Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Ipsilateral Reverse Lunge
How to do the kettlebell ipsilateral 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
Hold a kettlebell in the same hand as your working leg, racked at your shoulder or hanging at your side. Step backward with that same-side leg and lower your back knee toward the floor, then drive through your front heel to stand. Keep your torso upright against the same-side load. Complete all reps, then switch sides.
- 1Step back and lower your back knee, feeling your front glute and quad
- 2engage
- 3Keep your torso tall and your core tight against the load
- 4Push through your front heel and feel your glute drive you up
Common mistakes
- Do not lean forward or let your front knee collapse inward
- Do not slam your back knee down or take too short a step
- Do not let your front heel lift; keep your weight centered
Muscles worked
The kettlebell ipsilateral reverse lunge mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, forearms, lower back, obliques, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.