Silverback Deadlift

Place a kettlebell behind your heels and your stance is wide enough to let the bell pass through. Push your hips back visualizing that your spine is immobilized. Reach for the kettlebell with “long arms” without looking at it or losing the spine alignment, grip the bell, and stand up ramrod straight.

Pause at the top position breathing shallow.

Hinge as before and, without looking at the bell, touch the ground with it between your heels and stand up for several reps, ending with the kettlebell between the heels. NOTE: Pushing the kettlebell back has activated the “armpit muscle”. The lat is a “super muscle” that protects the shoulders and the lower back. Keep an open chest and shoulders pulled back. Don’t shrug the shoulders.