What muscles does the Kettlebell Thruster work?

Mainly the front delts, glutes and quads.

What equipment do you need for the Kettlebell Thruster?

It uses a kettlebell. Without it, the Barbell Thruster and the Dumbbell Thruster train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Overhead Press.

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A two-kettlebell front squat into an overhead press that trains the legs, shoulders, and lungs in one combined movement.

Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and a kettlebell racked at each shoulder.
Brace your core and squat down by pushing your hips back and bending the knees.
Reach a depth where the thighs are parallel to the floor, keeping the chest tall and bells racked.
Drive explosively through your heels to stand back up out of the squat.
Use the leg drive to launch the kettlebells overhead and lock out at the top with arms extended.
Lower the bells back to the rack position and immediately squat into the next rep.

Pressing the kettlebells overhead before standing fully upright, which kills the leg drive.
Letting the chest collapse forward at the bottom of the squat, dumping the bells out of the rack.
Letting the knees cave inward at the bottom of the squat, which loads the joints unsafely.
Going too heavy and turning the rep into a clean-and-press instead of a fluid thruster.

What muscles does the Kettlebell Thruster work?: Mainly the front delts, glutes and quads.
What equipment do you need for the Kettlebell Thruster?: It uses a kettlebell. Without it, the Barbell Thruster and the Dumbbell Thruster train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Kettlebell Thruster good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Overhead Press.