Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Rotational Deadlift
How to do the kettlebell rotational 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 with feet hip-width apart holding a kettlebell in front of you. Hinge at the hips and bend your knees to lower the bell toward the outside of one foot, rotating your torso slightly, then drive your hips forward and rotate back to standing tall.
- 1Feel your glutes and hamstrings load as you hinge and reach the bell to
- 2one side
- 3Keep your back flat and let your obliques control the rotation
- 4Drive through your heels and extend your hips fully at the top
Common mistakes
- Don't round your back or let the bell pull you out of position
- Don't over-rotate the spine; keep the twist small and controlled
- Don't lock your knees or jerk the bell off the floor
Muscles worked
The kettlebell rotational deadlift mainly works the glutes, lower back, and hamstrings, with the obliques, forearms, lower abs, and quads assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- Lower BackPrimary
- HamstringsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- AdductorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.