Plyo Kettlebell Pushups

How to do the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups

1. Place a kettlebell on the floor. Place yourself in a pushup position, on your toes with one hand on the ground and one hand holding the kettlebell, with your elbows extended. This will be your starting position.
2. Begin by lowering yourself as low as you can, keeping your back straight.
3. Quickly and forcefully reverse direction, pushing yourself up to the other side of the kettlebell, switching hands as you do so. Continue the movement by descending and repeating the movement back and forth.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	chest
Secondary	shoulders, triceps
Equipment	kettlebell
Difficulty	expert
Type	compound

No kettlebell? Train the same muscles with these

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

Clock Push-Up Bodyweight Decline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Medium Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Wide Bodyweight

Easier than the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups

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

Alternating Floor Press beginner · Kettlebell Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip beginner · Barbell Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip beginner · Barbell

Superset the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups with

Opposing middle back and traps work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Alternating Renegade Row middle back Kettlebell Sumo High Pull traps One-Arm Kettlebell Row middle back Two-Arm Kettlebell Row middle back

Common questions

What muscles does the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups work?

The Plyo Kettlebell Pushups primarily works the chest, with the shoulders and triceps as secondary movers. Alternating Floor Press, Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip, and Barbell Guillotine Bench Press train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups?

Kettlebells. Without kettlebells, Clock Push-Up, Decline Push-Up, and Incline Push-Up train the same muscle, and 17 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups suitable for beginners?

It is rated expert. Start with Alternating Floor Press, Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip, and Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip and work up.

Where should the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups go in a workout?

Early — the Plyo Kettlebell Pushups is compound, working 3 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Alternating Renegade Row and Kettlebell Sumo High Pull later.

Similar exercises

Alternating Floor Press Kettlebell Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Barbell Guillotine Bench Press Barbell Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Bench Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell