How to Do the Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

Expert · Kettlebells · Targets Hamstrings, Glutes, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Shoulders

Open Palm Kettlebell Clean demonstration
💪 Hamstrings, Glutes, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Shoulders🏋️ Kettlebells📊 Expert🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Place one kettlebell between your feet. Clean the kettlebell by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulders.
  2. Release the kettlebell as it comes up, and let it flip so that the ball of the kettlebell lands in the palms of your hands.
  3. Release the kettlebell out in front of you and catch the handle with both hands. Lower the kettlebell to the starting position and repeat.

Muscles worked

The Open Palm Kettlebell Clean primarily targets your Hamstrings, with support from your Glutes, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Shoulders. You'll need kettlebells.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Open Palm Kettlebell 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.

More Hamstrings exercises

Train smarter