Quadratus Lumborum
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the quadratus lumborum.
- Body region
- Trunk (lateral deep)
- Muscle group
- Spinal Stabilizers
What the quadratus lumborum does
Lateral flexion, hip hiking, stabilizes lumbar spine.
Kettlebell exercises that train the quadratus lumborum
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 Start Swingsnatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Lateral Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Surrenderstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum 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
- Double Kettlebell Racked Curtsy Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upsecondary
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upsecondary
- Turkish Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upsecondary
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