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Hang Power Clean demonstration

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Strength / Barbell

Hang Power Clean

A clean from the hang caught in a partial squat, building explosive power without dropping into a full squat.

Equipment

Barbell

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Lower Back · Hamstrings

Instructions

  1. 01

    Stand with feet hip-width apart holding a barbell at your thighs.

  2. 02

    Hinge at the hips to lower the bar to just above the knees.

  3. 03

    Drive through your hips and legs explosively.

  4. 04

    Pull the bar up and catch it on your front shoulders in a partial squat.

  5. 05

    Stand tall with the bar racked on your shoulders.

  6. 06

    Lower the bar back to the hang position.

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