Kettlebell thruster

Sets, reps and RIR

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: Quads, Front delts.

Secondary: Glutes, Triceps.

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.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Thruster (kettlebell)
• Svenska Thruster (kettlebell)
• Dansk Thruster (kettlebell)
• Deutsch Kettlebell Thruster
• Español Thruster (kettlebell)
• Italiano Thruster con kettlebell
• Português Thruster (kettlebell)
• Русский Трастер с гирей
• Français Thruster (kettlebell)

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• Squat (barbell)
• Front squat
• Box squat
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• Good morning

athlate logs this exercise, keeps the numbers, and tells you what you lifted last time.