Kettlebell Single-Leg Deadlift
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Kettlebell Single-Leg Deadlift is a unilateral exercise that improves balance, stability, and strength in the lower body while primarily targeting the hamstrings and gluteus maximus.
How to do it
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a kettlebell in one hand.
- Shift weight to one leg and slightly bend the knee.
- Hinge at the hips, lowering the kettlebell toward the floor while extending the opposite leg back.
- Keep the back straight and engage the core as you lower.
- Raise back to standing by engaging the hamstrings and glutes, keeping the opposite leg extended.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus Hamstrings
Secondary Erector Spinae Gastrocnemius Gluteus Medius