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Move of the month

Fire up your hips, glutes, legs and core with the explosive and dynamic single-arm hang clean

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1 Your shins stay vertical in the starting position
2 Keep the kettlebell close to your body as you move it into rack position
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP FRIEDMAN. STYLING: ROSE LAUTURE

WHY WE LOVE IT: A stronger core and glutes that pop? Sign us up. The kettlebell hang clean is the secret sauce for oh-so-many perks. ‘It’s essentially an explosive deadlift,’ says PT Lauren Kanski. ‘It trains power and strength in the core unit and is an extremely athletic full-body movement.’ But how to get the hang of it?

STEP 1

START with a kettlebell between your feet. Keeping your chest above your hips, bend your knees to grab the kettlebell handle with one hand. Lift the bell to mid-shin height. Take a deep breath in.

STEP 2

EXHALE as you stand, letting the force from your hips push your kettlebell up. Draw in your core and let the kettlebell flip round your wrist to rack position, using your upper arm as a ‘shelf’.

STEP 3

REVERSE the move b

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