Kettlebell Shoulder Press

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How to do it

Rack the kettlebell with the bell resting on the back of your forearm and the handle in the crease of your palm, then press overhead and let the wrist rotate so the bell settles behind the arm at lockout.

Muscles worked

Primary: shoulders · Also works: triceps, core

Equipment

Kettlebells

Common mistakes

• Letting the wrist bend back under the bell instead of keeping a straight forearm-to-knuckle line
• Pressing with the bell in front of the forearm, which forces the wrist into extension
• Finishing with the arm in front of the head rather than stacked over the ear

Variations

• Half-kneeling kettlebell press
• Double kettlebell press

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Single-Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press
• Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Press
• Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a shoulder or wrist problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Standing Overhead Pressshoulders
• Pike Push-Upshoulders
• Dumbbell Lateral Raiseshoulders
• Shoulder Controlled Rotationsshoulders
• Face Pullshoulders
• Cable Lateral Raiseshoulders