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Squat · Intermediate

Kettlebell Thruster

Compound squat exercise using kettlebell.
Movement pattern
Squat
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Kettlebell
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Kettlebell Thruster

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Rectus femoris (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (prime mover, high emphasis)

  • Hip extensionprimary action

    Gluteus maximus (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (synergist, low emphasis); Semimembranosus (synergist, low emphasis); Semitendinosus (synergist, low emphasis); Adductor magnus (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Shoulder flexionprimary action

    Anterior deltoid (prime mover, high emphasis); Medial deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis); Pectoralis major (synergist, low emphasis); Supraspinatus (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Elbow extensionsecondary action

    Triceps brachii (prime mover, moderate emphasis)

  • Scapula upward rotationsecondary action

    Serratus anterior (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, low emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action

    Erector spinae (stabilizer, high emphasis); Multifidus (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Rectus abdominis (stabilizer, high emphasis); Transverse abdominis (stabilizer, high emphasis)

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