Double Kettlebell Jerk

How to do the Double Kettlebell Jerk

1. Hold a kettlebell by the handle in each hand.
2. Clean the kettlebells to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebells towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrists as you do so, so that the palms face forward. This will be your starting position.
3. Dip your body by bending the knees, keeping your torso upright.
4. Immediately reverse direction, driving through the heels, in essence jumping to create momentum.
5. As you do so, press the kettlebells overhead to lockout by extending the arms, using your body's momentum to move the weights.
6. Return your feet to the ground in a split fashion, with one foot forward and one foot back.
7. Keeping the weights overhead, return to a standing position, bringing your feet together. Lower the weights to perform the next repetition.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	shoulders
Secondary	calves, quads, triceps
Equipment	kettlebell
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	compound

No kettlebell? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Handstand Push-Ups Bodyweight Shoulder Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Arnold Dumbbell Press Dumbbell Dumbbell One-Arm Shoulder Press Dumbbell Dumbbell Shoulder Press Dumbbell Iron Cross Dumbbell

Easier than the Double Kettlebell Jerk

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

Alternating Cable Shoulder Press beginner · Cable Machine Anti-Gravity Press beginner · Barbell Bradford/Rocky Presses beginner · Barbell

Harder than the Double Kettlebell Jerk

Circus Bell expert · Other Equipment Push Press expert · Barbell Clean and Jerk expert · Barbell

Superset the Double Kettlebell Jerk with

Opposing middle back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

One-Arm Kettlebell Row middle back Two-Arm Kettlebell Row middle back Alternating Kettlebell Row middle back Alternating Renegade Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Double Kettlebell Jerk work?

The Double Kettlebell Jerk primarily works the shoulders, with the calves, quads, and triceps as secondary movers. Clean and Press, Double Kettlebell Push Press, and Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Double Kettlebell Jerk?

Kettlebells. Without kettlebells, Handstand Push-Ups, Shoulder Press - With Bands, and Arnold Dumbbell Press train the same muscle, and 10 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Double Kettlebell Jerk suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Alternating Cable Shoulder Press, Anti-Gravity Press, and Bradford/Rocky Presses and work up.

Where should the Double Kettlebell Jerk go in a workout?

Early — the Double Kettlebell Jerk is compound, working 4 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset One-Arm Kettlebell Row and Two-Arm Kettlebell Row later.

Similar exercises

Clean and Press Barbell Double Kettlebell Push Press Kettlebell Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) Kettlebell Landmine Linear Jammer Barbell One-Arm Kettlebell Jerk Kettlebell One-Arm Kettlebell Push Press Kettlebell