One kettlebell means one arm at a time, and this kettlebell overhead press counter is built that way. It watches how high your upper arm rises against your torso as the bell travels from your shoulder to overhead and back.
Your hips are the anchor for the count, so keep them in the shot. The coach calls the switch when it's time to move the bell to your other hand.
Phone setup
Stand the phone upright at chest height. Step back until your hips and the arm overhead both fit in the frame.
Face the lens square-on. Your hips need to stay in the frame from the first rep to the last, since the count is taken from them.
- Rack the kettlebell at your shoulder before the set.
Form cues
- Rack it at your shoulder. The bell rests at your shoulder with your elbow under it, and each rep ends back there.
- Press straight up. Drive the kettlebell overhead until your upper arm is raised high beside your ear.
- Lock out overhead. The far position is at the top, so finish the press before you lower.
- Lower back to the rack. Returning to your shoulder is what finishes the rep, so don't drop the bell halfway.
Common mistakes
- Hiding your hips. The reading is anchored on them, so when they drop out of the frame there's no angle to read. Step back until hips and the overhead hand are both in view.
- Stopping short of lockout. A short press leaves your upper arm below the far position, so the rep isn't counted. Finish overhead before you lower.
- Leaning away or using leg drive. Leaning back or bouncing off your legs moves your hips in the shot. Plant your feet and press with the shoulder.
How FitnessBruh counts it
The counter reads the angle at your shoulder, between your hip, shoulder and elbow. What moves the count is the height of your upper arm against your torso.
A rep starts with the kettlebell racked at your shoulder, reaches the far position as you press it overhead, and finishes back at the rack. The angle is taken from your hips, so they need to stay in the shot.
It's one arm at a time. The counter follows the arm you picked, the coach calls the switch, you move the bell to your other hand, and the set ends after both arms.
FAQ
Why is it one arm at a time?
You press a single kettlebell, so the counter follows only the arm holding it, the one you picked. When the coach calls the switch, move the bell to your other hand.
What do my hips have to do with an overhead press?
The count measures the angle at your shoulder, between your hip, shoulder and elbow. The hip gives the counter a torso line to compare your upper arm against, so keep your hips in the shot.
Where does the kettlebell start each rep?
Racked at your shoulder. A rep starts there, reaches its far position as you press overhead, and finishes when the bell is back at the rack.
