This book is your first step to becoming a serious kettlebell trainer or kettlebell enthusiast. Improve your cardiovascular endurance and potentially irradiate neck and back pain. If you're a Crossfitter and want to get more efficient at snatching and the American Swing, then learn the foundation for both, the conventional kettlebell swing AKA Russian Swing. This book will cover every intricate detail of the kettlebell swing, explained and broken down in such a way that everyone can understand it; it's basic but at the same time advanced. "The most comprehensive guide on the Kettlebell Swing I have ever seen." ~ Derek Fronczak (NESTA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Functional Training specialist) "In all the Kettlebell courses I've participated in, I've never seen anything this detailed and comprehensive." ~ Anna Junghans (Kettlebell Trainer and owner of Gym Elite) "Well thought out. Follows the movement, good description and cues. Great learning and teaching tool. I use it to visualize and check my own movement." OH Whether you are a personal trainer who wants to fully understand and be able to teach their clients the kettlebell swing step-by-step, or whether you're a kettlebell enthusiast who is looking to strengthen the back, improve cardio, strengthen the core, improve flexibility or potentially eradicate neck and back pain, this book is for you. A recommended precursor to this book is about the Hip Hinge http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Hip-Hinge-Perform-Correctly-ebook/dp/B01D998Z46/ There is no nonsense or page filling content in this book, the content is all directly related to the Kettlebell Swing, following is the index for the book. The Conventional Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing (Hip Hinge Style) Introduction Swing Variations Squatting versus Hip Hinging Pre-requisites and progression Posture Muscles Involved Muscle Groups Four Phases Pendulum Concept Explosiveness Plank drill Height of the Swing Breathing Timing Calluses and Hand Maintenance Chalk Gloves Footwear Quality over Quantity Grow Gradually Choosing Weight Common Sense The Movement Step by Step Faults and Correction Hyperextending the Back Happy Feet Frontal Raise Kettlebell Coming too Low Rounded Back Kettlebell Bobbing Cowboy Legs Torso Coming too Low Knees Staying Bent Feet too Far Apart Power Swinging Aches and Pains Lower Back Forearms Elbow / Upper Arms Shoulders Knees Cues Notes My name is Taco Fleur, and I'm a Russian Girevoy Sport Institute Kettlebell Coach, IKFF Certified Kettlebell Trainer, Kettlebell Level 1 + 2 Trainer, Kettlebell Science and Application, HardstyleFit Kettlebell Level 1 Instructor, CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, CrossFit Judges Certificate, CrossFit Programming Certificate, MMA Conditioning Level 1, MMA Fitness Level 1 + 2, Punchfit Trainer and Plyometrics Trainer Certified, with a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Owner of Cavemantraining, author of over 10 kettlebell books, courses, and certifications. Author on BoxRox and featured in 4 issues of the Iron Man magazine. I have owned and set-up 3 functional kettlebell gyms in Australia and Vietnam, and lived in the Netherlands, Australia, Vietnam, and Thailand. I'm currently living in Italy where we will spend some time and then move on to Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, and so on. If you're going to be in Italy La Spezia area this year come and look me up for a workout! Some of my personal bests are 400 burpees performed within one hour; 500 kettlebell snatches, 500 swings, and 500 double-unders completed in one session; 250 alternating dead clean and presses in one session with 20kg; 200 pull-ups in one session; 200 unbroken kettlebell swings with a 28kg; most kettlebell swings completed in one session with a 28kg (1,501); most total kettlebell swings done in 28 days with a 28kg (11,111); windmill with a 40kg kettlebell; lugged a kettlebell up a 3,479m mountain; 160kg dead lift; 100 snatches on sand with a 24kg kettlebell; 85kg Olympic Squat Snatch; 300 unbroken clean and jerk with 20kg kettlebell; 10 minute unbroken clean and jerk 79 reps with 2 x 16kg kettlebells; 1 hour unbroken clean and jerk with 16kg; 532 unbroken snatches and achieved rank 2 in kettlebell sport. I mention these PBs not to boast but to demonstrate that I have a good understanding of technique and movement across different areas.