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One-Arm Overhead Kettlebell Squats

Primary muscles
Quadriceps
Secondary muscles
Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Shoulders
Equipment
Kettlebells
Level
Expert
Category
Strength

Photos

One-Arm Overhead Kettlebell Squats - step 1One-Arm Overhead Kettlebell Squats - step 2

Instructions

  1. Clean and press a kettlebell with one arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulder. Rotate your wrist as you do so. Press the weight overhead by extending through the elbow.This will be your starting position.
  2. Looking straight ahead and keeping a kettlebell locked out above you, flex the knees and hips and lower your torso between your legs, keeping your head and chest up.
  3. Pause at the bottom position for a second before rising back to the top, driving through the heels of your feet.

Exercise data and photos from free-exercise-db (Unlicense).