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Kettlebell dead-stop clean

A compound exercise for the glutes and hamstrings, with help from the forearms, upper back. Equipment: kettlebells.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: A kettlebell on the floor between your feet.
  2. Pull it from the floor straight into the rack at your shoulder
  3. Set it down fully before each rep

Muscles worked

Kettlebell dead-stop clean: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes and hamstrings highlighted

Equipment

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