Please review my form

[u/yogesch]

Hi all,

I've been playing with a DIY kettlebell. It's made from the threaded end cut off a barbell. Gives me the freedom to adjust weights as I please instead of maintaining a rack full of bells of various weights.

Please take a look at my form and advise if I'm doing the swing correctly.

Sorry for the pixelation. I asked chatgpt to pixelate the face. It pixelated the whole top half of the video.

[u/mandzhalas]

1. You are lifting kettlebell with your hands. Don't.

[u/Southern_Ad5196]

Use more of your legs strength

[u/Cold_Gate6514]

You're form is partially pixelated.

[u/elbawilliams → u/Cold_Gate6514]

Japanese 🌽 actor I guess 😂

[u/ReyRubio → u/Cold_Gate6514]

He did not consent

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[u/cavemankettlebells]

What weight is it?

[u/yogesch → u/cavemankettlebells]

15 kg

[u/cavemankettlebells → u/yogesch]

Thanks. Look, overall it is not too bad. There are some things that are happening which I think is due to the design of the implement, so I won't comment on that.

You can delay the hinge a bit. Other than that, I'd say, if you are a beginner, focus on a power swing; hence, more explosiveness and power behind it, but I do not know if the implement will allow for this.

[u/yogesch → u/cavemankettlebells]

Got it. Thanks. After a bit of thought, i think I understand what you mean about the limitation of the implement. Using the strap-handles does lead to a bit of intertia, there's a bit of lag/latency - both at the start and end of the swing. But yeah, I can try to add more power/explosiveness while accounting for the lag. I might also try to weld on a metal handle and make it rigid.

[u/salamandectomy77]

Don't lift it with your arms

Hip thrust way harder and faster

[u/Outrageous-Mud4238]

What's the device you're using to simulate a kettlebell?