Intermediate exercise

One-Arm Kettlebell Para Press

  • Strength
  • Kettlebell Training

Technique

How to perform One-Arm Kettlebell Para Press

  1. Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and bring one kettlebell to the working shoulder.
  2. Turn the palm forward and move the elbow out to the side, keeping the forearm beneath the handle.
  3. Hold your torso upright and press the bell upward as the elbow straightens.
  4. Finish with the arm extended overhead without adding a leg drive or side-bending the torso.
  5. Lower the bell under control to the same forward-palm shoulder position.
  6. Repeat the presses, then change arms for the other side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Medial Deltoid, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid0.8Target, Mover
Medial Deltoid0.8Target, Mover
Triceps Lateral Head0.7Target, Mover
Triceps Long Head0.7Target, Mover
Triceps Medial Head0.7Target, Mover
Trapezius0.5Mover
External Oblique0.3Stabilizer
Internal Oblique0.3Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.3Stabilizer