Shoulders · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Double Push Press
How to do the kettlebell double push press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Clean two kettlebells to the rack position at shoulder height with palms facing in. Dip slightly at the knees, then explosively drive through your legs to launch both bells overhead, locking out your arms at the top. Lower back to the rack and reset between reps.
- 1Use your legs to generate power and feel the bells accelerate off your
- 2shoulders
- 3Lock both bells overhead with your shoulders and triceps engaged
- 4Keep your core braced to control the dip and drive
Common mistakes
- Avoid excessive arching of your lower back at lockout
- Don't press with your arms before your legs have extended
- Avoid catching the bells on locked joints; absorb through active muscles
Muscles worked
The kettlebell double push press mainly works the front delts, triceps, and side delts, with the forearms, upper chest, upper traps, upper abs, lower abs, quads, and glutes assisting.
- Front DeltsPrimary
- TricepsPrimary
- Side DeltsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- CalvesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.