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[@rickchandler1305]

In another video of yours, you explained at great length the transition from one hand to the other. You taught that the transition should occur at eye level and that the palms of the hands met to complete the transfer. I thought it was a very clear explanation. Your method gave me a lot of confidence that I wouldn't drop the bell!

[@MarkWildman]

Glad it was helpful

[@DisabilityExams]

I was already using kettlebells, but have improved my technique, and also started heavy club swining based on your videos - a great help - thanks! BTW I will be 69 years old soon.

[@judahlyons1284]

wow what a facility!

[@Dale21B]

Your videos have helped me so much In kettlebells. My workouts are engaging and I look forward to doing them every day. Thank you, Mark

[@MarkWildman]

Glad to help

[@DiscerningOtter]

I had been doing this wrong for a long time. I had to drop down to my 25lb for this to get the form right. I’ll be doing this for a while👍

[@suesholin7398]

Fantastic.

[@garymoore3446]

Thank you Mark! Just an awesome teacher man.

[@amyrudolph2079]

❤

[@alexmacleod9727]

thumb back.... what's your preferred thumb position with double bells?

[@farstrider79]

Why change it from single?

[@figure807]

​@@farstrider79depending on the style of swing, you can get more torso rotation with a single bell so some people prefer a thumb back grip on the backswing. For double kettlebells, I do thumbs forward.

[@cioran1754]

​​​@@farstrider79Neupert has an interesting take on this ( thumb forward on doubles and using an inverted V setup ), because the shoulder is not in internal rotation allows a different body positioning.
The chest and back can be placed in a more advantageous positions, with the lat on and allowing better shoulder packing. The claimed result of this setup is a 'shorter stoke' ( bells travel a more vertical path ) , a more powerful clean amongst other.
I've switched to thumb up now, but Mark has always emphasised the safety built into thumb-down, and that's going to be a big factor for beginners to intermediate, so that would factor here as I'm sure he's aware of differences.

[@clarkconnery4556]

Random question: have you ever modified the adjustable kettlebell to go over 32 kg? Getting it to 40 or 48kg would be awesome.

[@willway9378]

Sorry I don’t think that’s a barbell grip. Sure many people use that grip for implements from barbells to dumbbells to kettlebells, but I don’t believe that makes it an appropriate grip for any of them. To get rid of that broken wrist effect, an unnecessary moment arm, and to weaken the whole chain removing bone to bone stability, we really need to be properly trained to use a very similar grip to your kettlebell grip on the barbell. So instead of calling it the barbell grip maybe refer to it as an unadvantageous or weak or even bad grip. In basic lifting a barbell it has been called everything from a pronated grip to the Bulldog grip, diamond grip, starting strength grip and Ripp grip even though clearly it’s been around longer than starting Strength as a program. I’m partial to the Bulldog Grip because that’s what I first learned and irradiation is usually beneficial pressing, but the Diamond Grip is descriptive and memorials me for those using a barbell that everyone can then use as the pattern for other implements including kettlebells. No it is not an elbows flaired bench press move where you risk shoulder impingement. You can obviously take a diamond grip on the part and move your elbows independent of that grip position. Always great material. It’s just not an appropriate grip for pressing lifts. deads and pulls or even jerks overhead are a whole other subject. Maybe you could call this grip with the hands perpendicular to the bar the Jerk grip for the clean rack position and for people trying to bench or overhead press with this grip. To each his own. It is a great way to make your wrists sore or to become injured during a heavy press.