One-Arm Kettlebell Military Press To The Side

What it is

This is a powerful single-arm overhead pressing exercise that utilizes a kettlebell. It primarily strengthens your shoulders, while also significantly engaging your triceps for support. You'll press the kettlebell up and slightly to the side, building both strength and crucial core stability. This is a compound movement, targeting several muscle groups with each repetition.

Technique tips

• Initiate the clean by driving through your legs and hips.
• Keep your wrist rotated so your palm faces inward at the shoulder.
• Gaze towards the kettlebell as you press it overhead.
• Press the weight up and slightly out until your arm is fully extended.
• Lower the kettlebell with control, resisting gravity on the way down.
• Brace your core, glutes, and latissimus dorsi throughout the movement for stability.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.