Subscapularis
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the subscapularis.
- Body region
- Shoulder (anterior)
- Muscle group
- Rotator Cuff
What the subscapularis does
Shoulder internal rotation, stabilizer.
Kettlebell exercises that train the subscapularis
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Single Arm Dead Start Swingsnatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upstabilizer
- Turkish Get-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Lateral Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Half Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Surrenderstabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Double Arm Step-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Step-Upstabilizer
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