Shoulders · Overhead press
Kettlebell Overhead Press
The Kettlebell Overhead Press mainly trains your front delts and side delts. Also working: triceps.
Free weights
Stable
How to do it
- Weight at shoulder height, wrist straight
- Core tight, ribs down
- Press straight up
- Lower under control
Coach’s tip
Log the weight per hand. With only one kettlebell: do all reps on the left first, then the right.
Noticeably loads the shoulder. If you tell DCFT that this joint bothers you, the app leaves exercises like this one out and picks a better supported alternative.
Setup
Grip
Kettlebell / dumbbell
Load
Free weights
You need
one of: Kettlebell, Dumbbells
Stability
A bench, the floor or the frame takes the counterforce, or the cable pulls straight up or down. Good for heavy sets.
Alternatives
Other exercises for the same movement (overhead press). In DCFT you can swap with one tap, and the app only offers what your equipment allows.
Questions about this exercise
What muscles does the Kettlebell Overhead Press work?
Mainly the front delts and side delts. The triceps help.
What can I do instead of the Kettlebell Overhead Press?
For the same movement: Cable Shoulder Press, Seated Cable Shoulder Press and Kneeling Cable Shoulder Press. In DCFT you swap with one tap.
DCFT
The Kettlebell Overhead Press in DCFT
In the app this exercise comes with your weight: the plate to pin, what you lifted last time and a rest timer that starts by itself.
Free on the App Store for iPhone. Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription.