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Jessica Downey

Forget big weights — all you need is 1 kettlebell and 20 minutes to build lower body muscle

Man performing a kettlebell lunge.

You may have thought that a strong set of quads, sculpted glutes, and muscular calves are made with a barbell and lots of weight plates. But shifting big weights isn't the only path to a strong and defined lower body You can get a great pump just by using a kettlebell, and we’ve found five exercises to do just this.

A significant part of building muscle is resistance training and progressive overload, which involves gradually increasing the resistance or workload placed on muscles over time to continually challenge them.

Working with a selection of the best kettlebells — whether that be using your own at home or working with this weight style in your local gym — is a great way to start building progressive overload into your exercise regime. 

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