One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press

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

One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press — Starting position Starting position
One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press — End position End position
Difficulty Intermediate
Type Strength
Equipment Kettlebell
Primary Muscle Chest
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press

  1. Lie on the floor holding a kettlebell with one hand, with your upper arm supported by the floor. The palm should be facing in.
  2. Press the kettlebell straight up toward the ceiling, rotating your wrist.
  3. Lower the kettlebell back to the starting position and repeat.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press

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 Leg-Over Floor Press

    Leg-Over Floor Press

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

    intermediate Kettlebell
  2. 2 One Arm Dumbbell Bench Press

    One Arm Dumbbell Bench Press

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.

    beginner Dumbbells
  3. 3 One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye

    One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.

    beginner Dumbbells
  4. 4 Alternating Floor Press

    Alternating Floor Press

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a kettlebell.

    beginner Kettlebell
  5. 5 Barbell Guillotine Bench Press

    Barbell Guillotine Bench Press

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

    intermediate Barbell
  6. 6 Bench Press

    Bench Press

    The bench press is the most popular upper body exercise for building chest strength and muscle mass. It's a compound movement that also develops the triceps and anterior deltoids.

    intermediate Barbell
  7. 7 Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover

    Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.

    intermediate Dumbbells
  8. 8 Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press

    Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press

    A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a kettlebell.

    beginner Kettlebell
  9. 9 Neck Press

    Neck Press

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.

    intermediate Barbell
  10. 10 Single-Arm Push-Up

    Single-Arm Push-Up

    An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, needing no equipment.

    intermediate No Equipment

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do one-arm kettlebell floor press work?

One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press primarily works the chest. The triceps assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for one-arm kettlebell floor press?

One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press uses kettlebell.

One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press: is it suitable for beginners?

One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.

What can I do instead of one-arm kettlebell floor press?

Leg-Over Floor Press, One Arm Dumbbell Bench Press, One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Flye train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my one-arm kettlebell floor press reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; one-arm kettlebell floor press 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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