Why the American Swing Is Wrong

If you watch enough kettlebell videos online, you'll eventually see someone swing the kettlebell all the way over their head with both hands. Despite what some people will try to tell you, this is incorrect technique, and it can be dangerous. There is no kettlebell organization that either teaches or endorses this technique. In fact, a Master RKC told me that swinging a kettlebell overhead with both hands is "dangerous, negligent, and stupid". A WKC Master Trainer that I know agreed with him. Even Pavel and Valery Fedorenko, the two men responsible for bringing kettlebells from Russia to the United States in the early 90's, have both spoken out against this practice. So if this something that you do, maybe this article will help you understand why you shouldn't. Or if you don't swing this way, but you know someone who does, maybe it will help save their shoulders.

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