Source: http://tonygentilcore.com/2016/01/layering-the-kettlebell-swing/
The kettlebell swing offers many benefits and can be utilized in many ways.
It’s a fantastic modality to train explosiveness and power (especially as a more “user friendly” alternative to Olympic lifting), it’s a back saver in that 1) when it’s performed correctly it helps to dissociate hip movement from lumbar movement (it’s all about the hinge baby) and 2) even Dr. Stuart McGill agrees that the KB swing is the bombdiggidy1, it serves as an excellent conditioning tool, and it’s one of those things that doesn’t take up too much gym space or equipment.
All you need is a body and a kettlebell.2
The thing is, the kettlebell swing isn’t as intuitive as it looks.
Frankly, more often than not, whenever I watch someone try it (or even coach it), it ends up looking like whateverthefuck dance moves Drake’s doing in his Hotline Bling video.
There’s a lot going on with a swing.
A lot of “things” need to happen and be in working order from a patterning standpoint to perform one competently. And it’s compounded further when we start to factor in load, not to mention the ballistic nature of the movement itself.
Whenever I begin to coach someone up who’s new to the movement (or even if I’m workin…