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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Shoulders

Equipment Required

Barbell

Experience Level

Advanced

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings, Trapezius

Exercise Description

The hang clean builds explosive power and strength through your whole body. It teaches you to move fast and strong from your hips to your shoulders.

How To

1. Start with the barbell at mid-thigh, holding it with an overhand grip shoulder-width apart 2. Keep your chest up and shoulders back, then explosively extend your hips and knees 3. As the bar rises, shrug your shoulders hard and pull your elbows high to guide the bar upward 4. When the hang clean reaches chest height, quickly rotate your elbows under the bar and catch it at shoulder level 5. Stand tall with the bar resting on your front shoulders, then lower back to the starting hang position

Form Tips

• Keep the bar close to your body throughout the entire hang clean movement • Use your hips to drive the power, not just your arms when performing the hang clean • Catch the bar with soft knees to absorb the weight properly • Keep your core tight and back straight during the whole lift

Common Mistakes

• Pulling the bar away from your body instead of keeping it close during the hang clean • Using only arm strength instead of explosive hip drive to power the hang clean movement • Catching the bar with straight legs instead of bending your knees to absorb the weight

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