kettlebell two arm clean

A shoulders exercise targeting the delts, performed with kettlebell.

kettlebell two arm clean demonstration
kettlebell two arm clean — demonstration

Body part

Shoulders

Equipment

Kettlebell

Target muscles

Delts

Secondary muscles

Traps, Forearms

How to do kettlebell two arm clean

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a kettlebell in front of your thighs with both hands, palms facing towards you.

  2. Bend your knees slightly and hinge at the hips, lowering the kettlebell towards the ground.

  3. Explosively extend your hips and knees, using the momentum to pull the kettlebell up towards your shoulders.

  4. As the kettlebell reaches shoulder height, rotate your wrists and catch the kettlebell in the rack position, with your elbows tucked in and the kettlebell resting on the back of your forearm.

  5. Lower the kettlebell back down to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Delts

Secondary

TrapsForearms

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