Shoulder exercises

Kettlebell Arnold Press

Also known as: Développé Arnold au kettlebell · Πιέσεις Arnold με κέτλμπελ · KB arnold press

Primary
Shoulders
Equipment
Kettlebell
Level
Intermediate
Type
Compound
Force
Push
Suggested rest
1.5 min
 
One side at a time

How to do the Kettlebell Arnold Press

  1. Clean a kettlebell to your shoulder. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulder. The palm should be facing inward.

  2. Looking straight ahead, press the kettlebell out and overhead, rotating your wrist so that your palm faces forward at the top of the motion.

  3. Return the kettlebell to the starting position, with the palm facing in.

Sets and reps

GoalSetsRepsRest
Muscle growth3–48–121.5 min
Muscular endurance2–315–201 min

When you hit the top of the rep range on every set, add 4 kg (10 lb) next session and work back up.

Starting points from training research. Stop each set 1–3 reps short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary

Shoulders

Secondary

Triceps

Three heads, three jobs: the front delts press, the side delts raise your arms out and give width, the rear delts pull back. Train all three.

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