Barbell Power Clean from Blocks

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial Barbell Power Clean from Blocks

• With your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, grip the barbell, bend your knees slightly, and keep your back straight, ensuring that your shoulders are over the bar and your chest is up.
• Initiate the movement by explosively extending your hips and knees, simultaneously pulling the barbell up to your shoulders, keeping the bar as close to your body as possible.
• As the barbell reaches shoulder height, quickly drop under the bar by bending your knees and hips, catching the barbell on the front of your shoulders with your elbows pointing forward and up.
• Stand up straight to complete the movement, then carefully lower the barbell back onto the blocks to prepare for the next repetition.

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