How to Do One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the one-arm kettlebell snatch.

| Main muscles | Shoulders |
| Also works | Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Traps, Triceps |
| Equipment | Kettlebells |
| Level | Expert |
| Type | Strength |
How to do it
- Place a kettlebell between your feet. Bend your knees and push your butt back to get in the proper starting position.
- Look straight ahead and swing the kettlebell back between your legs.
- Immediately reverse the direction and drive through with your hips and knees, accelerating the kettlebell upward. As the kettlebell rises to your shoulder rotate your hand and punch straight up, using momentum to receive the weight locked out overhead.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
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