Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Single Leg Split Squat with the Ring
How to do the kettlebell single leg split squat with the ring, 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
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Hold a kettlebell in the goblet position or at one side and set your rear foot in the ring behind you. Push your hips back and bend the front knee to lower until the front thigh is near parallel, keeping your chest up, then drive through the front heel to stand.
- 1Feel the quad, glute, and hamstring of the front leg working
- 2Use the ring for balance, not to pull yourself up
- 3Keep the front knee tracking over the toes with chest lifted
Common mistakes
- Avoid letting the front knee collapse inward
- Don't use momentum or lean on the ring for the lift
- Avoid rounding your back; hinge slightly to sit back
Muscles worked
The kettlebell single leg split squat with the ring mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- CalvesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the kettlebell single leg split squat with the ring for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.