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Part XIV · Kettlebell exercises

Suitcase Carry

Walk with a single bell at your side. Anti-lateral-flexion training — your obliques fight the load to keep the trunk upright, step after step.

The lesson

  1. 01

    One bell, at your side

    Hinge to pick it up like a heavy suitcase, and stand tall.

  2. 02

    Level shoulders, level hips

    The loaded side wants to dip. Refusing that is the whole exercise.

  3. 03

    Brace the free side

    The muscles holding you upright are on the side away from the bell. Think of drawing that ribcage down toward that hip.

  4. 04

    The test

    If your free arm flies out for balance, the bell is too heavy. Match the distance on both sides.