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Kettlebell Overhead Carry

Kettlebell Overhead Carry

Press a kettlebell overhead and lock out your arm with the weight stacked over your shoulder and the bell resting on the back of your forearm. Brace your core and keep your ribs down, holding the kettlebell steady directly above you. Walk forward with controlled steps for the prescribed distance or time, fighting to keep the arm vertical and the shoulder stable. Switch arms and repeat to balance both sides.

How it is executed

  1. Press a kettlebell overhead and lock out your arm with the weight stacked over your shoulder and the bell resting on the back of your forearm.
  2. Brace your core and keep your ribs down, holding the kettlebell steady directly above you.
  3. Walk forward with controlled steps for the prescribed distance or time, fighting to keep the arm vertical and the shoulder stable.
  4. Switch arms and repeat to balance both sides.
Muscles worked
Shoulders
Primary muscle
Front delt
Equipment
Kettlebell
Movement pattern
Core
Difficulty
Advanced
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy · Core strength · Stability

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