Intermediate exercise

Kettlebell Pirate Ships

  • Conditioning
  • Power
  • Kettlebell Training

Technique

How to perform Kettlebell Pirate Ships

  1. With a wide stance, hold a kettlebell with both hands.
  2. Allow it to hang at waist level with your arms extended.
  3. This will be your starting position.
  4. Initiate the movement by turning to one side, swinging the kettlebell to head height.
  5. Briefly pause at the top of the motion.
  6. Allow the bell to drop as you rotate to the opposite side, again raising the kettlebell to head height.
  7. Repeat for the desired amount of repetitions.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid0.7Mover, Stabilizer
Medial Deltoid0.7Mover, Stabilizer
External Oblique0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Trapezius0.5Mover