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One-Arm Kettlebell Push Press

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

CompoundKettlebellsIntermediatePush
Primary muscles

Shoulders

Secondary

Calves, Quads, Triceps

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the One-Arm Kettlebell Push Press

  1. 1

    Hold a kettlebell by the handle. 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. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    Dip your body by bending the knees, keeping your torso upright.

  3. 3

    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. Lower the weight to perform the next repetition.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every One-Arm Kettlebell Push 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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