Kettlebell Deadlift
Muscles worked: Glutes (assisted by hamstrings, back, forearms).
How to do it
- Hold a kettlebell by the handle in one hand.
- Keeping that knee slightly bent, perform a stiff legged deadlift by bending at the hip, extending your free leg behind you for balance.
- Continue lowering the kettlebell until you are parallel to the ground, and then return to the upright position.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Bell between the feet, hinge to grab it
- Stand tall, squeeze the glutes
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 8 to 12 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. Loading the bar? Use the plate calculator, and 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 deadlift 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.