Kettlebell Press
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
HOW TO PERFORM
- Clean the bell to the rack: handle at the collarbone, bell resting on the back of the forearm, elbow tucked in.
- Brace hard, then press up, letting the wrist turn so the palm finishes facing forward.
- Lock out overhead with the arm by the ear, then pull the bell back down to the rack rather than dropping it.
FORM TIPS
- The rack position is the exercise. If the bell is hanging off the wrist or the elbow is flared, fix that before pressing.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Triceps
- Traps
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Kettlebell Press
- Kettlebell Double Press
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