Core · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Plank Pass Through
How to do the kettlebell plank pass through, 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
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in a high plank with a kettlebell on the floor just outside one hand. Brace your core and reach across with the opposite hand to drag the kettlebell under your chest to the other side, then alternate. Keep your hips as still as possible.
- 1Core and obliques resisting rotation as you drag the bell across
- 2Hips staying level and square through every pass
- 3The supporting shoulder bracing hard over the wrist
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips twist or rock as you reach
- Piking your hips up to make the reach easier
- Rushing the drag instead of moving the bell under control
Muscles worked
The kettlebell plank pass through mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs, forearms, lats, glutes, and front delts assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- LatsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- TricepsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.