Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Kickstand One Leg Deadlift
How to do the kettlebell kickstand one leg deadlift, 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
- Hinge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand holding a kettlebell and place most of your weight on one leg, with the other foot a few inches back on its toes as a kickstand for balance. Hinge at the hips to lower the bell down your working leg, then drive through that heel to stand and squeeze the glute.
- 1Working-leg hamstring and glute loading as you hinge down
- 2Back foot acting only as a light kickstand, not taking the load
- 3Hips staying square as you drive back to standing
Common mistakes
- Putting too much weight on the kickstand foot
- Rounding the back or letting the hips rotate open
- Bending the working knee into a squat instead of hinging
Muscles worked
The kettlebell kickstand one leg deadlift mainly works the glutes and hamstrings, with the forearms, lower back, quads, and calves assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- QuadsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.