# Kettlebell Overhead Press

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/kettlebell-overhead-press

Also known as: One-Arm Kettlebell Press, Kettlebell Military Press, Single-Arm Kettlebell Shoulder Press, KB Overhead Press, Kettlebell OHP, Kettlebell Shoulder Press, KB Shoulder Press, KB OHP, Standing Kettlebell Press, Kettlebell Press

Body region: Shoulders, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid, Triceps
- Helps: Pectoralis Major, Serratus Anterior, Trapezius
- Holds: Quadratus Lumborum, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Gluteus Maximus, Flexor Carpi Radialis

## Equipment

- Kettlebell

## Technique

1. Clean a kettlebell to the rack position, handle in your palm and the bell resting on the outside of the forearm.
2. Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, glutes and abs tight.
3. Press the bell straight up until the arm is locked beside your head, rotating the palm to face forward.
4. Lower it back to the rack position under control.

### Cues

- Keep the wrist straight so the bell does not tip it back.
- Squeeze the free hand into a fist to stay braced.
- Finish with the biceps close to the ear.

### Common mistakes

- Leaning sideways or back to get the bell up.
- Letting the elbow flare far out to the side at the start.
- Bending the wrist under the weight.

## Variations

- [Kettlebell Seesaw Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/kettlebell-seesaw-press)
- [Seated Kettlebell Overhead Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/seated-kettlebell-overhead-press)

## Alternatives

- [One-Arm Dumbbell Overhead Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-dumbbell-overhead-press)
- [Dumbbell Overhead Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-overhead-press)
- [Overhead Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/overhead-press)