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One-Arm Kettlebell Split Snatch

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

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Primary muscles

Shoulders

Secondary

Hamstrings, Quads

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the One-Arm Kettlebell Split Snatch

  1. 1

    Hold a kettlebell in one hand by the handle.

  2. 2

    Squat towards the floor, and then reverse the motion, extending the hips, knees, and finally the ankles, to raise the kettlebell overhead.

  3. 3

    After fully extending the body, descend into a lunge position to receive the weights overhead, one leg forward and one leg back. Ensure you drive through with your hips and lock the ketttlebells overhead in one uninterrupted motion.

  4. 4

    Return to a standing position, holding the weight overhead, and bring the feet together. Lower the weight to return to the starting position.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every One-Arm Kettlebell Split Snatch 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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