9 Kettlebell Bench Exercises You Can Add Into Your Workouts

Kettlebell exercises can easily be used to create an effective workout plan. However having a wide array of equipment can allow you to create a very diverse and fun workout plan.

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Sean Klein
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Sean Klein
Published on
09/05/22
Last updated
23/04/24
In This Resource
  • Add Kettlebells Into Your Workout Programme
  • 9 Kettlebell Bench Exercises You Can Add Into Your Workouts
  • Common Questions
  • Are Kettlebells Good For Bench Press Training?
  • Can You Build Chest With A Kettlebell Training?

This article is for people who have a select few pieces of equipment and want to use them to their best ability, thankfully there are many ways to use a bench with a kettlebell.

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9 Kettlebell Bench Exercises You Can Add Into Your Workouts

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Horizontal Pull
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Common Questions

Are Kettlebells Good For Bench Press Training?

There are a lot of kettlebell horizontal pressing variations that are effective at developing the chest muscles. That being said for specifically improving the barbell bench press they are not an effective varaition.

Can You Build Chest With A Kettlebell Training?

Yes. Using a range of equipment would be more optimal as bodybuilders do not typically use many kettlebell variations but it can be done.

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This resource was written by Sean Klein. Sean Richard Klein has thousands of hours of coaching experience and a BSc in Sports Science with Management from Loughborough University. He owns a gym in Bayonne France, CrossFit Essor, which runs group classes and a Personal training studio.

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