Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Press
Push · shoulders · advanced
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Hold a light kettlebell upside down with the bell balanced directly above the handle, crush the handle hard, and press slowly overhead keeping the bell perfectly vertical the whole way.
Muscles worked
Primary: shoulders · Also works: rotator cuff, forearms, core
Equipment
Kettlebells
Common mistakes
- Going too heavy — if the bell tips at all, the weight is wrong for this drill
- Pressing fast, which defeats the point of the balance and cuff demand
- Letting the elbow drift out to the side instead of tracking under the bell
Variations
- Half-kneeling bottoms-up press
- Bottoms-up carry instead of a press
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Related exercises
- Standing Overhead Pressshoulders
- Pike Push-Upshoulders
- Dumbbell Lateral Raiseshoulders
- Shoulder Controlled Rotationsshoulders
- Face Pullshoulders
- Cable Lateral Raiseshoulders
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