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Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

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

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Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Glutes, Lower Back, Quads, Shoulders

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

  1. 1

    Place one kettlebell between your feet. Clean the kettlebell by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulders.

  2. 2

    Release the kettlebell as it comes up, and let it flip so that the ball of the kettlebell lands in the palms of your hands.

  3. 3

    Release the kettlebell out in front of you and catch the handle with both hands. Lower the kettlebell to the starting position and repeat.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every 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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