Raising and lowering the arms while standing ► swing

Individual work

Stand upright, feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent. With your back straight and your knees still slightly bent, grasp the weight in front of you. As you pick up the weight, swing it backwards through your spread legs until your forearms lightly touch your hips and then push your forearms forwards with your hips. It is important that the weight moves upwards with the swing of the pelvis (perform the movement slightly at the beginning/swing the ball forwards just a little, and as soon as you have memorised the movement, swing the weight a little further upwards).

Attention:
A hunched back is a bad posture. The weight moves upwards through the hip movement and not by raising the arms (loose shoulders, curl the shoulder girdle). The knees do not move forwards and the feet remain on the floor for the necessary stability (no standing on tiptoe).

Lighten:
Less weight.

Heavy:
Move the weight up to the height of the face. More weight.

Variant:
Hold the weight with one hand (train both sides = organisation requires twice the time).

1 sandbag/fighting backpack/kettlebell