Clean and Press (Kettlebell)
Pull a kettlebell from the floor to a rack position at the shoulder, then press it overhead in one motion.
- Pattern
- Press overhead
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Works
- Front delt, triceps, quads, glutes
- Loads
- Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, lower back
If something hurts
Not medical advice. Sharp pain, numbness or swelling needs someone qualified to look at it.
Each swap below spares one joint.
Wrist Landmine Press
Angled press with no leg drive and no catch, so the hips, knees, ankles and wrist stay out of it.
A strict press with no leg drive and no catch, so the hips, knees and ankles stay out of it.
A strict press with no leg drive and no catch, so the hips, knees and ankles stay out of it.
When it stalls, these usually help
Direct work for your triceps, which this lift also depends on.
Direct work for your quads, which this lift also depends on.
How Swolver coaches it
This lift is read from your own sessions. When it goes flat for four weeks, Swolver names the likely cause in plain words, such as weekly sets that dropped, and the one change to make. The rules are all on the method page.