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Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean

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

CompoundKettlebellsIntermediatePull
Primary muscles

Shoulders

Secondary

Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Traps

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean

  1. 1

    Place two kettlebells between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.

  2. 2

    Clean the kettlebells to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebells towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrists as you do so.

  3. 3

    Lower the kettlebells back to the starting position and repeat.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean 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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