How to do a Seated Press with Kettlebells

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"RASUL AHMED DAVIS: On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Rasul Davis and my company is Punch Kettlebell Gym, New York City, and today I'm going to show you how to get into the swing of things with kettlebells. Okay, now I'm going to demonstrate an exercise that is phenomenal for developing stabilized shoulders, getting your whole shoulder girdle strong for whatever sport or activity you need to do. It's called the "seated press." You can't use your legs at all on this because you're sitting down. The goal is to sit down with your legs spread out and your back as straight as you can get it. If you can't do this, you want to sit in Indian style, like this, 'cause your back needs to be straight. That's very important to protect your back. Okay? So from here, you bring it to the rack, then press overhead, back down to the rack. If you noticed, there's no tension in my face. I'm not struggling because I am still using my whole body. My legs are tensed; my back is tensed. I'm using the whole thing, then you transfer to the other side. This is another good one to do for time. So you do five on one side, switch, five on the other side, and make sure that you keep the time. Try a minute, even two minutes, if you're conditioned, okay? On behalf of Expert Village, thank you for watching."