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How to do it
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and a kettlebell on the floor outside each foot.
- Hinge at the hips with a flat back and grip both handles, letting the bells hang from straight arms.
- Brace your core and pull both kettlebells up toward your lower ribs, leading with the elbows.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top and keep the elbows tucked close to your sides.
- Lower the bells slowly back toward the floor, fighting the descent for the full range.
- Repeat for the full set without losing the hinge position or rocking the torso for momentum.
Common mistakes
- Standing more upright as the set goes on, which turns the row into a shrug.
- Yanking the bells up with arm-only effort instead of pulling with the back.
- Letting the elbows flare wide, which shifts work off the lats and onto the rear shoulders.
- Rounding the lower back at the bottom, which loads the spine instead of the back muscles.
Muscles worked
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Good to know
- What muscles does the Kettlebell Row work?
- Mainly the lats. It also works the biceps.
- What equipment do you need for the Kettlebell Row?
- It uses a kettlebell. Without it, the Backpack Row and the Band Assisted Pull-Up train the same muscles the same way.
- Is the Kettlebell Row good for beginners?
- GymVim rates it beginner.