Intermediate exercise

Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean

  • Power
  • Kettlebell Training

Technique

How to perform Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean

  1. Place two kettlebells between your feet and bend at your hips and knees to grip one in each hand.
  2. Brace your torso and drive through your feet, extending your hips and knees to accelerate the bells upward.
  3. Keep the bells close and bend your elbows to guide them toward your shoulders rather than curling them slowly with your arms.
  4. Let each handle settle into your hand as the bell rolls around into the rack, with your elbows near your torso.
  5. Finish standing tall with both bells controlled at your shoulders; do not press them overhead.
  6. Guide the bells down as you bend your hips and knees, returning toward the starting position before repeating.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus0.9Target, Mover
Erector Spinae0.5Stabilizer
Brachialis0.4Mover
Trapezius0.4Mover, Stabilizer
Anterior Deltoid0.3Mover, Stabilizer