The bar lifted from the floor to standing in the clean's start position, the hips lower than in a deadlift and the chest up, the back angle held until the bar passes the knees: the first step of the NSCA's clean progression, to learn the start.
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The bar lifted from the floor to standing in the clean's start position, the hips lower than in a deadlift and the chest up, the back angle held until the bar passes the knees: the first step of the NSCA's clean progression, to learn the start.
DemandMedium
Equipment requiredA barbell
Muscle focusGlutes · Quads · Hamstrings · Back · Forearms
The figure gets into position, then repeats the movement. Technical checks passed; qualified exercise review is pending.
Watch this variation on the 3D figure above: it gets into position, then repeats the movement.
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How to move
Stand with the feet under the hips and turned out a little, an overhand grip about shoulder-width.
Sit the hips lower than in a deadlift, the chest up and the shoulders over the bar.
Drive the bar up the legs to standing, the back angle held until it passes the knees, then lower it the same way.
Form cues
The hips and shoulders rise together off the floor.
Keep the bar close to the shins and thighs.
Practice and cautions
No universal dose is assigned. Choose a manageable amount for your current capacity, leave room for controlled repetitions, and allow recovery. A clinician’s individual plan takes priority.
This is movement education, not an assessment or treatment prescription. Stop for sharp or increasing pain, dizziness, numbness or tingling; seek individual guidance for symptoms, injury or restrictions.
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