Barbell / Box / Block Cleans
- Place a barbell onto 2 barbell blocks securely at about knee height.
- Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder width apart with your hands firmly gripped on the barbell at about the same width as your feet.
- Using your hips for initial explosiveness, thrust them forward into the barbell
- At the same time bring the barbell up along your body using the initial thrust
- Finish with the barbell resting across your upper pectoral muscles
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Barbell / box / block cleans is a gym work out exercise that targets middle back / lats and upper back & lower traps and also involves biceps and lower back. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. One arm barbell rows, medicine ball / alternating side slams and foam roller upper back stretch are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as barbell / box / block cleans. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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