Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Clean Grip Reverse Lunge
How to do the kettlebell clean grip reverse lunge, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Lunge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Clean a kettlebell to the rack position at your shoulder and hold it there. Step one leg back into a reverse lunge, lowering your back knee toward the floor while keeping your torso upright. Push through your front heel to return to standing, then repeat or alternate legs.
- 1Your front glute and quad working as you lower and drive back up
- 2An upright torso braced against the racked kettlebell
- 3Your front heel pushing the floor away to stand
Common mistakes
- Don't lean forward or let your front knee cave inward
- Avoid slamming your back knee down or taking too short a step
- Don't let the racked bell pull you off balance
Muscles worked
The kettlebell clean grip reverse lunge mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, forearms, lower back, upper abs, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.