjoy full body strength as your reward.
Refine the bodyweight hinge, and learn the unique phases of the swing. Engage the core, and coordinate the timing of the hinge with the pop-and-chop. Practice the bodyweight basics and progress your skills towards the loaded kettlebell swing.
Apply the bodyweight kettlebell swing drills with a single kettlebell. Keep your volume low, and the power high. Learn the hike pass, the stop swing and progress to continuous repetitions for an increased challenge and build strength-endurance.
