Kettlebell clean

How to do it

1. Place the kettlebell on the floor between your feet and grip it with one hand in a hinge position.
2. With a flat back, hinge at the hips keeping the kettlebell close to your body.
3. Explosively extend hips and knees to drive the kettlebell up close to your torso.
4. Guide the kettlebell with your elbow close to your body and slip your hand underneath as it rises.
5. Catch the kettlebell in the rack position on your forearm without banging it on your wrist.
6. Lower the kettlebell back to the hinge, controlling the movement each rep.

Common mistakes

• Letting the kettlebell bang the wrist on the catch
• Letting the elbow drift from the body and using only the arm
• Rounding the back in the hinge

Other variations

• Power clean
• Hang clean