Kettlebell exercise: Circular Cleans

[bladesaint21]

Thanks..First time Ive seen this w/ Kbells. Interesting..I must give it a try.

[kdeadlulz]

Thanks, my brachioradialis hate you now.

[yahouaz]

do this with a lighter bell or you might need a new jaw

[slightseconds]

like any exercise you have to do quite a few sets to get the feel for them kettle bell workouts are great a combination of strength and cardio you wont hurt your forearm if you do the exercise as shown

[ishoa1]

this looks really bad tech for your back

[vincechoo]

There is a Greco Roman wrestler who practices this doing 100 reps per side or something on a regular basis. He is one of many people who advocate circular cleans and the benefits for posture, back strength and lats development in a traction/circular exercise.

[ishoa1]

cool i will have to look it up.

[vincechoo]

For this particular exercise, it's best attempted after understand how to do the correct Clean & Rack. This is a supplementary exercise that I would do for fun/variety and not a standard workout.

You can always use a much lighter weight to prevent shoulder injuries.

[SakoYo]

It's actually one of my staple kettlebell workouts along with the snatch. It's very functional for strength and balance while wrestling or clinch fighting.

[newbeerunner]

Does the kettle bell hurts when it hits you though? i been wanting to try the kettle bell workout, but looks like it could hurt my shoulder the way you have to sling the kettle bell!

[m1kasd]

hard exercise :(

[PacificFlows]

isn't this reverse to the way maxwell does them?

[bondi5000]

Looks great but it can't do your forearm much good! :-)

[vincechoo]

Thanks for the comment. I don't hurt the forearm as the timing is similar to the regular cleans. I'm more aware of my shoulder rather than the forearm.