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Ab Roller vs Kettlebell Windmill

Ab Roller - starting position
Ab Roller - ending position
Ab Roller
intermediate·Other·compound
Kettlebell Windmill - starting position
Kettlebell Windmill - ending position
Kettlebell Windmill
intermediate·Kettlebells·compound

Side-by-Side

Ab Roller
VS
Kettlebell Windmill
intermediate
Level
intermediate
Other
Equipment
Kettlebells
compound
Mechanic
compound
pull
Force
pull
Strength
Category
Strength
abdominals
Primary
abdominals
shoulders
Secondary
gluteshamstringsshoulderstriceps

Muscle Analysis

Shared

abdominalsshoulders

Only in Kettlebell Windmill

gluteshamstringstriceps

Instructions

Ab Roller

1

Hold the Ab Roller with both hands and kneel on the floor.

2

Now place the ab roller on the floor in front of you so that you are on all your hands and knees (as in a kneeling push up position). This will be your starting position.

3

Slowly roll the ab roller straight forward, stretching your body into a straight position. Tip: Go down as far as you can without touching the floor with your body. Breathe in during this portion of the movement.

4

After a pause at the stretched position, start pulling yourself back to the starting position as you breathe out. Tip: Go slowly and keep your abs tight at all times.

Kettlebell Windmill

1

Place a kettlebell in front of your lead foot and clean and press it overhead with your opposite arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward. Press it overhead by extending the elbow.

2

Keeping the kettlebell locked out at all times, push your butt out in the direction of the locked out kettlebell. Turn your feet out at a forty-five degree angle from the arm with the locked out kettlebell. Bending at the hip to one side, sticking your butt out, slowly lean until you can touch the floor with your free hand. Keep your eyes on the kettlebell that you hold over your head at all times.

3

Pause for a second after reaching the ground and reverse the motion back to the starting position.

Verdict

Both exercises target the abdominals. Ab Roller is a intermediate exercise using other, while Kettlebell Windmill is intermediate and uses kettlebells. Choose Ab Roller if you have access to other, or Kettlebell Windmill if you prefer kettlebells.

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