Kettlebell Swing

Primary: Glutes
Secondary: Hamstrings, Core
Equipment: Kettlebell
Type: Strength
Frames: 3

Kettlebell Swing, female athlete, 3 sequential frames — female

How to perform it

01 Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width, the kettlebell on the floor about a foot in front of you.
02 Hinge at the hips, reach forward and grip the handle with both hands, arms straight and back flat.
03 Hike the bell back between your legs, keeping your forearms in contact with your inner thighs.
04 Snap your hips forward hard and squeeze your glutes to float the bell up to chest height.
05 Let the bell fall back down and hinge again as it passes your hips to start the next rep.
06 This is a hip hinge, not a squat, and the arms stay relaxed — do not lift the bell with your shoulders.

In the API

GET /v1/exercises/kettlebell-swing

{
  "slug": "kettlebell-swing",
  "name": "Kettlebell Swing",
  "primary_muscle": "glutes",
  "equipment": "kettlebell",
  "category": "strength",
  "frame_count": 3,
  "images": { "male": "…", "female": "…" }
}

Also known as

kettlebell-swings

These slugs resolve to this same entry, so naming differences between your data and ours do not become missing images.