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Kettlebell clean

Legs · Kettlebell

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets3 to 5
Reps4 to 8
RIR1 to 3

A heavy multi-joint lift with free weights. Keep a rep or two in reserve on most sets so technique holds.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Glutes, Hamstrings.

Secondary: Traps, Forearms.

Estimate your one-rep max

Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.

Enter a set to see the estimate.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Kettlebell-vending
  • Swedish Kettlebell-vändning
  • Danish Kettlebell clean
  • German Kettlebell Clean
  • Spanish Cargada con kettlebell
  • Italian Girata con kettlebell
  • Portuguese Clean com kettlebell
  • Russian Взятие гири на грудь
  • French Épaulé (kettlebell)

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