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April 23, 2007
A kettlebell bent press question
"I'm finding myself starting to stand up without a complete lock out at the elbow, finishing the lockout once I've gotten myself closer to standing upright again," wrote Com. Steve Freides, RKC on our forum. "It feels safer with a heavy weight, which for me now is the 40 kg bell @ 70 kg, than trying to get a 100% lockout at the bottom. I'm wondering if this is indicative of just a lack of shoulder flexibility on my part and if I should get a full lockout in the lowest position before starting to stand up - or if it's OK as I'm doing it."
Comrade, get a complete lockout, otherwise your shoulder might get hurt. Dip under an extra inch while imagining that your arm is being torn apart lengthwise. When you are starting to stand up imagine that someone is chopping your trap down.
Once you have mastered perfect Turkish get-ups see the Russian Kettlebell Challenge and More Russian Kettlebell Challenges DVDs for bent press instruction.
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