Kettlebell Dead Clean

Technique

How to perform Kettlebell Dead Clean

1. Place one kettlebell between your feet and bend at your hips and knees to grip it with one hand.
2. Keep your trunk supported and the bell close as you drive through your feet and extend your hips and knees.
3. Guide the bell upward close to your body, bending the elbow as you bring your hand into the handle.
4. Receive the bell quietly at your shoulder in the rack position instead of letting it flip heavily onto your forearm.
5. Lower the bell under control as you bend your hips and knees.
6. Set it fully on the floor and reset your position before the next repetition.
7. Finish the set, then repeat with the other arm.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus.