Front Squats With Two Kettlebells

An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a kettlebell.

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells — Starting position Starting position
Front Squats With Two Kettlebells — End position End position
Difficulty Intermediate
Type Strength
Equipment Kettlebell
Primary Muscle Quads
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do 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

Front
Back

Primary

Where Front Squats With Two Kettlebells does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Front Squats With Two Kettlebells

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Jefferson Squats

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  2. 2 Narrow Stance Hack Squats

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  3. 3 Narrow Stance Squats

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  4. 4 Front Squat (Clean Grip)

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  5. 5 Squats

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  6. 6 Front Barbell Squat

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  7. 7 Front Barbell Squat To A Bench

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  8. 8 Speed Squats

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  9. 9 Squats - With Bands

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  10. 10 Zercher Squats

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do front squats with two kettlebells work?

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells primarily works the quads. The calves and glutes assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for front squats with two kettlebells?

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells uses kettlebell.

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells: is it suitable for beginners?

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.

What can I do instead of front squats with two kettlebells?

Jefferson Squats, Narrow Stance Hack Squats, Narrow Stance Squats train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my front squats with two kettlebells reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; front squats with two kettlebells can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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