Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Lunge with Twist
How to do the kettlebell lunge with twist, 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 at your chest in both hands and step forward into a lunge until both knees bend to about 90 degrees. At the bottom, rotate your torso toward your front leg, then rotate back to center as you push up to standing. Alternate legs each rep.
- 1Feel your front leg drive while your obliques control the twist
- 2Keep the rotation coming from your trunk, not your arms
- 3Push through your front heel to return to standing
Common mistakes
- Don't let your front knee cave inward during the twist
- Avoid rotating with your arms instead of your core
- Don't lean forward or let your back knee slam down
Muscles worked
The kettlebell lunge with twist mainly works the quads and glutes, with the obliques, hamstrings, upper abs, lower abs, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.