The Kettlebell. If you are new to training, you must be so confused about this piece of equipment. Once you start learning how to use it, it is quite common to make mistakes whilst using it.
Kettlebell deadlifts are one of the exercises that can confuse many. Picking up the kettlebell (KB) from the ground using your hands might make your brain make you work your upper body, but it’s actually your lower body that’s doing the work of the lifting. That’s where people make the mistake on the form.
The main muscle groups you should be working for a deadlift with a kettlebell are your glutes, hamstrings, core, and lower back, never your arms and shoulders as prime movers. If you do use your arms and shoulders, that’s when your form is all wrong and you are no longer activating the muscles you were initially going to work on. Ultimately, you are making the risk of injury much higher as well.
As for the Kettlebell swing, same story. You should never feel your arms working unless the weight or repetitions is really jacked up!
If you’re doing the move properly, you should feel like you are working hard at your lower body and core region. If you feel some pain in your spine or your quads, you’re might be doing something wrong like too many repetitions or it is placed in the wrong place within a workout.
