Shoulders · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Around Head Rotation
How to do the kettlebell around head rotation, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Hold a kettlebell by the horns in front of your chest and stand tall with a braced core. Circle the bell around your head, passing it close behind your neck and back to the front, then reverse direction.
- 1Feel your shoulders and upper back guide the bell around your head
- 2Keep your core braced so your torso stays still
- 3Move the bell close to your head in a smooth path
Common mistakes
- Don't let your hips sway or rotate with the bell
- Avoid letting the bell drift far from your head
- Don't shrug or crane your neck forward
Muscles worked
The kettlebell around head rotation works the forearms, upper traps, upper abs, lower abs, obliques, front delts, and side delts.
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.