Place the kettlebell on the floor and stand behind it with feet between hip and shoulder width apart.
Kettlebell squats bell to floor.
Because the bell stops you when it touches the floor your squat depth won t be nearly as deep as with a goblet squat or a regular back squat your squat depth will also vary depending on the size of the bell.
In other words great for fat loss and strength building.
As you rise push the kettlebell up and overhead with both hands.
The squat can be categorized as a pushing exercise and so can be paired with the kettlebell swing for a dramatic effect.
Kettlebell sumo squat exercise.
And then immediately bend your hips again to descend into the squat.
2 kettlebell sit and press.
Ah the trusty squat.
Adding a kettlebell increases the resistance your body has to work against to stand back up challenging.
It s one of the best ways to work your butt quads and hamstrings.
Along with the kettlebell swing the kettlebell squat is a huge exercise for hitting all those large muscle groups.
The sumo squat takes its name from the japanese sumo wrestler s wide stance.
A squat with the kettlebell held overhead requiring good hip and shoulder mobility.
The basic squat is performed holding one or more kettlebells in the rack position or a single a bell in the goblet position which can help develop hip mobility by using the elbows to push the knees out at the bottom of the squat.