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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Shoulders

Equipment Required

Barbell

Experience Level

Advanced

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Quads, Glutes, Trapezius, Biceps

Exercise Description

The clean builds explosive power and total-body strength. It teaches you to move heavy weight fast while working nearly every muscle in your body.

How To

1. Start with barbell on floor, feet hip-width apart, hands slightly wider than shoulders in overhand grip 2. Pull the bar up explosively, keeping it close to your body as you extend hips and knees 3. As bar reaches mid-thigh, shrug shoulders and pull bar up while dropping into a partial squat 4. Catch the clean at shoulder height with elbows forward and bar resting on your front delts 5. Stand up straight to complete the clean, then lower bar back to starting position with control

Form Tips

• Keep the bar path straight and close to your body throughout the entire clean movement • Drive through your heels and extend hips explosively for maximum power in your clean • Catch the bar with elbows high and forward to create a stable shelf position • Time the pull under the bar perfectly - don't muscle it up with just your arms

Common Mistakes

• Swinging the bar away from your body instead of keeping it close during the clean • Using only arm strength instead of hip drive makes the clean much harder than needed • Catching with low elbows causes the bar to roll forward and ruins your clean position

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