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Technique

  1. Hold a weight by your side, then lift it up in front of you.
  2. Continue lifting it upward until it is overhead.
  3. Continue the motion by slowly bringing it back down behind you, until it is back at the starting position.
  4. Perform this movement in both directions; a full circle in any direction (forward or backward) counts as one repetition.
Logging: Weight used on one side. Repetitions done on one side.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Shoulders
  • Rotator cuff
  • Triceps

Secondary

  • Chest
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Anterior deltoid
  • Middle deltoid
  • Teres minor
  • Teres major
  • Posterior deltoid
  • Middle trapezius
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Rhomboid major
  • Triceps brachii (long head)

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Equipment

Kettlebell
Kettlebell
Dumbbell
Dumbbell

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