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Core Knowledge
Movements
Contents
Clean Pull - Floor
Starting Position
- Squatting with feet "shoulder slightly wider than hip width apart" while grasping bar against the shins with a overhand grip
- Back is flat with chest up, shoulder blades squeezed together with arms straight
Procedure
- With a medium to slow pace raise the bar by standing up
- As the bar clears the knees, explosively extend the hips, knees and ankles and immediately follow by rapidly shrugging the shoulders upward followed by the elbows
- Return to start position and repeat for prescribed number of repetitions
Coaching Keys
- Make sure good posture is maintained throughout the lift
- Do not begin pull with upper body until hips are fully extended
You Should Feel It
- Working the entire body
