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Kettlebell Single-Leg Deadlift

Hold a kettlebell in one hand and stand on the opposite leg with a slight bend in the supporting knee. Hinge at the hip, letting your free leg extend straight behind you as your torso lowers toward parallel with the floor and the kettlebell travels toward the ground. Keep your hips square and your back flat, feeling the stretch in the hamstring of the standing leg. Drive through the heel to return to standing, then complete all reps before switching sides.

HAMSTRINGS · PULL

Kettlebell Single-Leg Deadlift: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

  1. Hold a kettlebell in one hand and stand on the opposite leg with a slight bend in the supporting knee.
  2. Hinge at the hip, letting your free leg extend straight behind you as your torso lowers toward parallel with the floor and the kettlebell travels toward the ground.
  3. Keep your hips square and your back flat, feeling the stretch in the hamstring of the standing leg.
  4. Drive through the heel to return to standing, then complete all reps before switching sides.
Muscles worked
Hamstrings
Primary muscle
Hamstrings
Equipment
Kettlebell
Movement pattern
Pull
Difficulty
Advanced
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophyStability
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