Dumbbell Windmill (RDL Style)

2 years ago
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Place a dumbbell perpendicular to your body between your feet in a sumo type stance. Grab the dumbbell with your arm, and clean it until its near your shoulder. Either strict press it or push press it to the overhead position with momentum. Keep your eyes on the weight as you start to sit your hips back while you bring the opposite arm down towards the floor. Unlike a traditional windmill we are going to bend both knees here like a Romanian Deadlift and keep the feet facing forward. Twist your torso trying to bring your chest to the side wall while you reach the ground with your other arm. Make sure the shoulders are stacked in a straight line. Touch your hand on the ground to stabilize. When you are ready to stand up, drive the dumbbell towards the ceiling as you rotate back to the front facing position. You can look forward once you are standing with the legs straight. Look back at the overhead weight before you begin again. When you are done, you can use 2 hands to lower the weight back to the floor using a deadlift.

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