Bottoms Up Kettlebell

How about some bottoms up kettlebell juggling? Tricks involving flipping in and out of the bottoms up position. This is some of the most advanced kettlebell juggling possible. Now we’re getting somewhere!

Kettlebell juggling by itself will work the grip more than the normal ballistic moves like swings and snatches.

Simply by having to release and catch the handle, often in awkward positions, you‘ll build an explosive grip. I can’t count the number of times I’ve caught the kettlebell by just one or two fingers.

But when you add in the bottoms up kettlebell work you can take it to another level. The video’s a demonstration of a few of these moves. (There’s many more.)

For this and other filming I did a lot of reps. Completing the move or not you’ll be working the hands like never before as you clamp down on the handle.

In 20-30 minutes of mostly bottoms up work my hands were fried and I was feeling it when I woke up the next day. And this was just with a 16 kg. bell.

You don’t need a heavy kettlebell to get intense grip work although that’s another way to do it.

Be sure to check out the final move in the video. The Bottoms Up Flip to Bottoms Ups. One of the most difficult moves to pull off, bar none. In fact that one is the last move covered on the first DVD of The Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling.

In strength,
Logan Christopher

P.S. Until you’ve got your basics down, don’t even bother attempting these moves. There’s a reason they come last on my DVD’s.

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