Kettlebell Clean
Muscles worked: Glutes (assisted by traps, back, forearms).
How to do it
- Place kettlebell between your feet.
- Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder.
- Lower the kettlebell, keeping the hamstrings loaded by keeping your back straight and your butt out.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Zip the bell up close to the body
- Catch soft in the rack - no banging the wrist
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 5 to 10 rep range, progressing in 4 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Deadlift - back, glutes
- Sumo Deadlift - glutes, quads
- Trap Bar Deadlift - quads, glutes
- Back Extension - glutes
Track the kettlebell clean properly
IronPack logs every set, tracks your records at every rep count, shows these form photos mid-workout, and turns the training into a card game you play with your mates.
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Photos and steps: free-exercise-db (public domain). Cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-07-17.