Best Kettlebell Exercises to Grow Your Legs (Sets and Reps Included)

This ingenious fitness gear is unparalleled when it comes to increasing strength. Check out 7 of the best kettlebell exercises to grow your legs. The list below was created by Marcus Filly.

Marcus Filly is the founder of the popular training program Functional Bodybuilding, which mixes functional exercises with aesthetic training and focuses on longevity.

This list of the best kettlebell exercises to grow your legs will help you improve your lower body strength, conditioning and size. The following exercises will require you to have only one kettlebell.

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Best Kettlebell Exercises to Grow Your Legs

1. Goblet 1-1/4 Cyclist Squat

• 10-15 reps
• 3-4 sets

The cyclist position means you will have your heels elevated. “The 1 and a quarter squat is when you perform a full repetition on the way down, come up about a quarter to half of the way up in the repetition, return to the bottom and then explode up,” Filly says.

2. Rear Foot Elevated Hand-Support Split Squat

• 10-12 reps
• 3 sets

This puts a tremendous amount of work on the forward leg.

3. Pistol Squat on Elevated Surface

• 6-8 reps per leg
• 2-3 sets

If the pistol squat is too difficult for you, you can work on some regression variations such as the lateral box step down or tall box step up.

4. Single-Leg Hip Thrust

• 15-20
• 2 sets

This is definitely a glute exercise, however, it will help increase the size of your legs.

5. Curtsy Drop Lunge

• 10-12 reps
• 2-3 sets per leg

6. Low-Handle Cossack Squat

• 15 reps per leg
• 1-2 sets

“This is a great add reduction and contractor. It is also a great movement to build flexibility.”

7. Deficit Romanian Deadlift

• 10-12 reps
• 2 sets

The Romanian deadlift puts all the emphasis on the hamstrings and the glutes.

If you have any doubts about any of the exercises, check out Marcus Filly’s video below.

VIDEO – Best Kettlebell Exercises to Grow Your Legs

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