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Power Clean and Press

Free Weights / Martial Arts / Total Body / Expert

5 ratings

Equipment Needed

  • Barbell

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  • 65 lb
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Average Sitewide Power Clean and Press Weight

  • 65 lb
    average weight
  • 65 lb
    best weight
  • 2
    times logged
  • #223
    popularity rank

Average Male Power Clean and Press Weight

  • 0 lb
    average weight
  • 0 lb
    best weight
  • 0
    times logged
  • #516
    popularity rank

Average Female Power Clean and Press Weight

How to do Power Clean and Press:

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Details

power clean and press is a free weights, martial arts, and total body exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the biceps, calves, forearms, glutes, hip flexors, lats, lower back, middle back, neck, shoulders, traps, triceps and hamstrings ...more

power clean and press is a free weights, martial arts, and total body exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the biceps, calves, forearms, glutes, hip flexors, lats, lower back, middle back, neck, shoulders, traps, triceps and hamstrings.

The only power clean and press equipment that you really need is the following: barbell. There are however many different power clean and press variations that you can try out that may require different types of power clean and press equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper power clean and press form is easy with the step by step power clean and press instructions, power clean and press tips, and the instructional power clean and press technique video on this page. power clean and press is a exercise for those with a expert level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the power clean and press video, learn how to do the power clean and press, and then be sure and browse through the power clean and press workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Keep head up and do not round back.

Variations

  1. Use a kettlebell to do one arm power clean and presses.
  2. Begin with weight at waist rather than ground level to do hang clean and presses.

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

5 Reviews

  • Ikeman83
    almost 12 years ago
    #

    Best full body exercise I know. No idea why the primary muscles are the hamstrings, however, as the hips are where virtually all of the power for this exercise comes from, and at no point do you do any movement pulling your lower legs back toward your quads.

  • LordShen
    over 11 years ago
    #

    Great full body exercise. I love it.

  • FiTiAm
    about 11 years ago
    #

    Amazing how quickly these can take the wind out of you. Excellent full body exercise for sure. I would recommend them to anyone pressed for time who wants to cover most of their bases.

  • Bristowmom1
    about 11 years ago
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    These are great, but I worry about the technique shown in the training video. Elbows in line vertically with the bar? With more serious weight, I'd worry . . .

  • JohnDestacame
    almost 8 years ago
    #

    The Clean is a Weightlifting aka Olympic Lifting exercise and requires extensive training technique. This video is not appropriate execution. The first pull from the ground is incorrect, transition from power position is incorrect. I would suggest learning from a USA Weightlifting Certified Coach.

Equipment Needed

  • Barbell

Tips

  1. Keep head up and do not round back.

Variations

  1. Use a kettlebell to do one arm power clean and presses.
  2. Begin with weight at waist rather than ground level to do hang clean and presses.

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound