Dealing with pain?
Get this exercise inside a fully guided PT program built for you, with tutorial-style video, reps, and progressions.
Explore the Prehab AppExercise Library
Front Squat - Kettlebell, Single Arm
Is this for yourself or for a patient?
- HOW: Start by holding a kettlebell in front of your shoulder with your knuckles facing up and your elbow under your wrist. Keep that elbow at your side and squeeze that shoulder blade back. Bring the other arm up and out to shoulder height to help counterbalance yourself. While maintaining this position, bend your knees and hinge forward at the hips while keeping your chest up. Go as low as you feel comfortable with and keep your feet flat on the ground. At the low point, push into the ground with your feet and return to the starting position.
- FEEL: You should feel the muscles in your lower body working and in the shoulder that is holding the kettlebell.
- COMPENSATION: Keep your back upright and chest up. Keep your elbow in at your side as you squat.
Turn this exercise into a full plan
Clinician or PT?
Pull this exercise straight into a patient's HEP in Prehab Professional, with cueing notes built in.
Build Custom HEP’s