One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk
How to do the One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Shoulders
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Kettlebells
How to do the One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk
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Hold a kettlebell by the handle.
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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, so that the palm faces forward.
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Dip your body by bending the knees, keeping your torso upright.
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Immediately reverse direction, driving through the heels, in essence jumping to create momentum. As you do so, press the kettlebell overhead to lockout by extending the arms, using your body's momentum to move the weight.
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Receive the weight overhead by returning to a squat position underneath the weight.
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Keeping the weight overhead, return to a standing position. Lower the weight to the floor to perform the next repetition.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk 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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