Front Squats With Two Kettlebells

How to do the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells

1. Clean two kettlebells to your shoulders. 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.
2. Looking straight ahead at all times, squat as low as you can and pause at the bottom. As you squat down, push your knees out. You should squat between your legs, keeping an upright torso, with your head and chest up.
3. Rise back up by driving through your heels and repeat.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	quads
Secondary	calves, glutes
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.

Bodyweight Walking Lunge Bodyweight Freehand Jump Squat Bodyweight Bodyweight Squat Bodyweight Squats - With Bands Resistance Bands Dumbbell Lunges Dumbbell Dumbbell Rear Lunge Dumbbell

Easier than the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells

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

Barbell Squat beginner · Barbell Barbell Walking Lunge beginner · Barbell Bodyweight Walking Lunge beginner · Bodyweight

Harder than the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells

Reverse Band Power Squat expert · Barbell Power Jerk expert · Barbell Overhead Squat expert · Barbell

Superset the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells with

Opposing hamstrings work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Alternating Hang Clean hamstrings Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean hamstrings Kettlebell Dead Clean hamstrings Kettlebell Hang Clean hamstrings

Common questions

What muscles does the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells work?

The Front Squats With Two Kettlebells primarily works the quads, with the calves and glutes as secondary movers. Barbell Full Squat, Barbell Lunge, and Barbell Squat train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells?

Kettlebells. Without kettlebells, Bodyweight Walking Lunge, Freehand Jump Squat, and Bodyweight Squat train the same muscle, and 27 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Barbell Squat, Barbell Walking Lunge, and Bodyweight Walking Lunge and work up.

Where should the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells go in a workout?

Early — the Front Squats With Two Kettlebells is compound, working 3 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Alternating Hang Clean and Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean later.

Similar exercises

Barbell Full Squat Barbell Barbell Lunge Barbell Barbell Squat Barbell Barbell Squat To A Bench Barbell Barbell Step Ups Barbell Barbell Walking Lunge Barbell