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Power Clean

BarbellCompoundNeeds coaching
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Glutes, Hamstrings, Traps

Also quads, upper back & lats, calves

You need

Barbell

Barbell & plates setup →
How to do itPicture · 3 steps
  1. 1Start like a deadlift, bar close
  2. 2Jump with the bar, shrug and pull under
  3. 3Catch it on your shoulders in a quarter squat

Most common mistake

Reverse-curling the bar up with the arms.

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Research
48
Published rubric
Lifters
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0/10 ratings
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How lifters rate itBe the first
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Why research scores it 48
Transfer · 45%4/5
Injury protection · 30%2/5
Practicality · 25%2/5
How scores work

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  • SBulgarian Split SquatDumbbell
  • SLateral BoundBodyweight
  • ASingle-Leg Calf RaiseDumbbell
  • ATrap Bar DeadliftBarbell

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