How to Do the Kettlebell Hang Clean
💪 Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes, Lower Back, Shoulders, Traps🏋️ Kettlebells📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Place kettlebell between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.
- Clean kettlebell to your shoulder. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulder. The wrist should rotate as you do so.
- Lower kettlebell to a hanging position between your legs while keeping the hamstrings loaded. Keep your head up at all times.
Muscles worked
The Kettlebell Hang Clean primarily targets your Hamstrings, with support from your Calves, Glutes, Lower Back, Shoulders, Traps. You'll need kettlebells.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Kettlebell Hang Clean slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.