Kettlebell Arnold Press
How to do the Kettlebell Arnold Press with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Shoulders
Triceps
Kettlebells
How to do the Kettlebell Arnold Press
- 1
Clean a kettlebell to your shoulder. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulder. The palm should be facing inward.
- 2
Looking straight ahead, press the kettlebell out and overhead, rotating your wrist so that your palm faces forward at the top of the motion.
- 3
Return the kettlebell to the starting position, with the palm facing in.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Kettlebell Arnold Press set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your shoulders volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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