Kettlebell Alternating Row

Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Hold a kettlebell in each hand with palms facing your body. Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back flat. Pull one kettlebell up towards your ribcage, keeping your elbow close to your body. Lower it back down and repeat on the opposite side. Alternate rows, one arm at a time.

How to perform the Kettlebell Alternating Row

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Kettlebell Alternating 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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