Shoulders · Kettlebell · Compound · Intermediate

Kettlebell Arnold Press

Kettlebell Arnold Press, start position
Start
Kettlebell Arnold Press, end position
End
FrontBack
PrimarySecondary
Main muscles
Shoulders
Also working
Triceps

How to do it

  1. Clean a kettlebell to your shoulder. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulder. The palm should be facing inward.
  2. Looking straight ahead, press the kettlebell out and overhead, rotating your wrist so that your palm faces forward at the top of the motion.
  3. Return the kettlebell to the starting position, with the palm facing in.

Swaps on other equipment

Each has the shoulders as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.

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