Barbell Cleans
- 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. The barbell should be resting on your upper thighs
- 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 cleans is a gym exercise that targets shoulders and also works middle back / lats and upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Water bottle overhead shoulder presses, standing barbell shoulder press and trx suspension strap planks. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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