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Hardest Core Stability Exercise Ever (T-O-U-G-H!!)



Build a ripped core and athletic muscle from head to toe here…

The hardest cores are built from the hardest core exercises, and in this case we’re focusing on building your core stability. Many people overlook the fact that the core muscles involve much more than just the abs. In fact, all of the muscles that connect to the torso (which include your hips and shoulder girdle) are integral to completing the core picture and maximizing the strength of the abs.

In this video, I show you one of the hardest core stability exercises ever and a modification that you can do to make it easier if you aren’t quite ready for the challenge. By presenting you with an anti rotational stabilization exercise, I can show you just how hard the core muscles can work without even having much movement in them.

The hover renegade row is something you can do with a pair of kettlebells and a bench. The setup for the abs and core exercise is pretty straight forward. Place your feet up on a bench behind you and grab hold of a pair of kettlebells that are on the floor out in front of you. Your shoulders should be directly over the kettlebells for maximum stability of the shoulder girdle and balance. You may want to spread your feet out a bit to increase your base of support and improve your balance during the exercise.

Begin by tightening your core and trying to lift one of the kettlebells off the floor without letting your trunk rotate to the side you are lifting. You actually don’t want to let the torso rotate at all if you want to really work the anti-rotational core exercise component of the movement. The weight I’m using here is 40 pounds per hand which makes this very difficult to lift but doable. Try and select a weight that is similarly challenging for you.

You want to be sure that you move slowly so you can safely grab hold of the kettlebell each time. If you lack the core strength or stability to do this movement properly, regress a bit and start by just lifting your hands off the bells instead of picking them up. This three point plank position will be very challenging if this is the first time you have done it.

Build up your core and abs strength gradually until you are ready to lift the kettlebells without rotating your torso. See if you can complete at least 10 to each side and then slowly increase the weight you are using to keep the core stability challenge difficult and results producing.

If you want to look like an athlete you have to train like an athlete. Every athlete knows that the core is worked in many ways that don’t initially seem obvious. Anti-rotation, stability, and overcoming inertia to be able to generate strength from a mechanical disadvantage (as seen here in this exercise) are all key components of killer core strength and power. Start training like an athlete at with the athlean-x Training System.

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49 Comments

  1. Jeff is proving to me every time with every video that doing doing exercises in the right healthy way will make you gain much moooooore than doing them a lot but in a wrong way

  2. This is great! I tried it with 23.3 pound (10.6 kg) dumbbells and was able to do six each but I had already done 3 sets of 10 with my feet on the ground, so maybe I could have done more starting out fresh. Is it harder with kettlebells than with dumbbells? My dumbbells are the old-fashioned kind that you screw additional plates onto for more weight.
    Also, I noticed you have more rotation in your upper body than I do, am I supposed to be rotating/moving that upper body, or just the arm?

  3. I must be, no I am sure I am doing something wrong when I try basic kettlebell push-ups . The kettle bell, the best way to describe it, wobbles and collapses to either side. How is this prevented?

  4. Tried this this morning at the gym and with success. Very challenging. Definitely felt immediate tightness in the abdominal area. While the base arm stability is a concern when doing this exercise, I don't believe a person who is performing at this level would suffer a broken wrist from a 10 inch fall from a loss of base stability. Thanks Jeff! You are always bringing new challenges to the table.

  5. As much as I understand that it's a truly tough excercise, let's say you lose your grip on the kettlebell that's on the ground, or you can't take the weight that's being put on that wrist, you're going to annihilate said wrist and possibly break your arm.

  6. I tried this today and recorded it. I used two 10kg kb's and after 30 seconds of solid struggle I managed to get one rep on each! Next time it'll be 3 on each!

    Thanks for great videos, Jeff!

  7. I have slowly been building up for this, and I finally accomplished this feat! it took awhile! I have also been building up for the front levers! I can pull them up but I can't hold it for more than a second or two

  8. Well, I gave it a try. Goodbye, ego! LOL Personally, I'd start getting the movement down by not using kettle bells or even hex dumbbells, but simply going into a pushup position. You can do both the row and the hand raise until you've got the movement down…and then progress to the weighted version.

    You're an ace, Jeff, one of my two go-to Internet fitness guys. (The other? B.J. Gaddour of Men's Health.)

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