How to do a kettlebell bottoms-up side plank

CoreKettlebellsIntermediate

A side plank holding a kettlebell upside-down — the balance challenge fires up your core and shoulder like nothing else.

How to do it

1Set up in a side plank, kettlebell pressed up, bottom facing the ceiling
2Keep your wrist straight and grip tight
3Hold steady, hips high

Common mistakes

×Hips sagging toward the floor
×Letting the kettlebell tip over

Muscles worked

Core Obliques Shoulders

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