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Kettlebell One-Legged Deadlift

How to do the Kettlebell One-Legged Deadlift with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundKettlebellsIntermediatePull
Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Glutes, Lower Back

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the Kettlebell One-Legged Deadlift

  1. 1

    Hold a kettlebell by the handle in one hand. Stand on one leg, on the same side that you hold the kettlebell.

  2. 2

    Keeping that knee slightly bent, perform a stiff legged deadlift by bending at the hip, extending your free leg behind you for balance.

  3. 3

    Continue lowering the kettlebell until you are parallel to the ground, and then return to the upright position.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Kettlebell One-Legged Deadlift set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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