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One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

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

CompoundKettlebellsIntermediatePull
Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Forearms, Glutes, Lower Back, Quads, Shoulders

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

  1. 1

    Place one kettlebell between your feet.

  2. 2

    Grab the handle with one hand and raise the kettlebell rapidly, let it flip so that the ball of the kettlebell lands in the palm of your hand.

  3. 3

    Throw the kettlebell out in front of you and catch the handle with one hand.

  4. 4

    Take the kettlebell to the floor and repeat. Make sure to work both arms.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean 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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