Combine a good morning with a back squat and you’ve got Kang squats — one of the toughest squat variations to master using your bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, plates, or barbells. Squats build lower body strength and muscle and core stability, target your glutes, quads, hip flexors, hamstrings and calves and even strengthen your back and […]
Working out at the gym can be a great way to develop core strength and build muscle all over your body, but it’s not the only way. Instead, you can use this five-move routine developed by a HYROX Master Trainer to build full-body strength — and all you need is a kettlebell. These weights are a staple at most gyms […]
IF YOU’VE PICKED up a kettlebell, chances are you’ve tried to swing it. The implement’s unique shape, with a wide handle on top and weight at the bottom, is perfect for ballistic movements like swings (and cleans and snatches), so it’s only natural that you gave it a try. But the kettlebell swing as an […]
I love a kettlebell swing — whether it’s a Russian or American kettlebell swing, a lateral swing, or the single-arm variation, I’m always down to pick up a kettlebell and clock up the reps. We’ve completed a fair few fitness challenges at Tom’s Guide, and one I hadn’t gotten around to trying out was the […]