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Exercise: Clean High Pull

person doing Clean High Pull

Primary Muscles:

Secondary Muscles:

  • Erector Spinae
  • Latissimus Dorsi

Body Area:

  • Legs
  • Back
  • Glutes
  • Shoulders

Movement Type:

  • Explosive

Equipment:

Training Category:

  • Resistance
  • Plyometrics

Proper Steps: 

See ‘Clean Pull’ for initial technique
Follow the extension of the body with a continued upward pull of the bar using the arms, allowing them to bend only after the shrug phase of the clean pull
To pull the bar upwards, drive  your elbows back behind you and allow the bar to ‘float’ up to collarbone height
Keep the bar close to the body as possible
*Be careful not to eat the bar or hit your jaw