One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch
How to Do One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch
- Place a kettlebell between your feet.
- Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart.
- Bend your knees and push your hips back,bending at the waist while keeping your back straight.
- Grip the kettle bell with an overhand grip.
- Keeping your neck and head straight, swing the kettlebell back between your legs.
- Once the kettlebell is behind you, immediately reverse the direction and drive forward with your hips and knees, forcing the kettlebell upward.
- When the kettlebell reaches shoulder level, rotate your hand and push straight up, using your momentum.
- Use your body’s downward momentum to receive the weight as it comes back down.
- Return to the start position.
- Repeat until all the repetitions for one arm are completed, then switch.
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One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch Exercise Details
Muscles worked
One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch targets glutes & hip flexors and shoulders and also works abs and calves and lower back and triceps and upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: kettlebells.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Lunging / lunge with bicep hammer curls, standing band side leg raises and sprints. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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