Multifidus
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the multifidus.
- Body region
- Trunk (deep)
- Muscle group
- Spinal Extensors
What the multifidus does
Deep spinal stabilizer and segmental extensor.
Kettlebell exercises that train the multifidus
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Double Kettlebell Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Single Arm Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Start Swingsnatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Surrenderstabilizer
- Single Arm Lateral Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Half Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upsecondary
- Turkish Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Racked Curtsy Get-Upsecondary
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