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Clean & Press
Exercise Summary | |
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Primary Muscle(s) | Shoulders, Glutes |
Secondary Muscle(s) | Abdominals, Middle Back, Hamstrings, Quads, Shoulders, Traps, Triceps |
Equipment | Barbell |
Emphasis | Compound |
Type | Push, Pull |
Clean & Press Instructions
- Position your mid-foot underneath the bar in an athletic stance about shoulder-width apart.
- Toes pointed straight ahead.
- Be in a strong athletic position: knees flexed, core and glutes activated, chest up, and shoulders back.
- With a neutral spine, flex at the knees and hips to assume a strong pull position.
- Grab the bar with an overhand grip, keep your upper back tight and shoulders pinned back.
- Neck is in a neutral position and the bar is close to your shins
- Pull by your driving your heels through the floor, keeping your core tight, and using your upper back to keep the bar close to your body.
- Once the bar passes your knees, explode & extend your hips, knees, and ankles & shrug your shoulders to vertically elevate the bar.
- Catch the bar at the top in a front rack position.
- You want to maintain a slight knee and hip bend with your core braced.
- Your back should not be excessively arched.
- To begin, slightly dip your knees and hips then explode upwards extending your hips, knees, and ankles to push the bar to a stabilized position overhead.
- Imagine bringing your armpits forward to stabilize the weight overhead.
- At the top, the bar is directly above your head with your elbows are locked out.
- Neck is in a neutral position with your eyes fixated straight ahead.
- Ribs are stacked on top of your pelvis.
- Glutes are engaged with your knees slightly bent.
- For the downward part of the exercise, lower the bar to the shoulders in a controlled manner.
*Tips*
- This exercise takes a good bit of practice, start with lighter weight and perform many sets strictly to build technique.
- The arms do not pull the weight up on the pull. Firing your ankles, knees, and hips raises the bar vertically.
- Keep your core tight for the duration of the exercise.
- Don't let the bar stray from your mid-line. You want to keep the bar as close to your body as possible.