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Step 1
Set your kettlebells on the ground side-by-side, leaving enough room for your foot to fit between them. Step your right foot between your kettlebells. The weight of your body should be on your right foot. Your left leg is for balance.
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Step 2
Bend forward at the waist and grab your kettlebells. Look straight ahead.
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Step 3
Push straight down on your right leg, engaging your glutes and abdominal muscles, as you slowly lift the kettlebells off the ground. Your back should remain straight. Use your left leg for counterbalance as you bend over and pick up the kettlebells.
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Step 4
Lift the kettlebells while standing back up. You should end in an upright position and holding each kettlebell at your side. Move slowly while standing.
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Step 5
Return the kettlebells to the ground by slowing bending at the waist and lowering them.
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Step 6
Repeat this exercise 3 to 5 times on the right leg, and then repeat the exercise using the left leg.
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Step 7
Try variations of the dead lift with only one kettlebell. Do one set of lifts while holding the kettlebell on the right side of your body, and then switch it to the left for another set.
