Skip to content
ascend.
Exercise guide

One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

How to do the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundKettlebellsIntermediatePull
Primary muscles

Hamstrings

Secondary

Forearms, Glutes, Lower Back, Quads, Shoulders

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean

  1. 1

    Place one kettlebell between your feet.

  2. 2

    Grab the handle with one hand and raise the kettlebell rapidly, let it flip so that the ball of the kettlebell lands in the palm of your hand.

  3. 3

    Throw the kettlebell out in front of you and catch the handle with one hand.

  4. 4

    Take the kettlebell to the floor and repeat. Make sure to work both arms.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap, so your hamstrings volume is visible at a glance, and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

Train with a goal

Where the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean fits

The One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean shows up in training built around a specific goal. See how it fits:

Related

More hamstrings exercises

FAQ

One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean: common questions

What muscles does the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean work?

The One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean primarily works the Hamstrings. It also recruits the Forearms, Glutes, Lower Back, Quads and Shoulders as supporting muscles.

Is the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean suitable for beginners?

The One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean is an intermediate-level exercise. It's best once you've built a base of general strength and movement control, beginners can work up to it.

What equipment do I need for the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean?

To do the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean you'll need one or more kettlebells.

Is the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean a compound or isolation exercise?

The One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean is a compound exercise, it moves multiple joints and works several muscle groups at once, which makes it efficient for building overall strength.

How do I do the One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean with correct form?

Place one kettlebell between your feet. Follow the full step-by-step above for the complete movement.

Try the climb

Log your One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean sets, free.

Waitlist members get TestFlight + Play Store internal-track invites and a founder badge on their profile.

Free to join · No card · Founder badge kept
Ascend Club

The app is free. Club adds the coach, leagues and analytics.

Core tracking stays free forever, the climb, streaks, logging and your league tiers. Club is for when you want the full coach, worldwide competition and the depth, at about the price of one coffee a month.

See Club plans

14-day free trial · no card to start

 FreeClub
Tracking, the climb and streaks
Per-set logging, PR detection, wearables
Muscle-league tiers
The AI coachnudgesFull conversation
Worldwide leagues and challenges,
PR projections and deep analytics,
Unlimited crews,
Themes, export and higher AI limits,