
Clean Deadlift
Pull the bar from the shins to full hip and knee extension with a constant back angle. Flare the knees so they stay out of the bar's path.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Type
- Olympic lifting
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force direction
- Pull
- Muscles
- 11
Form sequence
01 · setup
Begin standing with a barbell close to your shins. Your feet should be directly under your hips with your feet turned out slightly. Grip the bar with a double overhand grip or hook grip, about shoulder width apart. Squat down to the bar. Your spine should be in full extension, with a back angle that places your shoulders in front of the bar and your back as vertical as possible.
02 · pull · Key step
Begin by driving through the floor through the front of your heels. As the bar travels upward, maintain a constant back angle. Flare your knees out to the side to help keep them out of the bar's path.
03 · finish
After the bar crosses the knees, complete the lift by driving the hips into the bar until your hips and knees are extended.
What's working
3D
- Hamstrings
Primary · 277 exercises
- Wrist & Finger Flexors
Secondary · 119 exercises
- Wrist & Finger Extensors
Secondary · 119 exercises
- Brachioradialis
Secondary · 119 exercises
- Gluteus Maximus
Secondary · 242 exercises
- Erector Spinae
Secondary · 131 exercises
- Rhomboids
Secondary · 99 exercises
- Middle Trapezius
Secondary · 164 exercises
- Quadriceps
Secondary · 227 exercises
- Upper Trapezius
Secondary · 99 exercises
- Lower Trapezius
Secondary · 99 exercises
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