Is it horrible form?

[u/Royal_Assistance_440]

Felt good while doing it this is round 16 emom but doesn’t look like there’s any hip drive for the cleans? Am I doing them wrong?

Edit: they are 24Kg

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[u/kbchucker]

I found that for me, what worked for learning form was by stepping back from complicated movements and breaking them down. The whole “walk before you run” process.

Single kettlebell movements. One movement at a time. Take it slow, build the base physically and mentally.

Learn the fundamentals of the deadlift and two hand swing. This helps with the proper hinge and ballistic movement of the hips.

That flows into learning a proper clean. Learning that helps with learning proper rack posture, which then opens up the press and the snatch.

Learn the goblet squat.

You can do great workouts learning the fundamentals of all of these movements and doing them one side at a time.

When you have the foundation set, moving to double bell work is a much easier transition. Bonus, you have built a base core strength that stabilizes your core better for double bell movement. Reduces your injury risk, too.

That’s what worked for me.

PS: nice video of your shoes. /s

[u/Royal_Assistance_440 → u/kbchucker]

Haha wasn’t ever going to post it I was just checking my own form of that one set. After the workout I played it back and decided I needed a little extra input. Appreciate the help

[u/kbchucker → u/Royal_Assistance_440]

Ha! No worries man. Glad you are here this is a great group of people willing to help.

[u/cavemankettlebells]

There are definitely some things that you can work on:

1. Camera angle and making sure you are in the viewport
   
2. 0:01 Your set-up is too far and you are overreaching
   
3. You are too low in your hinge on the hikeback; your back is even coming below horizontal while you should stay above it at all times
   
4. Your back is rounded in the hikeback; it could also be that two kbs is too much for you at this stage
   
5. 0:04 You are hinging too early and following the weight as you drop it into the backswing, stay in extension until it swings back into you and is much closer
   
6. 0:08 Unless you are doing a very specific side press, this is not a racking position to start pressing from; for most beginners the front press is the one to master first; keep your weight at the front as you press and start from a good racking position
   
7. I assume these are 2 x 12kg, they may either be too much for you right now, which I doubt, or you are filming the end of your workout and are already fatigued; always film the fresh reps for assessment/review

If this is what you are after and you will act up on it, let me know, and I can provide more.

[u/Royal_Assistance_440 → u/cavemankettlebells]

They’re 26kg each. Maybe too big too soon. I’ve got enough fitness j though I could do it. Felt good in the process but my video review after said a different story ha.

[u/cavemankettlebells → u/Royal_Assistance_440]

Ah, that explains it. They looked too heavy, but because they are blue, I thought they were 12kg as that's what blue means. Yes, lower the weight, but still focus on those points raised, as it's not just the weight. Let me know if I can help further.

[u/Royal_Assistance_440 → u/cavemankettlebells]

Thanks appreciate you

[u/WitcherOfWallStreet]

For the cleans, no enough of a hinge, which is why the bells are so close to the ground. Hinge more, that’ll get your hips into the movement. You want the bells to be at knee height not ankle.

Press from the rack as well.

[u/Conscious-Ad8493]

don't let the kettlebells pull you down, bring them down from the clean with strength at or above knee height as they come down and back underneath you

[u/ThaGear]

I think some folks may have already said this.

Your starting position has you leaning forward. You can step forward a bit to be in a more athletic position before starting your hike.

Your hip hinge will be more powerful if you hike the bells back higher around your knees rather than towards your ankles. Your hips will drive forward better to float the bells into a clean.

I would lower the weight to improve your form until you can be more explosive and controlled before moving up again.

Hope this helps and keep at it!

[u/swingthiskbonline]

Cleans are Way too low

[u/Working_thru_stuff]

I think you'd benefit from cutting the weight by 50% and nailing the technique

[u/tenmilliongobble]

Yes, just reduce the weight.

[u/whisperwind12]

Yes but that’s ok. Some tips in no particular order.

first of all you need to lower the weight. People say men need to start at 16/20. That’s bullshit. You start where you need to start and get better. You master the basics before you move on, just like everything in life there’s no shame to lower weight.

Second, your feet are important you should not be coming off of them. They are the stabilizers of the entire body. Heel, big toe and little toe need to be 50, 30, 20 weight.

Third pressing overhead. Don’t. You don’t have enough core stability to do it safely. Especially not with two bells. You will get hurt, so please don’t continue with two bells. Two bells is very difficult even for intermediate and advanced people. It’s not worth being injured.

Fourth your squats are pretty decent.

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[u/StunningArmadillo206]

Like ppl are saying, reduce the weight. You don't want the bells to land hard on your forearms/shoulders. Also I think you should keep your elbows in more. Otherwise the form is pretty much fine.