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What is CrossFit > The Exercises > Clean and Jerk

Setup

 

  • Keep feet under your hips with weight in the heels

  • Barbell should be against the shin just as you would in a deadlift

  • Grip should be just outside shoulder width and overhand (thumbs can create "hook grip" by wrapping fingers over thumbs)

  • Head up, hips higher than knees but lower than shoulders

 

Execution

 

  • Deadlift the bar from the floor to mid thigh; keep shoulders in front of the bar

  • Explosively jump using hips to drive the bar up, keeping the bar as close to the body as possible

  • As the bar "floats", drop beneath the bar catching the weight on your shoulders in a "rack" position

  • Initiate the press by dropping a few inches WITHOUT bending forward

  • Explode upwards through your heels extending through the hips

  • Drop under the bar and catch it with your arms locked out overhead

  • Stand the weight up

  • Lock out your arms brining your head through forming a straight line from bar to heels

 

Tips

 

  • This move requires great wrist and elbow flexibility - it will come with practice

  • Avoid exploding your hips forward which will create an arc with the bar - ensure it stays as close to you as possible to minimize forward motion which will be difficult to control

Works

 

  • Hamstrings

  • Lower back

  • Upper back

  • Glutes

  • Shoulders

  • Quads

  • Traps

  • Triceps

Good for

 

  • Pull power and strength

  • Lower body push strength

  • Balance

  • Upper & lower body coordination

  • Flexibility

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