Kettlebell Alternating Renegade Row

Assume a high plank position with one hand on a kettlebell and the other hand directly under your shoulder. Row the kettlebell up towards your chest, keeping your elbow close to your body. Lower the kettlebell back to the starting position and repeat the movement on the opposite side. Continue alternating the rows.

How to perform the Kettlebell Alternating Renegade Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Kettlebell Alternating Renegade Row using your kettlebell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your rhomboids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your rhomboids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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